Matchup analysis
Our model projects Jets 22, Bills 21 at MetLife Stadium in Week 10. That is a genuine toss-up: Jets win about 51% of the time by our estimate, with a projected margin of 0.3 points and 42.9 combined points. Tags: coin flip.
The Bills are 3-0, scoring 33.7 and allowing 26 points per game (+7.7 per game). The Jets are 1-2, scoring 21.3 and allowing 20.3 points per game (+1 per game).
The most lopsided unit battle: Bills' elite offense (1st of 32, worth about 28.1 points against an average defense) against Jets' below-average defense (23rd). Bills' below-average defense (20th) should limit Jets' struggling offense (28th of 32, worth about 19.9 points against an average defense).
The NFL is noisy: even a well-rated projection misses the final margin by about 10 points on average. Based on how real results have scattered around our numbers, the final margin should land somewhere between Bills by 17 and Jets by 17 about 80% of the time.
The Jets get about 2.6 points for playing at home. That home edge is the difference: on a neutral field Bills would be favoured by 2.3. The game is on CBS.
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