SPORTS BETTING

• Washington Redskins vs. New York Jets 7:00 ET

  Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT by North Shore Sports, INC

  
  

  The Brett Favre era’s about to officially begin in New York, and sportsbettors will get their chance to make an NFL wager on his first game in a Jets uniform Saturday night when the Washington Redskins (2-0) invade the Meadowlands to take on the New York Jets (1-0) in Week 2 NFL preseason betting action.

  Under new HC Jim Zorn, the Redskins have looked solid on both sides of the ball in their two preseason victories. Redskins bettors have had mixed results in their opening two games, covering the spread with ease in their 30-16 win over the Indianapolis Colts in the Hall of Fame Game, but failing to cover in their 17-14 triumph last week over the Buffalo Bills. They are also 1-1 against the ‘total’. Zorn, the QB specialist, has to be happy with the production of all three of his signal-callers. Between Jason Campbell, Todd Collins, and rookie Colt Brennan, the three have combined to complete 38 of 50 passes for 401 yards and four touchdowns against just one interception so far in the preseason. Second year RB Marcus Mason has been impressive, averaging 5.2 YPC in his two preseason games. Defensively, the Skins have held their opponents to just 90.0 rushing yards per game, and have only conceded two touchdowns, one in each of their exhibitions.

  Jets backers breathed a sigh of relief when New York held off a late scoring threat by the Cleveland Browns to hang on to the 24-20 victory last week. Former Virginia Tech WR David Clowney recorded touchdowns of 70 and 71 yards as a part of his four catch, 163 yard performance against the Browns. Brett Ratliff played three full quarters at QB, going 14/20 for 252 yards and two TDs. All eyes will be on a different Brett this week though, as the legendary Brett Favre will be making his debut in green and white. Don’t expect too much out of Favre, who is still learning the offense, and has already complained of his arm being “fatigued” this week. Three different Jets recorded interceptions of Browns quarterbacks in their preseason opener, and if Favre can get support like that all year, New York may become a serious contender in the AFC.

  The NFL Betting trends suggest a position on the Jets in this intra-conference exhibition. New York is 6-1-1 ATS in their L/8 preseason games, while the Skins are just 1-6 ATS in their L/7 road exhibitions. During that stretch, Washington’s only scored an average of 8.7 PPG, while the Jets have outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 PPG in their victories dating back to 2006. Washington hasn’t won more than two preseason games in a season since 2004. The last time these two teams met in the preseason was back in 2006 when New York went into DC and knocked the Skins off by a 27-14 final count.

  Oddsmakers tagged New York as 3-point favorites (+105) in this preseason showdown with the game ‘total’ in the 35-36 point range.

  You can find these lines and all of the NFL Preseason betting lines at Bookmaker.com, so be sure to login and get your wagers down before kickoff!