Sports betting has New York Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis being suspended for the team’s regular season opener and fined $100,000 for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Online sports betting has been popular on the Jets, especially since they hired new head coach Rex Ryan and drafted quarterback Mark Sanchez.Sports betting gamblers should keep in mind that the Jets will be without two defensive starters for their regular season opener as linebacker Calvin Pace is also suspended.
Online sports betting info tells us that Ellis was arrested in November for marijuana possession, speeding and driving without insurance. The National Football League is cracking down on NFL players who do stupid things and Ellis was punished accordingly. “I wasn’t surprised,” Ellis said, “I knew there was a possibility of that. The league made a decision. That’s what I have to go by and I have to accept it.”
Ellis was a defensive captain last year as sports betting info showed and his loss is a big one. Mike DeVito or Ropati Pitoitua could step in and play for Ellis in the opener. “We’ll miss Shaun, obviously, but we feel we have the guys playing behind him that we should be just fine,” New York head coach Rex Ryan said. “So, don’t worry about us.”
The Jets are 40-1 longshots in sports betting to win Super Bowl XLIV at the sportsbook. The team is a longshot even in their division in online sports betting as they are 9.5-1 in the AFC East at the online sportsbook. New England is the heavy sports betting favorite to win that division. The Patriots are also the sports betting favorite at the sportsbook to win this year’s Super Bowl.
The Jets are three-point underdogs in sports betting at the sportsbook in their preseason game at Baltimore on Monday, August 24th. New York opens up the regular season in sports betting on September 13th at Houston. They are four point sports betting underdogs in their season opener. Stopping the Houston offense won’t be easy for the Jets in sports betting considering they will be without two starters including Ellis. Much of the focus in online sports betting with the Jets this season will be on rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez but at least in the sports betting opener perhaps the focus should be on the missing defensive starters.