The New York Jets battle the Carolina Panthers in the second NFL Preseason game for both teams on Saturday at Bank of America Stadium (8 pm ET, CBS).
New York is a 1.5-point road favorite and the over/under total is 34 in NFL Football Betting at online sportsbooks.
Head-to-head, the Jets are 3-2 straight up and 2-3 against the point spread in the past five meetings. The teams met once last season, when the Jets won 17-6 on Nov. 29. New York cashed as a 4-point home favorite and the score went under the total of 41.5.
The Jets lost their preseason opener 31-16 against the rival New York Giants on Monday Night Football. The Jets did not cover the spread as a 3-point favorite and the score went over the total of 33.5.
The Panthers lost their exhibition opener 17-12 against the Baltimore Ravens on Aug. 12. The Ravens cashed as a 4.5-point favorite.
New York had a strong 2009 campaign, finishing second in the AFC East with a 9-7 SU and ATS record. In the NFL Playoffs, the Jets beat the Cincinnati Bengals 24–14 in the Wild Card round and the San Diego Chargers 17-14 in the divisional playoffs, before losing to Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Conference championship by a 30–17 score.
Carolina, on the other hand, was third in the NFC South with an 8-8 SU and 9-7 ATS record, and did not make the postseason
