Patriots vs Jets 2010 NFL Picks Week 2 Expert Analysis

Patriots vs Jets 2010 NFL Picks Week 2 Expert Analysis: After following the New York Jets on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” show this off season, one might think the Jets were guaranteed an easy path to the Super Bowl this year. But after falling flat in their opener against the Baltimore Ravens (lost outright as a 2-point home favorite), they now find themselves in an early “must-win” spot this Sunday against the New England Patriots.
 
Defense isn’t a problem for New York, but they’ll need some players to step up after losing Kris Jenkins for the season with a torn ACL. Rather, the Jets need some productivity from their offense, which looked awful against the Ravens on Monday night.
 
Head coach Rex Ryan said it best, “Offensively, there was nothing. There was no rhythm.” Not only was there no rhythm, but there were very few big plays for the Jets, and quarterback Mark Sanchez didn’t appear to have much confidence throwing the ball downfield, instead making short passes.
 
Kevin “The Professor” Steel of PigskinGenius.com makes NFL Football predictions for a living, and correctly predicted Baltimore would win on Monday night. The Ravens ATS cover finished off a great 3-1 ATS NFL weekend for “The Professor” – his first week of offering his NFL picks after launching his new NFL handicapping website this summer.
 
“The Jets offense had been non-existent throughout the preseason, and with Santonio Holmes serving his suspension, we thought Baltimore would be able to outscore Mark Sanchez in a close game” explains Kevin. “Baltimore gave New York a few early chances with turnovers, but the Jets couldn’t capitalize. The second half pretty much went exactly how we thought it would, and it finished a great 3-1 weekend with my NFL Picks.”
 
New England comes into this Sunday’s contest off a big win against Cincinnati, but after building a huge lead, they seemed to take their foot off the gas and the Bengals were able to make the final score look respectable.
 
The Patriots opened as a one-point road favorite, but NFL bettors quickly moved this line all the way up to New England -3. But is this a trap game for Tom Brady and company? Trends players having conflicting information on this game, as the Jets are 13-3 against the NFL point spread at home after losing straight up at home in their previous game, but only 3-14 versus the number at home in the first two weeks of the season.
 
“It really comes down to the Jets rushing offense” explains Kevin. “If they can run the ball and not have to rely on Sanchez to move the ball down the field with his arm, then they have a shot of winning. If not, then it will be the Baltimore game all over again.”
 
Kevin “The Professor” Steel is entering his fifth year as a professional NFL Handicapper, and is selling his NFL Football predictions for the first time ever on his brand new website, PigskinGenius.com. After amassing a 222-101-9 ATS record in his first four years, Kevin started the 2010 season on a winning note with a 3-1-1 ATS effort in Week One. You can purchase Kevin’s 2010 NFL Picks Week 2 via a season package, or a weekly package at the Pigskin Genius website.