Two statements are true about the 2022 New York Jets: Their roster is definitely improved over what they had last year in quarterback Zach Wilson's rookie season. They also still have a long way to go. 

Despite adding impact players on both sides of the ball in the draft (running back Breece Hall, wide receiver Garrett Wilson, cornerback Sauce Gardner) and in free agency (tight end C.J. Uzomah, safety Jordan Whitehead, OT Laken Tomlinson, CB D.J. Reed), this is still a team with more questions than answers. Some of those questions revolve around the team's QB, who is seemingly more popular for his dating antics than his on-field play. For New York's AFC team to take a step forward, Wilson has to take a noticeable second year leap. If not, some Jets fans will be calling on the team to draft his replacement next April.

In all likelihood, even if the team starts off well, they won't come out of a midseason gauntlet (Cincinnati, at Pittsburgh, Miami, at Green Bay, at Denver, New England, Buffalo, at New England) mostly unscathed. While New York faces only one 2021 playoff team from Week 12 on, it might be too late for them to make a playoff run. In all likelihood, the end-of-season slate will be a proving ground for the team's QB and skill position players. 2023 is the year the Jets must contend for a playoff spot and if not, coach Robert Saleh might not be employed into 2024.

The late season schedule is a reason to think the Jets might be able to hit their ceiling of six or seven wins. It's possible they're 2-8 heading into a home game against Chicago in Week 12 where things could turn around. At -175, there's little value on the over 5.5 wins so the wise play would be to play the under (+150) or skip betting on this team at all.

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Below, you'll find the New York Jets 2022 schedule, win total and more futures odds from Caesars Sportsbook, followed by picks from top SportsLine NFL analysts Larry Hartstein and R.J. White. You'll also find three bets favored by the SportsLine Projection Model.

Entering the 2022 NFL season, Larry is 427-344 all-time on NFL sides (plus $3,764 for $100 players), including 394-330 ATS. He went 68-50 ATS (58 percent) and 8-3 on moneyline plays last season for a profit of $1,552. Over the past seven years, R.J.'s SuperContest picks are 329-250-21 (56.8 percent) and he consistently crushes the NFL: He went 445-378-24 on ATS picks from 2017-21, returning $2,542 to $100 players as SportsLine's No. 1 NFL expert in against the spread picks.

New York Jets 2022 schedule

Week 1: vs. Baltimore
Week 2: at Cleveland
Week 3: vs. Cincinnati
Week 4: at Pittsburgh
Week 5: vs. Miami
Week 6: at Green Bay
Week 7: at Denver
Week 8: vs. New England
Week 9: vs. Buffalo
Week 10: BYE
Week 11: at New England
Week 12: vs. Chicago
Week 13: at Minnesota
Week 14: at Buffalo
Week 15: vs. Detroit
Week 16: vs. Jacksonville (TNF)
Week 17: at Seattle
Week 18: at Miami

New York Jets 2022 futures odds

Win Total Over: 5.5 (-175)
Win Total Under: 5.5 (+150)

Make Playoffs: +650
Miss Playoffs: -1000

Win Division: +2200
Win Conference: +7500
Win Super Bowl: +12500

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