Sun, Nov 17, 2024, 4:05 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Denver Broncos
Weather at kickoff49°F5 mphgusts 13DryWeather watch ›
6-4 · Power #20
6
final
Final
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5-5 · Power #15
38
▲ winner
Closing spread
DEN -1.5
✓ DEN W
Total
44.5
▼ Under · 44 pts
Model before kickoff
ATL 22–23 DEN
✓ DEN (54%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDEN -1.5
CloseDEN -1.5
Total43.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DEN -1.5 · unchangedmodel ATL -1
Opened 43.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 1 upmodel 44.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 56%, covered 47% (59 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDEN -1.5
CloseDEN -1.5
Total43.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

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

In the 10 games most like DEN as a 1.5-point home favorite against ATL, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: DEN won 38–6; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 44 points stayed under 44.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 42%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 0.7 against an average line of 2.5; 46.5 points a game (usually 43.2). Of the 4 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.517–37 L O47.5
Very close
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar season form & situation
-2.517–20 L U44.5
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1.529–9 W U44.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total & spread
-2.536–30 W O43.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form
-3.524–22 L U47.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & spread
-2.514–34 L U51.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-2.517–20 L U41.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-3.534–13 W O43.5
Close
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest
-2.521–16 W U43.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & total
-1.527–28 L O45.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Denver Broncos ATS trend Hit
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.

Atlanta Falcons 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Denver Broncos ATS trend (7-2)
Denver Broncos have covered 78% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Denver Broncos 3-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
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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
ATL−0.8 →−0.1▲ 0.7#16
DEN−1.0 →0.0▲ 1.0#15
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

ATL
Longer bar = better
DEN
#9
Offense
◀ ATL better
#23
#23
Defense
DEN better ▶
#4
−0.2 #20
Turnovers
Even
−0.1 #19
62 plays #15
Pace
◀ ATL faster
61 plays #20
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ATL has the ball
Advantage: DEN defense
ATL offDEN defEdge
Points / game 23.8 #13 17.7 #4 DEN
Yards / play 6.01 #6 4.70 #2 Even
EPA / play +0.07 #11 −0.11 #4 DEN
Success rate 48% #4 39% #4 Even
When DEN has the ball
Even matchup
DEN offATL defEdge
Points / game 19.7 #22 23.6 #20 Even
Yards / play 4.95 #24 5.49 #20 Even
EPA / play −0.07 #22 +0.04 #24 Even
Success rate 41% #22 46% #28 DEN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
ATL scoring against the DEN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ATL scored
4.5
#16
9.3
#5
13.8
#8
5.2
#14
4.2
#30
9.4
#23
DEN allowed
4.4
#16
6.2
#15
10.6
#14
3.3
#5
3.8
#2
7.1
#2
DEN scoring against the ATL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DEN scored
2.0
#29
8.7
#8
10.7
#16
3.1
#27
5.9
#20
9.0
#25
ATL allowed
4.0
#11
10.5
#31
14.5
#28
4.0
#8
5.1
#12
9.1
#10

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
DEN +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
49° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ATL7d
DEN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 124 plays
slowavg 124fast
Travel
ATL 1,211 mi
2 time zones

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