MNF Preview: Dolphins Try to Stay in Playoff Hunt Against Pats

Dolphins Cutler Has Never Beaten the Pats

The New England Patriots and the Miami Dolphins meet at Hard Rock Stadium on Monday Night Football to wrap up NFL Week 14. ESPN will have the television coverage and Kickoff is set for 8:30 pm EST.

Jay Cutler has never beaten the Patriots and he is not expected to do so Monday night. While playing for the Broncos and Bears his teams have lost by 34, 29 and 28 points in his three attempts against the Patriots.

Oddsmakers opened the Patriots as -10.5-point favorites versus the Dolphins, while the game's total opened at 48.5. The line is still the same after moving to 11.5 and back down.

Dolphins are Longshot to Make Playoffs

In their last action, Miami was a 35-9 winner at home against the Denver Broncos. They covered the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (44) was profitable news for OVER bettors.

The Dolphins have zero hope of winning the AFC East. They are long shots to return to the playoffs for a second straight year as a wild card. Miami did get a boost in the arm from the win against the Broncos.

The Dolphins should be fairly healthy for Monday's game. Pro Bowl center Mike Pounceyshould play after leaving the Broncos game with a tweaked hamstring. Cornerback Cordrea Tankersley is fine after suffering ankle and shoulder injuries.

Miami is 26th in the league by averaging 17.4 points. This is an improvement from its last-place standing just a couple of weeks ago.

Patriots Without Gronk and Fighting for Home Field Advantage

The Patriots were a 23-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Buffalo Bills. They covered the -7.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (26) made winners of UNDER bettors.

New England entered this week tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the best record in the AFC. They will be without star tight end Rob Gronkowski. He was suspended for one game for his panty waisted cheap shot last week against Tre'Davious White of the Buffalo Bills.

Dwayne Allen will replace Gronkowski at tight end. Allen was a first-team All-ACC tight end at Clemson and a third-round pick in 2012. He is a capable player, and Tom Brady should find him in situations to make him successful. Allen has five catches for 40 yards and one touchdown this year. He has been targeted 13 times.

At wide receiver and tight end alone, the Patriots will be without five key players on Monday. Gronkowski and Martellus Bennett at tight end. Julian Edelman is out with a knee issue, Chris Hogan is out with hisshoulder, and Malcolm Mitchell has a knee problem at wide receiver.

The Patriots should be fine with a receiver group that includes Brandin Cooks, who has 53 catches, 886 yards, 16.7 average, five touchdowns. Danny Amendola has 46 catches, 489 yards, 10.6 average, two touchdowns. Former Miami Hurricanes speed-burner Phil Dorsett has lately become the third receiver.

Brady is still at the top of his game at age 40. He has thrown for 26 touchdowns and 3,632 yards with only four interceptions. The Patriots are averaging 29 points per game. That ranks first in the AFC and fourth in the NFL.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
New England	10-2	8-4	29.55	20.00	9.55	3-3	5-1	6-6	4-2	2-4
Miami	5-7	4-6-2	15.82	26.27	-10.45	2-2-2	2-4	7-5	4-2	3-3

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
NE	13.91	19.27	-5.36
MIA	18.07	13.18	4.89

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
NE	11.58	11.22	0.36
MIA	8.98	10.70	-1.72

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
NE	4.08	4.87	-0.79
MIA	3.61	4.29	-0.68

Team Records

New England Patriots

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	10-2	4-2	6-0	8-4	3-3	5-1	29.00	18.58	10.42
vs Conf	7-1	3-1	4-0	5-3	2-2	3-1	30.00	18.63	11.37
vs Div	2-0	0-0	2-0	1-1	0-0	1-1	23.50	10.00	13.50
Last 3	3-0	1-0	2-0	3-0	1-0	2-0	30.33	9.33	21.00

Miami Dolphins

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	5-7	3-3	2-4	4-6-2	2-2-2	2-4	17.42	24.83	-7.41
vs Conf	4-4	3-1	1-3	3-3-2	2-0-2	1-3	18.50	23.25	-4.75
vs Div	0-2	0-0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0-2	11.50	27.50	-16.00
Last 3	1-2	1-1	0-1	1-2	1-1	0-1	24.00	24.67	-0.67

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	29.00	4	24.83	25
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	309.00	1	215.00	14
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	121.50	8	81.17	7
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	17.42	26	18.58	8
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	234.33	17	257.00	26
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	87.50	28	109.17	10

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
New England	7-3	7-3	5-5	28.30	125.40	4.13	36.50	61.64	251.50	376.90	0.80
Miami	3-7	3-7	5-5	16.90	88.20	3.75	38.80	63.40	246.50	334.70	2.20

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Nov 26, 2017	MIA	NE	17-35	67	154	221	3	196	221	417	2
Jan 1, 2017	NE	MIA	35-14	120	276	396	0	75	205	280	2
Sep 18, 2016	MIA	NE	24-31	70	389	459	4	161	304	465	1
Jan 3, 2016	NE	MIA	10-20	70	126	196	0	96	342	438	0
Oct 29, 2015	MIA	NE	7-36	15	255	270	2	95	342	437	0
Dec 14, 2014	MIA	NE	13-41	76	308	384	2	108	287	395	1
Sep 7, 2014	NE	MIA	20-33	89	226	315	2	191	169	360	3
Dec 15, 2013	NE	MIA	20-24	96	357	453	1	89	289	378	1
Oct 27, 2013	MIA	NE	17-27	156	145	301	3	152	100	252	1
Dec 30, 2012	MIA	NE	0-28	47	209	256	2	167	276	443	0

NFL Betting Trends

New England Patriots
New England is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
New England is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New England's last 8 games
New England is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
New England is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New England's last 5 games on the road
New England is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Miami
New England is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New England's last 7 games when playing Miami
New England is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami

Miami Dolphins
Miami is 1-4-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Miami is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games
Miami is 2-3-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Miami is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Miami's last 11 games at home
Miami is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New England
Miami is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing New England
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games when playing New England

Team Last 5 Games

New England Patriots

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Dec 3, 2017	BUF	23-3	W	-7.5/49	W/U	191	244	435	183	85	268	0	A
Nov 26, 2017	MIA	35-17	W	-17/49	W/O	196	221	417	67	154	221	-1	H
Nov 19, 2017	OAK	33-8	W	-7/55	W/U	89	331	420	109	235	344	-2	A
Nov 12, 2017	DEN	41-16	W	-7/45	W/O	99	297	396	118	221	339	-2	A
Oct 29, 2017	LAC	21-13	W	-6.5/48	W/U	97	317	414	157	192	349	-1	H

Miami Dolphins

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Dec 3, 2017	DEN	35-9	W	1/41	W/O	145	222	367	103	167	270	0	H
Nov 26, 2017	NE	17-35	L	17/49	L/O	67	154	221	196	221	417	1	A
Nov 19, 2017	TB	20-30	L	1/44	L/O	83	365	448	53	268	321	5	H
Nov 13, 2017	CAR	21-45	L	8/38.5	L/O	100	213	313	294	254	548	1	A
Nov 5, 2017	OAK	24-27	L	3/44.5	P/O	86	309	395	84	295	379	-1	H

Weather in
Miami - United States

 67°F

Sunny
Humidity is 40%
Wind is North 7 mph
Visibility is 10.004077 mi
Pressure is N/A inHg

Forecast for Miami

Next up:
New England at Pittsburgh Sunday, December 17
Miami at Buffalo Sunday, December 17

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