PREMIUM
Schule's TNF PRIME TIME PUNISHER - (DOLPHINS@PATRIOTS)
(NFL) Miami vs. New England,
10/29/2015 4:25 PM, Score: 7 - 36
Point Spread: -7.50 | -115.00 New England (Home)
Result: Win
Point Spread: -7.50 | -115.00 New England (Home)
Result: Win
This is a 2-Team (7-Point) Teaser with NE + OVER.
The Patriots continue to roll, coming off a 30-23 win over the Jets on Sunday. So what did we learn from that game? Most people would say that if the Patriots can score 30 points against the Jets defense, they can do it against anybody. The one thing that I noticed about that game was how the Patriots played with a lead in the fourth quarter. New England was in front 23-20, deep inside Jets territory with under two minutes to play. The book says you run the ball three times, burn up as much clock as possible, and if you can get a first down the game is over. That's exactly what we would have seen from any other NFL team in that situation, because the worst case scenario (barring a turnover) would be that you kick a chip shot FG to go up by six, and hand the ball back with just seconds on the clock forcing the other team to drive the length of the field for a TD.
The Pats did the unthinkable, allowing Tom Brady to drop back in the shotgun, and throw on every down. Not surprisingly they ended up tacking on another TD and went up by 10. While they increased their lead, the game was still far from over. The Jets then marched down the field and kicked a 55 yard field goal, and then executed a successful onside kick. This meant that New York still had a chance, whereas the game would have been over if the Pats could have just picked up 10 yards with three running plays.
Keep in mind, the Miami defense they are facing tonight is nowhere near as good statistically as the Jets. Miami is coming off consecutive wins, giving them a bit of swagger in their step. Those wins came against two of the league's bottom feeders though, and even in last week's blowout win over the Texans, Brian Hoyer lit them up for 273 yards, and three second half TDs.
The Dolphins have been out-scored 96-30 losing three straight in their last three trips to Foxboro, and going back further, they have lost 12 of their last 14 to the Pats.
Take NE+OVER.
GL,
Jesse Schule
The Patriots continue to roll, coming off a 30-23 win over the Jets on Sunday. So what did we learn from that game? Most people would say that if the Patriots can score 30 points against the Jets defense, they can do it against anybody. The one thing that I noticed about that game was how the Patriots played with a lead in the fourth quarter. New England was in front 23-20, deep inside Jets territory with under two minutes to play. The book says you run the ball three times, burn up as much clock as possible, and if you can get a first down the game is over. That's exactly what we would have seen from any other NFL team in that situation, because the worst case scenario (barring a turnover) would be that you kick a chip shot FG to go up by six, and hand the ball back with just seconds on the clock forcing the other team to drive the length of the field for a TD.
The Pats did the unthinkable, allowing Tom Brady to drop back in the shotgun, and throw on every down. Not surprisingly they ended up tacking on another TD and went up by 10. While they increased their lead, the game was still far from over. The Jets then marched down the field and kicked a 55 yard field goal, and then executed a successful onside kick. This meant that New York still had a chance, whereas the game would have been over if the Pats could have just picked up 10 yards with three running plays.
Keep in mind, the Miami defense they are facing tonight is nowhere near as good statistically as the Jets. Miami is coming off consecutive wins, giving them a bit of swagger in their step. Those wins came against two of the league's bottom feeders though, and even in last week's blowout win over the Texans, Brian Hoyer lit them up for 273 yards, and three second half TDs.
The Dolphins have been out-scored 96-30 losing three straight in their last three trips to Foxboro, and going back further, they have lost 12 of their last 14 to the Pats.
Take NE+OVER.
GL,
Jesse Schule
