Thursday Football Betting Matchup: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
Thursday Football Betting Matchup: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
Site: Gillette Stadium – Foxborough, MA
Date/Time: Thursday, October 29 – 8:25 PM ET
TV: CBS, NFL Network
Thursday Football Betting Odds at BetAnySports USA Live In-Game Wagering NFL Sportsbooks
Pointspread: Patriots -8
Total: 50.5 points
It was only about three and a half weeks ago that the Dolphins had been declared dead, off a disastrous trip to London that led to the firing of head coach Joe Philbin, who never came across as someone who had enough intensity for his role. Owner Steve Ross hired Dan Campbell, not a coordinator but the tight ends coach, to be the interim successor, and immediately Campbell set about to salvage the season by bringing a lot more urgency to the situation, particularly in practice, where he even put the dreaded Oklahoma drill into play.
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Some strongly criticized the hiring of an unknown, but Campbell has brought energy to the atmosphere that the Dolphins have blown away their first two opponents under his direction – 38-10 over Tennessee and 44-26 over Houston (after leading 41-0 at the half). They had one sack in the first four games, and people like Ndumokong Suh had tuned out defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle. Now they have ten sacks in the last two games, and everyone is playing close attention now that Coyle is out the door and the defensive playbook has been streamlined a little.
But BetAnySports patrons know that they may have to have a few defensive tricks up their sleeve to deal with the very potent offense they are going to have in front of them. Right now the Patriots are on a pace to have the third-highest point total in NFL history, and that doesn’t come by accident.
Tom Brady never threw it down the field quite the way Peyton Manning did, but he is probably a little more well-preserved at the age of 38. For example, he’s thrown 16 touchdowns while being intercepted once. And of course, there’s no letup at all in Rob Gronkowski, who for whatever reason seems to find himself roaming all by himself at least once or twice in every ballgame. The All-Pro tight end has averaged 15.7 yards on his 34 receptions.
That’s quite a bit for Miami to handle; much more than the rather limited attacks they have faced with the Titans and Texans.
Yet many of us “experts” (not to mention a considerable portion of the BetAnySports audience, no doubt) went into this season touting the Miami defensive front as one of the best in football, especially with the arrival of Suh, and maybe, just maybe, with the infusion of Campbell’s mentality and the ouster of Coyle, who was not particularly well-respected in camp, that unit may be getting closer to fulfilling its potential. Cameron Wake has gone wild over these last two games, with six sacks (four of them in the second quarter alone against Tennessee).
One key might be who can win the battle of field position. Ryan Tannehill just set an NFL record with 25 consecutive completions, but the running game has undergone a shocking transformation. It was really dormant, but Lamar Miller has put 288 yards on the stat sheet over the last two contests. Continued effort like that should help Miami boost its third down conversion rate of 28.6%, although it doesn’t compare to that of the Pats, who are at a sizzling 50.7% and have gained more yards per drive than any other team in the league.
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CHARLES JAY grew up around the gaming business, was raised in the boxing business, and along the way has developed a colorful background through a wide range of experiences. Jay was a veteran of almost two decades actively in the boxing industry, as a writer, publicist, matchmaker, booking agent, manager, and promoter. He was engaged as editorial consultant for USA Network's "Tuesday Night Fights" for seven years, and also did some on-air work for USA. He also served as color commentator for, among others, Sunshine Network and Prime Network, and has called more than a dozen world championship fights for national and/or international television. He has been the host of numerous radio programs, including "Sportswatch with Charles Jay" on KDWN in Las Vegas, "Total Action" on WAXY 790 in Miami, and "Charles Jay's Winning Edge", syndicated into 55 markets by the American Radio Networks. For the past 20 years, he has been a professional sports handicapper, and as a consultant to the casino industry from 1993-95, helped to launch Casino Magic in Mississippi as a major venue for sports promotions. Also, he's been a casino/sports gaming columnist for a number of leading publications, including Sports Form, Casino Player, Card Player, and The Gambler. In the 2000's, he became widely known as one of the world's leading proponents and experts on the subject of boxing reform, having been asked to appear on numerous panels and speak at officials' seminars. He was the author of "Operation Cleanup" and "Operation Cleanup 2: Unfinished Business" - two critically-acclaimed e-books that represent arguably the most comprehensive and in-depth examination of boxing reform issues ever put into publication. In 2004 he published a third electronic book - "Body Shots: Outside the Ring and Inside the Game of Pro Boxing". In 2003 he was the recipient of the "Dignity" Award, in the category of "Best Sports Writer," as bestowed by the Retired Boxers Foundation.
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