New York Jets at Denver Broncos Odds

The Denver Broncos (4-5) will be looking to improve to 4-1 this season with Tim Tebow as the starter when they host the New York Jets (5-4) Thursday night.

Odds makers believe the Jets have the edge, listing them as a four-point favorite with the total set at 41.

Tebow continues to take criticism from analysts despite his ability to win football games. He completed 2 of 8 passes for 69 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions in Sunday’s 17-10 road win against the Kansas City Chiefs. He also carried the pigskin nine times for 43 yards and a score.

Former Minnesota Golden Gopher standout Eric Decker caught Tebow’s lone touchdown strike and led the Broncos with 56 receiving yards.

Lance Ball led the way on the ground with 96 yards on 30 carries.

The Jets saw their three game win streak come to an end Sunday night with a 37-16 loss at home to division rival New England.

Former USC star Mark Sanchez connected on 20 of 39 passes for 306 yards and a touchdown but was picked off two times. One of those interceptions was returned for a touchdown.

Plaxico Burress caught Sanchez’s lone touchdown toss, and Santonio Holmes led the team with six catches and 93 receiving yards.

Shonn Greene led the Jets in rushing with 61 yards on 13 totes.

The Jets will have an opportunity to bounce back Thursday if they can slow down Denver’s running game. Doing so, however, may be easier said that done.

The Broncos currently rank second in the NFL with 158.2 rushing yards per game. They’ve averaged a staggering 230.3 yards per game on the ground since Tebow took over.

The Jets rank 15th in the league against the run with 116 yards allowed per contest. They have tightened the screws against the run in recent weeks, however, allowing an average of 84 rushing yards over their last three games after giving up an average of 145.6 over their previous five.

Running the football could be the key for the Jets as well. They’re 4-1 this season when rushing for more than 100 yards.

The Broncos currently rank 16th against the run with 117.6 yards allowed per game.

These two have split the last six meetings with the Jets winning the most recent one 24-20 in Denver on Oct. 17, 2010.

The Broncos have not been a good investment this season at home, where they are 1-3 straight up and 0-4 against the spread.

The Jets haven’t been a much better investment on the road, where they are 1-3 straight up and against the spread.

The two combined to finish over the 42.5-point total in last year’s meeting, and the over just might be the play again. The Jets have played to the over in six of their nine games this season. The Broncos have finished over the number in four of their last six.

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