One & Only Lock Of The Week-11-2 (lost last week on the Saints) Jets -3
The Jet backers are in the double bonus this weekend. They are getting a 11⁄2- to 2-point bargain on the spread, but the reason for that, Mark Sanchez’s absence, will have little effect on their ability to cover it.
The only way the Jets are going to lose to the 1-11 Bucs is if they hand them the game, as they did the Bills earlier this season. With Kellen Clemens in there, they will be more apt to pound away with Thomas Jones at the Bucs’ 31st-ranked run defense, throw safe passes and take a couple of shots downfield against single coverage.
Bucs rookie quarterback Josh Freeman is coming off a five-interception game in Carolina, and the last defense he needs to see, especially on extra rest, is Rex Ryan’s.