Chargers vs. Jets Betting Odds, Picks and Predictions: September 22nd 2008

If you are betting monday night football this evening, be sure to check out Touthouse.com for the winning pick between the San Diego Chargers and the New York Jets

Did you get caught up in Jets mania last week and do some NFL betting on Brett Favre and company to beat the Patriots? If you did you lost some cash; New England might not have Tom Brady, but they still have enough to get past the Jets by a 19-10 margin.

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That loss puts New York at 1-1 straight up heading into Monday night’s game against the winless Chargers in San Diego. And Favre will be looking to put up bigger numbers this week than he did against the Pats; the new Jets QB went an efficient 18-of-26 last week, but that was only good for 181 yards. Favre also tossed a fourth-quarter TD strike

The Chargers have lost each of their first two games so far this season, with a blown call by referee Ed Hochuli sealing their fate in a 39-38 loss to the Broncos last weekend. Philip Rivers went 21-of-33 for 377 yards passing in that defeat, with three touchdowns and one interception. Chris Chambers had four catches for 83 yards and two TDs on the day, and LaDainian Tomlinson was held to just 26 yards on the ground on 10 rushes

So far this season the Jets and Chargers are a combined 1-2-1 against-the-spread, with New York 1-1, and San Diego 0-1-1. New York’s cover came against the Dolphins, when they were 3-point road favorites. San Diego pushed on the road against Denver last weekend. Both San Diego games have been OVERs; New York has two UNDERs.

The last time the Chargers and Jets battled was on November 6, 2005 at New York. San Diego came away with a 31-26 road victory in that contest, although New York managed to cover as 6-point home ‘dogs. The total went OVER the posted 40 points.

The Chargers vs. Jets Betting Odds at BetUS sportsbook is siding with the Chargers for Monday night, as they’re listed as 8.5-point favorites. The total for the contest is pegged at 44.5 points. As well, you can get San Diego at -420 on the moneyline, with New York the +330 underdog to win.