Monday Night Football prediction, odds, line, spread: Bills vs. Jets picks from Buffalo expert on 41-27 run

First place in the AFC East is on the line when the Buffalo Bills take on the New York Jets on Monday Night Football. Buffalo is coming off a 23-20 loss in Houston, while the New York Jets are coming off a 23-17 decision against Minnesota in Week 5 in London. New York fired head coach Robert Saleh last Tuesday and Jeff Ulbrich will serve as interim coach. The Bills (3-2), who started the season with wins in their first three games, are 2-1 in primetime this year. Both teams are 1-0 within the division. Buffalo running back James Cook is inactive due to a toe injury.

Kickoff at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET. Buffalo is the 1.5-point favorite in the latest SportsLine Consensus Bills vs. Jets odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 41.5, five fewer than the opener. The Bills are -121 moneyline favorites (risk $121 to win $100), while the Jets are +101 underdogs (risk $100 to win $101). Before you make any Jets vs. Bills picks or predictions, be sure to read what SportsLine NFL expert Mike Tierney has to say considering his mastery of picks related to the Bills.

Tierney is a veteran sports journalist whose work appears regularly in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times. He has covered the NFL for decades and has covered seven Super Bowls. Tierney has a 154-124-9 record over the last two seasons in the NFL, paying out $1,586 to $100 players. Additionally, he has an astounding record of 41-27-4 in his last 72 NFL picks in games involving the Buffalo Bills, earning a whopping $1,162. Anyone who has followed him is way up there.

Now Tierney is focused on Bills vs. Jets. You can head over to SportsLine to see his picks. Here are the NFL odds and NFL betting lines for Bills vs. Jets:

• Spread between Bills and Jets: Buffalo -1.5
• Bills vs. Jets over/under: 41.5 points
• Bills vs. Jets money line: Buffalo -121, New York Jets +101
• BUF: Bills have reached the third quarter money limit in 11 of their last 20 games (+8.35 units)
• NYJ: Jets have reached the money line in 11 of their last 21 games (+1.20 units)
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Why can cover the bills

Senior quarterback Josh Allen leads the team in passing and is second in rushing. He completed 79 of 131 passes (60.3%) for 945 yards and eight touchdowns with no interceptions, for a rating of 102.8. He also carried 26 balls for 160 yards (6.2 average) and two touchdowns.

Bills running back James Cook is inactive due to a toe injury. His replacement, Ray Davis, has 25 carries for 75 yards and an average of 4.5 yards per reception this season. The Bills also have Ty Johnson, who has rushing and receiving touchdowns this season. Find out who you can support at SportsLine.

Why the Jets can cover

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers has completed 111 of 182 pass attempts (61%) for 1,093 yards and seven touchdowns. He has been picked up four times and has a rating of 81.6. In the loss to Minnesota, Rodgers completed 29 of 54 passes (53.7%) for 244 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions.

Rodgers’ biggest target is Garrett Wilson, a third-year veteran receiver. In the loss to the Vikings, Wilson set a season-high in receptions (13) and yards (101), averaging 7.8 yards per catch with one touchdown. This season, he has 33 receptions for 292 yards (8.8 average) and two touchdowns, including two explosive plays of 20 or more yards. Find out who you can support at SportsLine.

How to make Bills vs. Jets picks

Tierney has analyzed Jets vs. Bills from every possible angle, and while we can tell you he’s leaning over the point total, he’s also discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping over one side of the range. Head over to SportsLine to see what it is and find out which team you should support.

Who will win the Jets vs. Bills on Monday Night Football and what crucial X-factor will ensure one side of the spread gets hit hard? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Jets vs. Bills spread you need to fall on, all from the expert who is 41-27 on picks involving the Bills, and find out.