Dec 11, 2007 8:05 am US/Eastern
Patriots Favored To Beat Jets By 27 Points
LAS VEGAS (AP) ―
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was apparently breaking NFL rules by videotaping the signals that the New York Jets' coaches were relaying to the players during a Sept. 9 showdown in the Meadowlands.
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The Patriots' record-setting pace includes the betting odds, too.
Undefeated New England was made a 27-point favorite over the New York Jets in the opening line for Sunday's game at Foxborough.
The line dropped to 24 yesterday, which would match San Francisco's record point spread over Cincinnati on December 5th, 1993.
That's according to Keith Glantz, co-author of the Glantz-Culver Line.
The 49ers won that game 21-8.
New England is 13-0 after routing Pittsburgh on Sunday, while the Jets are 3-10.
There's much built-up animosity between the teams. Patriots coach Bill Belichick did not want Eric Mangini, then his defensive coordinator, to take the Jets' heading coach job in 2006.
And New England was caught using video to spy on Jets assistant coaches during the season opener in September.
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