Thursday Night Football Week 3 SGP: AFC East Rivals Square Off

• The Pats lost to the Seahawks in overtime in Week 2

• Aaron Rodgers had two touchdown passes against the Titans

• New England allowed Geno Smith to throw for 327 yards last week

The third edition of Thursday Night Football features two division rivals looking to win their second game of the season. A surprising New England Patriots team will be heading to the Big Apple to take on a New York Jets team looking to find its footing. 

If you want to bet on this prime-time AFC East matchup, you have come to the right place. Below, we’ll share our favorite Same Game Parlay for this Thursday Night Football matchup, giving you everything you need to bet confidently. We’ll use odds from Caesars Sportsbook, which gives new users a $1,000 First Bet Offer OR $250 in Bonus Bets when they sign up using promo code WSN1000.

Patriots + 6.5 (-110) at Caesars Sportsbook

This is way too many points to hand the Patriots against a shaky Jets team. The Pats have started 1-1 and came very close to beating the Seahawks in their overtime Week 2 loss. That impressive showing came after the team stunned the Bengals on the road to open the season. Those two games show that this Patriots team is better than we expected, making them a great bet to cover on Thursday Night.

The Jets are not the team fans hoped they would be coming into the season. They lost a well-publicized blowout to the Cowboys in Week 1 and struggled to beat the Titans in Week 2. Aaron Rodgers looks like his age, and the offense is struggling to find its groove. 

The Patriots may not win this game, but they will keep it close until the final whistle on Thursday Night Football.

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Aaron Rodgers Over 1.5 Passing TDs (+129) at Caesars Sportsbook

While Rodgers may no longer be the NFL MVP-caliber player he was with the Packers, he has some elite playmakers around him. That includes receivers Garret Wilson, Mike Williams, and Allen Lazard, as well as running back Breece Hall. That means the veteran quarterback’s floor is high, making this a tempting bet.

We are locking this leg of the parlay in because of the Pats’ defense. New England ranks second against the run through the first two weeks of the season, but they are twenty-seventh against the pass. We saw Geno Smith and the Seahawks expose that part of the game last week, and we expect Rodgers to do it again this week.

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Garrett Wilson Over 61.5 Receiving Yards (-119) at Caesars Sportsbook

As we mentioned above, the Patriot’s pass defense is a mess. While they found success against Joe Burrow and the Bengals, that was more a result of a Cincinnati offense that hasn’t played together much over the last year. Given that the Bengals looked better in Week 2 while Geno Smith throttled the Pats, we blame the loss more on the former than the latter’s defensive play.

The big Garrett Wilson breakout game is coming, and we think it will arrive this weekend. The star receiver has shown his massive talent, but his play has been limited by poor quarterback play. The combination of Aaron Rodgers settling in and a bad Pats’ pass defense will lead to some impressive numbers in this prime-time matchup.

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