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NFL Monday Night Football Best Bets & Predictions: Chargers vs. Jets (Week 9)

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Monday Night Football is a matchup of two AFC playoff hopefuls. The Chargers travel across the country to take on the New York Jets. With both teams trending towards playing for a Wild Card spot, this game will be of the utmost importance if tiebreakers come into play. Let's take a deeper look at the matchup.

NFL Monday Night Football Picks

Los Angeles Chargers at New York Jets

Despite some high expectations from this Charger team, they really only do one thing well. That thing is passing the ball with their star QB Justin Herbert. Unfortunately for them, they are going up against one of the best pass defenses in the league on Monday night. The Jets are sixth in pass defense DVOA. They've been really successful at slowing down some of the most potent attacks in the league this year. If the Chargers can't get the pass game going, it could be a really long day.

On the other side of the ball, the Jets offense has been putrid to put it nicely. Having already faced Miami, Kansas City and Dallas, the Chargers have played some of the better offenses this year so this will be a welcome change. With QB Zach Wilson, the Jets have managed only 18 points per game, yet sit at a 4-3 record. In DVOA, the pass offense ranks 27th and the run offense ranks 24th. Los Angeles showed last week they can slow down offenses that can't help but slow themselves down.

It doesn't happen often with the Chargers, but this game should divulge into a defensive battle. Primetime unders, and unders in general have been hitting at a large clip this year so totals have continued to steam down. Regardless, at this number I still like the under and it's my favorite pick of the night.

Pick: Under 40.5 (-110)

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