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New York Jets vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Odds, Predictions & Picks

by Matt Foust on Sunday, December 13th, 2009

New York Jets vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Odds, NFL Predictions & NFL Picks: The New York Jets are in Tampa Bay this afternoon to take on the Buccaneers.The Jets have worked themselves back in the playoff picture, but their margin for error is zero as they presently trail three teams in the AFC Wild Card race with just four weeks left in the season. Today's game is scheduled to get underway at 1:00pm ET at Raymond James Stadium; it will be broadcast live on CBS. NFL Odds at SBGglobal.com have the Jets listed as a -3.5 against the spread road favorite.

Jets Breakdown: New York revived its post-season hopes with back-to-back wins over the Panthers and Bills the last two New York Jets vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Odds, Predictions & Picksweekends, but the Jets have no room for secure feelings at this juncture. They presently trail the Broncos, Jaguars, and Dolphins for the final two spots and they finish out their schedule with Atlanta, Indianapolis, and Cincinnati. 

Starting quarterback Mark Sanchez is out after injuring his knee in a 19-13 win over the Bills last Thursday night. The rookie signal caller will be replaced by veteran backup Kellen Clemens.

New York is 3-3 both straight up and against the spread on the road this year where it is averaging 22 points per game and giving up just 17.7 in return. The Jets are 2-1 in their last three road outings.

Buccaneers Breakdown: Tampa Bay fell to 1-11 last weekend, losing at Carolina 6-16. The loss was the Bucs fourth in a row, and put them in the driver's seat for the first pick in April's draft. Despite their many woes, Tampa Bay has been competitive, with the exception of a 38-7 loss to the Saints, since inserting rookie quarterback Josh Freeman into the starting lineup.

Tampa won its first and only game of the season, a 38-28 triumph over the Packers, in Freeman's first start and it kept things close against the Dolphins, Falcons, and Panthers, losing by an average of five points in those contests (losing average of 15.3 through first seven games of the season).

The Bucs are 1-5 both straight up and against the spread at home this season, where they are giving up an average of 31.2 points per game.

NFL Odds Betting Trend: The Jets are 7-3 against the spread and 8-2 straight up over the last five seasons as a favorite coming off a win.

SBGglobal.com New York Jets vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Odds, Predictions & Picks:

New York Jets -3.5 (-110), Over 36.5 (-110), -200 (Moneyline)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers +3.5 (-110), Under 36.5 (-110), +170 (Moneyline)

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