It’s not exactly a marquee matchup in Week 5 as the New England Patriots get ready to host the Miami Dolphins, but that doesn’t mean we can’t find value. Tyler Huntley is slated to start his second straight game for the Dolphins, and to say his first one didn’t go too well would be a dramatic understatement. Huntley was abysmal on Monday Night Football, when the Dolphins got blown out at home by a previously 0-3 Titans team that was also forced to play a backup quarterback in Mason Rudolph.

Now the Dolphins are on a short week going on the road into a hostile environment with a QB who still can’t possibly have fully digested head coach Mike McDaniel’s complicated offensive system. The Patriots haven’t looked great the last couple of weeks, but they have been on the road against very tough 49ers and Jets defenses. New England has only played one home game, back in Week 2, and they showed pretty well. The Pats took a very solid Seattle team to overtime in that one, losing on a field goal. And in Week 1 they pulled off a big upset on the road against the Bengals. Jacoby Brissett has a very limited ceiling, but he is at least a competent veteran signal-caller and provides stability at the position — which is the exact opposite of what Huntley brings to the table.

The Dolphins’ only win of the season was a very narrow one back in Week 1 at home against a Jaguars team that is now 0-4. And they only beat Jacksonville because Travis Etienne fumbled on the goal line late in the game. Even when Tua Tagovailoa was under center the team was still fledgling, and without him it has completely fallen apart. I’m rolling with the Pats.

Dolphins vs Patriots prediction: Patriots -1 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to -2.5.

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