Navigating the New York sports gambling laws can be tricky. Navigating the parlay restrictions is beyond frustrating.<\/p>\n
There are nine sportsbooks operating legally in the Empire State, and not one of them will accept the parlay of both the Jets and Giants making the playoffs. And it is not like this is a high-risk bet. The Giants are -120 and the Jets are -105, and as we enter the final five weeks of the season, it is the only thing New York football fans (outside of Buffalo) are talking about, aside from Odell Beckham Jr.<\/p>\n
The Jets’ excruciating loss to the Minnesota Vikings and the Giants’ frustrating tie against the Washington Commanders created some wonky mathematical possibilities in terms of tiebreakers. Should there be another tie among playoff contenders over the remainder of the regular season, we are going to have to draft Copernicus to figure this stuff out.<\/p>\n
Neither the Giants nor Jets are considered a serious division contender anymore, especially the Giants, because they play in the NFC East with the mighty Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. The Giants are +10000 to win the division, while the Jets are +1800 because they can still get there if they win out, which would involve defeating the Bills, Seahawks, and Dolphins on the road, and winning at home against Indianapolis and Seattle.<\/p>\n
Only the Colts game could be considered a gimme. But the team is different under the direction of new starting quarterback Mike White, and an upset victory on the road in Buffalo next Sunday would give the Jets the head-to-head tiebreaker and leave them a half-game behind the Bills. A win over the Dolphins in the season finale would give the Jets the 2-0 season sweep tiebreaker there, hence the relatively short odds.<\/p>\n
\n538 NFL Playoff Odds: PHI 99%, DAL 99%, MIN 99%, SF 88%, SEA 79%, TB 77%, WAS 70%, NYG 50% #seahawks<\/a><\/p>\n
— DAVIS HSU (@DavisHsuSeattle) December 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n