Sun, Nov 19, 2023, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Houston Texans
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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Market
Open → close
Spread
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no open
CloseHOU -5.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close48
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-5.5 | 9–20 | L | U46 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 15 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-6 | 33–26 | W | O49.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 23–20 | L | U46.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Postseason · very close · similar spread & total |
-6 | 26–19 | W | U49 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 18 · close · similar spread & rest |
-5.5 | 30–38 | L | O48.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 16 · close · similar situation & total |
-4.5 | 27–24 | L | O48.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & season form |
-4.5 | 34–27 | W | O50 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 24–17 | W | U49 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-7 | 26–14 | W | U46 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-6 | 24–17 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 12 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 43% of games with totals 45–51 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 3-3 50% | 2-4 33% | |
| 5-4 56% | 2-2 50% | 2-2 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
ARI 3–4 HOU
HOU leads · 7 games since 2005 · HOU has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| ARI off | HOU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| HOU off | ARI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 #22 | 8.1 #9 | 11.6 #14 | 3.3 #26 | 2.7 #31 | 6.0 #31 | |
5.8 #27 | 3.3 #1 | 9.1 #4 | 6.6 #30 | 5.7 #13 | 12.2 #26 |
HOU scoring against the ARI defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.6 #14 | 6.8 #16 | 11.3 #16 | 4.6 #9 | 8.2 #3 | 12.8 #6 | |
4.4 #18 | 7.5 #18 | 11.9 #17 | 5.4 #24 | 9.0 #31 | 14.4 #31 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
Schedules, links & other games
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