The New York Jets may be entering a trap today as the resurgent Cleveland Browns are showing rapid improvement and are coming off back to back upset wins in NFL betting odds over New Orleans and New England. The Browns will host the Jets today in NFL week 10 action on CBS with a 1:05pm EST kick-off. Online sportsbooks have opened with the Jets as a 3-point road favorite in NFL odds with an over/under of 37. The money line opened with the Jets as a -175 favorite and the Browns as a +155 underdog.
The New York Jets have a record of 6-2 straight up and 5-3 against the NFL betting spread with 6 of their games going OVER the total. Heading into NFL week 10, the Jets are coming off a 23-20 escape win at Detroit. New York has covered 3 of their 4 road games this year with all 4 games going OVER the total. The Jets are winning the old fashioned way as they rank 4th in NFL odds for rushing and 3rd in the NFL for points allowed on defense. LaDanian Tomlinson has 591 yards rushing and a 4.8 yards per carry average as he is having a new lease on life as a Jet. Mark Sanchez has slumped at QB recently and has a mediocre 79.2 rating with a decent 10/5 TD/INT ratio.
The Browns are 3-5 straight up and 4-4 against the spread in NFL betting odds with 5 of their games going OVER the total. Rookie QB Colt McCoy was thrown into action when Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace went down to injury and the Browns have responded with the two aforementioned upsets over top Super Bowl contenders. Peyton Hillis has helped keep the heat off McCoy as he has 644 yards rushing with a 4.8 YPC average. Cleveland's defense ranks 11th for points allowed heading into NFL week 10 odds. Cleveland coach Eric Mangini was the former head man of the Jets and would love to score another upset in this one.