Jets vs. Patriots Predictions, Picks & Odds: NFL Week 8, Sunday 10/27
The New York Jets and New England Patriots matchup is an absolute classic AFC East rivalry, and we’re already seeing it for the second time this season! After quite a blowout on Thursday Night Football, we’re hoping for a more exciting game on Sunday afternoon, which is why we’ve provided you with our Jets vs. Patriots predictions and best bet.
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Jets vs. Patriots Predictions For NFL Week 8, Sunday 10/27
As mentioned, we’ve already seen the Jets vs. Patriots matchup this season, which was actually just over a month ago. Our TNF picks easily hit the under 38.5 points, as there was just a total of 27 points scored.
The total has actually been listed a bit higher than that first matchup, but it’s still one of the lowest on the board. Speaking of the lowest on the board, that’s where these two teams find themselves - at the bottom of the AFC East with a combined record of just 3-11. Despite that, we still see New York as significant favorites - even on the road!
That can certainly cause hesitancy when it comes to locking in Jets vs. Patriots predictions, but we’ve got you covered with our best bet.
New York Jets: Bringing The Energy
Before we get that far, what exactly is going on with the Jets? Thanks to QB Aaron Rodgers and his weekly appearance on the Pat McAfee Show, we at least get some kind of insight to an answer. This Tuesday, the theme of his comments was energy.
He was sure to reiterate that it all starts with him, but that the team needs to bring the positive energy, play loose and have fun after understanding the best and worst of every situation. Rodgers went on to say that the team has been playing angry rather than controllable energy.
Whether you buy into the things that Rodgers says or not, with the team sitting at 2-5, this AFC East rivalry is all but a must-win for their playoff chances.
New England Patriots: Letting Go Of London
The 2024 NFL London games have already concluded, and not in the way that the Pats and their fans would have preferred. They allowed a then 1-5 Jacksonville Jaguars team to double their team total in a 32-16 loss.
Head coach Jerod Mayo also didn’t mince words when discussing his team, either. He called them out in what many players would consider to be the worst way possible - he called them soft. However, while the loss dipped New England to 1-6 on the year, there are still plenty who have hopes for the future with rookie QB Drake Maye.
Jets vs. Patriots Odds, Spreads, Total & Betting Lines
Along with what we noted above in terms of New York being clear road favorites, you can see the latest Jets vs. Patriots odds at DraftKings Sportsbook below:
- Point Spread: New York Jets -7 (-112) vs. New England Patriots +7 (-108)
- Money Line: New York Jets (-325) vs. New England Patriots (+260)
- Game Total (Over/Under): Over 41.5 (-110) vs. Under 41.5 (-110)
Jets vs. Patriots Predictions: Under 41.5 Points (-110 at DraftKings Sportsbook)
We’re going back to the well. After all, if it isn’t broken, why fix it? As we’ve already shared, the under 38.5 points easily hit the first time these division rivals met, and we haven’t seen anything for us to think that it won’t hit again.
Perhaps the reason for the tick-up in terms of the listed total is the Jets adding a weapon in WR Davante Adams, but we all saw how that turned out on Sunday Night Football this past weekend - they scored just 15 points on the Pittsburgh Steelers.
New York was also a road favorite for that matchup, albeit by just 2.5 points, but not only did they not cover, but they lost by 22 points! On top of that, the Jets offense has only gotten worse since their 24-3 win over the Pats on Thursday Night Football. Since that victory, they haven’t scored over 20 points a single time, including a 10-9 loss immediately following TNF.
The Pats side of the matchup doesn’t take nearly as much convincing, as they already entered the season with arguably the worst offense in the NFL. They’ve performed exactly as expected, as their 14.1 points per game are tied for the second-fewest in the league.
Even if it does end up being a blowout like the 24-3 game, we can still easily see a low-scoring game, so the best bet from our Jets vs. Patriots predictions is under 41.5 points (-110 at DraftKings Sportsbook).
Jets vs. Patriots Injury Report & Latest News
As with any matchup, be sure to keep an eye on injuries based on the Thursday practice report below:
NY Jets:
- S Tony Adams - DNP
- S Ashtyn Davis - DNP
- DL Leki Fotu - DNP
- WR Allen Lazard - DNP
- OL Alijah Vera-Tucker - DNP
- OL Morgan Moses - LP
- QB Aaron Rodgers - LP
- OL Tyron Smith - LP
NE Patriots:
- WR Ja'Lynn Polk - DNP
- G Layden Robinson - DNP
- DT Daniel Ekuale - LP
- LB Anfernee Jennings - LP
- CB Jonathan Jones - LP
- G Michael Jordan - LP
- T Vederian Lowe - LP
- LB Raekwon McMillan - LP
- OL Sidy Sow - LP
- LB Sione Takitaki - LP
- DE Keion White - LP
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Player News
Packers signed WR Bo Melton, RB Emanuel Wilson, and P Daniel Whelan to their exclusive rights free agent tenders.
Melton caught on with the Packers in 2023, totaling 16 receptions for 218 yards and a touchdown in five games. He added eight receptions for 91 yards in 17 games last season. Melton will continue to be a depth piece in an already-deep Packers wide receiver room. Wilson has also been with the Packers for two seasons and rushed for 502 yards and four touchdowns as Josh Jacobs’ immediate backup last season. He will compete with MarShawn Lloyd for that role again. Whelan is the team’s punter and will be back for 2025. All three signed their exclusive rights free agent tender and will essentially be on one-year contracts this season.
Seahawks re-signed Johnathan Hankins to a one-year contract.
Hankins hasn’t had a PFF run defense grade above 52.4 since 2020 and is primarily called on to play early downs. He turned 33 in March. He’ll be a complimentary piece behind Jarran Reed and Byron Murphy II if he makes the roster out of training camp.
Chargers placed the UFA tender on RB J.K. Dobbins.
This gives the Chargers exclusive negotiating rights if he does not sign with a team by July 22 or the first 2025 NFL training camp opens, whichever comes first. The tag is mainly useful for compensatory pick reasons as Dobbins will still count towards Los Angeles’ haul in the formula if signed before then. The Chargers currently do not project to add a pick in 2026 per Over The Cap’s Nick Korte.
49ers signed OT D.J. Humphries.
Humphries played in only two games for the Chiefs last year as he spent most of the season rehabbing a late 2023 torn ACL on his own. He wasn’t appreciably good in either of those games, but he was rusty and does have a history of better than that. Entering his age-32 season for the 49ers, he’ll probably be trying to win the right tackle job opposite Trent Williams in training camp.
Patriots released LS Joe Cardona.
The team selected his replacement, Julian Ashby, in the seventh round of the draft. This snapper of balls who are longer than usual is only 33, and it’s possible he picks up his career elsewhere. There aren’t too many remaining Patriots Regimes in the wild in 2025, but Nick Caserio does still run the Texans and they let Jon Weeks walk this offseason so that’s one speculative fit.
NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill said he would be “flabbergasted” if Derek Carr played for the Saints this year.
“I would have trouble understanding why you would allow that to happen, you’re trying to build a new culture, you can’t let that guy ... you just got a rookie QB, this is the example you’re going to give him,” Underhill continued. Both Underhill and Mike Triplett believe Tyler Shough will be starting for the Saints in Week 1, with Underhill saying he had “80 percent or higher odds to start 80 percent of the games this year.” Shough would be an uninspiring superflex pick, perhaps a QB3, but given how things have played out with Carr over the past months it sure doesn’t seem like the Saints have a reason to want to continue this relationship. Mickey Loomis literally asked reporters to stop asking him Carr questions at his pre-draft press conference.