I hit last week’s NFL same game parlay and will look to build off that in the Week 9 Thursday Night Football game between the Houston Texans and New York Jets. I think we can all agree that the Jets have been a huge disappoint this season. Even if they win out they’ll still have a hard time making the playoffs and the way they’re playing that’s definitely not happening. There are some believers out there, though, with the Jets opening as a 2-point favorite at your Crypto Sportsbook against the AFC South leading Texans. The Jets have last five games in a row going 0-5 ATS and they are coming off their worst loss of the season to the New England Patriots when they were favored by a touchdown.
NFL Betting Lines
Texans at Jets Betting Lines
Houston Texans +2 / ML +114
New York Jets -2 / ML -129
Over / Under 41.5
Texans at Jets Same Game Parlay Picks
Texans +2
Texans / Jets UNDER 41.5
The Jets have tried several things to get their season turned around and so far nothing has worked. They fired Robert Saleh after a 2-3 start replacing him with interim Jeff Ulbrich. Reuniting Aaron Rodgers with Devanta Adams didn’t provide the spark the offense needed and Rodgers has seen his skills that led to three NFL MVP awards deteriorate. It has been a struggle for the Jets offensively as they rank 24th in total yards and 25th in scoring.
Rodgers takes a majority of the blame for those numbers completing just 61.6 percent of his passes, which would be the second lowest in his career as a starter. He also has seven interceptions and is averaging 237 passing yards a game. A lack of balance on offense and a poor season so far from kicker Greg Zuerlein have contributed to the shoddy record. With Breece Hall and Braelon Allen in the backfield you’d expect the ground game to be more productive. That hasn’t been the case with the Jets having the third-worst rushing attack averaging 86.1 yards and 3.9 yards per attempt.
They played well defensively earlier in the year but even that group has faltered somewhat allowing at least 23 points in each of the last four games and an average of 27 points over that span. The Jets have gone five straight games without a win or payout. You could say they’re due given the talent and expectations, but the problems appear to run much deeper.
It’s been a different story for the Texans, who surprised the NFL last season winning 10 games, the AFC South title and a wild card contest. They picked up where they left off behind second-year QB C.J. Stroud. Coming off his worst game as a pro when he completed just 10 of 21 for 86 yards in a loss to the Packers, Stroud threw for 285 yards and a TD in last week’s 23-20 win over Indianapolis to extend Houston’s division lead.
The addition of veterans Joe Mixon and Stefon Diggs were to help stabilize the offense, and it worked, until Diggs sustained a season-ending knee injury in last week’s game. Diggs led the team with 47 receptions for 496 yards and three TDs. Mixon has also been a stud rushing for more than 100 yards in three straight games with four rushing scores.
I don’t expect this game to be a blowout and if that’s the case the Texans have an advantage. Six of their games have been decided by six points or less and they are 5-1 in those outings. They come up with enough plays on defense to keep opponents at bay. In last week’s win over Indianapolis, Danielle Hunter had a sack on successive Colts possessions thwarting would-be scoring drives. As a team the Texans have 27 sacks, third-most in the NFL, with Hunter and Will Anderson combining for 13 sacks.
Given New York’s issues and Houston’s all-around ability to impact a game, I like the Texans and the points with the game to finish UNDER the total of 41.5.
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