MNF has Bears Against the Jets at MetLife Stadium

Sports bettors will have a good one on their hands this Monday night in a tight matchup between the Chicago Bears and the New York Jets in the final game of Week 3 in the NFL. The Jets have been listed as 3-point home favorites on the Bovada NFL betting odds for this inter-conference clash, and the total line has been set at 44.5.

The Bears bounced back from a shocking 23-20 overtime loss to Buffalo on opening day as 6.5-point home favorites in a big way last Sunday. They trailed San Francisco 20-7 heading into the fourth quarter and reeled off 21 unanswered points to win 28-20 as 7-point road underdogs. The total stayed UNDER against the Bills and it went OVER against the 49ers on the same 47-point closing betting line.

So far Chicago has got it done through the air behind veteran quarterback Jay Cutler. He has thrown for 525 yards and six touchdowns in his first two games while completing 68.7 percent of his 83 attempts. The problem has been a rushing attack that is ranked 30th in the league with just 66 yards a game and a defense that has really struggled stopping the run by allowing an average of 160 yards a game.

New York also opened its season as a 6.5-point home favorite against Oakland and it squeezed out a 19-14 win. Last week the Jets went on the road to Lambeau Field as 7-point underdogs and they forced a PUSH in a 31-24 loss to Green Bay. The total stayed UNDER the 41-point line against the Raiders and it went OVER 46.5 points against the Packers on the Bovada closing betting odds.

Rex Ryan has made his living as the Jets' head coach behind a power ground game and a shutdown defense. So far his team has stayed true to form with 358 rushing yards that is tops in the league, and the defense is ranked third in yards allowed.

Chicago comes into this matchup with a 7-3 record against the spread in its last 10 games on Monday night, but it is just 1-5 ATS in its last six games following a straight-up win. The total has gone OVER in five of its last six games.

New York is 4-1 ATS in its last five games in Week 3 of the regular season and it is 3-1 ATS in its last four games as a home favorite. The total has gone OVER in 15 of its last 17 Week 3 games.

Looking back at this matchup, Chicago is 3-0-1 ATS in the last four meetings and the total has stayed UNDER in four of the last five games.