The first week of the 2023 National Football League season is here and two of the teams expected to make the playoffs are playing against each other to kick off Monday Night Football.
Here’s a look at the betting odds, betting promotions and what you need to know ahead of the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets matchup Monday.
How to Watch Buffalo Bills at New York Jets: The first Monday Night Football game of the 2023 season starts Sept. 11 with a primetime matchup of the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets, two AFC East rivals.
The game will be shown on ABC and ESPN and streamed on ESPN+, all units of media giant Walt Disney Co DIS. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. ET.
On Monday, Disney and Charter Communications Inc CHTR reached a deal to end their carriage dispute. The new deal will give Charter customers access to the ESPN channel ahead of the highly anticipated game.
Betting Odds: The Bills are favored by two points in the Monday Night Football matchup according to odds from sportsbook operator DraftKings Inc DKNG. The Jets pay out at odds of +105 for a win.
The over/under for total points scored in the game is listed at 45.5.
The Bills and the Jets entered the 2023 NFL season as two of the favorites to win Super Bowl LVIII, with odds of +900 and +1,600, respectively.
During the 2023 NFL season, the two teams will battle it out to win the AFC East for a guaranteed spot in the postseason. To start the season, the Bills were listed as the favorite to win the AFC East at odds of +120. The Jets ranked second at +270, ranking ahead of the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots.
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Betting Promotions: To kick off the NFL season, many sportsbooks have promotional offers for new customers to sign up and make their first bet.
Among the offers are:
FanDuel, a unit of Flutter Entertainment ADR PDYPY, offers $200 in bonuses for a $5 bet for new customers
Caesars Entertainment Inc CZR is offering $250 in bonuses for new customers
DraftKings is offering $200 in bonuses for a $5 bet for new customers
PointsBet, which was acquired by Fanatics, has a promotion for new users that gives them $150 Fanatics gift card when they make a $50 bet
While new customers are often rewarded with large promotions, existing customers see many promotions to kick off the 2023 NFL season.
DraftKings is offering an early cash out for bettors if their team goes up by 10 or more points at any point in the game. DraftKings is also offering several same-game parlays for bettors, including the following:
Hard Knocks SGP: Rodgers 225+ passing yards, Garrett Wilson 70+ receiving yards, Wilson touchdown, Jets win, +650
The Crown is Yours Bills SGP: Josh Allen 2 touchdown passes, Allen 250+ passing yards, Stefon Diggs 70+ receiving yards, Bills win, +450
Two Cooks in the Kitchen SGP: James Cook 40+ rush yards, James Cook touchdown, Dalvin Cook 40+ rush yards, Dalvin Cook touchdown, +1,000
FanDuel offers a 50% profit boost on a three-leg same-game parlay for Monday’s game.
BetMGM is offering a live odds boost during Monday’s game.
Caesars has several boosted bets including:
Josh Allen 250+ passing yards, Allen 30+ rushing yards, +190
Stefon Diggs 100+ receiving yards, Diggs touchdown, +500
Dalvin Cook or James Cook to get first touchdown of game, +350
Key Storylines: The first Monday Night Football game starts a 2023 season that will see both teams have six primetime television games.
In 2022, the Bills had primetime television games and posted a perfect 5-0 record in the games.
The Jets also come into the 2023 NFL season with amplified media visibility thanks to an appearance on the NFL preseason docuseries “Hard Knocks,” which airs on Warner Bros. Discovery’s WBD HBO and Max streaming platforms.
Both the Jets and Bills have high expectations for the 2023 season. The Bills are one of 12 active NFL teams that have never won a Super Bowl. The Jets have not been to a Super Bowl since 1968 and currently hold the longest active playoff drought of all North American sports teams.
Perhaps the biggest storyline for the game is the offseason trade that saw the Jets land NFL star quarterback Aaron Rodgers. While with the Packers, Rodgers won a Super Bowl and four NFL MVP awards. In the 2022 season with the Green Bay Packers, Rodgers threw for 3,695 yards and 26 touchdown passes. He's surpassed 4,000 passing yards in six of his past nine seasons and did so in 9 of the 11 seasons where he played at least 16 games.
In the 2022 season, the Bills posted a 13-3 record, which was second best in the NFL and secured the team the number two seed in the AFC. The Bills won their first playoff matchup against the Dolphins 34-31 before losing to the Cincinnati Bengals 27-10. The Jets posted a 7-10 record in the 2022 NFL season, falling down the stretch with a 1-7 record in their last eight games.
The teams split their 2022 matches with the Jets winning in week 9 against the Bills 20-17 and the Bills winning in week 14 with a score of 20-12. The Bills faced off against Rodgers and the Packers in the 2022 season, winning the week 8 matchup with a score of 27-17. Rodgers had 203 passing yards with two passing touchdowns and an interception.
Monday’s matchup will see two brothers compete against each other with James Cook (Bills) taking on Dalvin Cook (Jets). Both players are running backs, meaning they won’t be on the field competing against each other. Older brother Dalvin is a new addition to the Jets this season, while James is expected to be the starting running back for the Bills after the departure of Devin Singletary.
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