Sun, Nov 19, 2023, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Houston Texans
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2-8 · Power #28
16
final
Final
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5-4 · Power #13
21
▲ winner
Closing spread
HOU -5.5
✓ ARI W
Total
48
▼ Under · 37 pts
Model before kickoff
ARI 23–28 HOU
✓ HOU (70%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseHOU -5.5
Total48
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Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseHOU -5.5
Total48
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like HOU as a 5.5-point home favorite against ARI, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: HOU won 21–16; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 37 points stayed under 48, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 65%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 43%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.4 against an average line of 5.8; 47.8 points a game (usually 47.4). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
LV vs CHI
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & season form
-5.59–20 L U46
Very close
ARI vs PHI
2020 · Week 15 · very close · similar situation & rest
-633–26 W O49.5
Very close
BAL vs CLE
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total
-6.523–20 L U46.5
Very close
CIN vs LV
2021 · Postseason · very close · similar spread & total
-626–19 W U49
Close
ARI vs SEA
2021 · Week 18 · close · similar spread & rest
-5.530–38 L O48.5
Close
MIN vs NYG
2022 · Week 16 · close · similar situation & total
-4.527–24 L O48.5
Close
ATL vs DEN
2020 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & season form
-4.534–27 W O50
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-6.524–17 W U49
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-726–14 W U46
Close
TEN vs CHI
2020 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-624–17 W U46.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2020 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Houston Texans ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Arizona Cardinals away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ARI−0.4 →−3.8▼ 3.4#30
HOU−2.2 →+1.0▲ 3.2#10
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

ARI
Longer bar = better
HOU
#26
Offense
HOU better ▶
#12
#27
Defense
HOU better ▶
#18
−0.3 #20
Turnovers
HOU better ▶
+0.4 #7
61 plays #24
Pace
HOU faster ▶
65 plays #8
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ARI has the ball
Advantage: HOU defense
ARI offHOU defEdge
Points / game 17.6 #25 21.3 #16 HOU
Yards / play 4.85 #24 5.32 #21 Even
EPA / play −0.15 #28 −0.01 #21 HOU
Success rate 40% #26 43% #13 HOU
When HOU has the ball
Advantage: HOU offense
HOU offARI defEdge
Points / game 24.1 #10 26.3 #28 HOU
Yards / play 5.72 #7 5.29 #20 HOU
EPA / play +0.03 #10 +0.05 #31 HOU
Success rate 41% #22 46% #30 HOU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
ARI scoring against the HOU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARI scored
3.5
#22
8.1
#9
11.6
#14
3.3
#26
2.7
#31
6.0
#31
HOU allowed
5.8
#27
3.3
#1
9.1
#4
6.6
#30
5.7
#13
12.2
#26
HOU scoring against the ARI defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
HOU scored
4.6
#14
6.8
#16
11.3
#16
4.6
#9
8.2
#3
12.8
#6
ARI allowed
4.4
#18
7.5
#18
11.9
#17
5.4
#24
9.0
#31
14.4
#31

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
HOU +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
ARI7d
HOU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 126 plays
slowavg 127fast
Quarterback
ARI backup QB started
Not on the final injury report