Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 8:15 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Philadelphia Eagles
Weather at kickoff70°F8 mphgusts 15DryWeather watch ›
0-1 · Power #20
22
▲ winner
Final
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1-0 · Power #2
21
final
Closing spread
PHI -5.5
✓ ATL W
Total
46.5
▼ Under · 43 pts
Model before kickoff
ATL 21–27 PHI
✗ PHI (69%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPHI -4
ClosePHI -5.5
Total48.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Philadelphia Eagles
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened PHI -4 · closed PHI -5.5 · moved 1.5 toward PHImodel PHI -5.5 matches the line
Opened 48.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 2 downmodel 47.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 3.5–7.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 51% (80 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPHI -4
ClosePHI -5.5
Total48.5 → 46.5
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 PHI as a 5.5-point home favorite against ATL, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 0 went over the total.

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This game: ATL won 22–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 43 points stayed under 46.5, as in 10 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 43%
Went over
0 of 100%
Below normal · usually 46%

Overs below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 7.4 against an average line of 5.8; 35.2 points a game (usually 45.2). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
LV vs CHI
2021 · Week 5 · loose
-5.59–20 L U46
Loose
2023 · Week 11 · loose
-5.521–16 L U48
Loose
CLE vs CHI
2021 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation
-7.526–6 W U44.5
Loose
GB vs PIT
2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & team ratings
-627–17 W U45
Loose
SEA vs LAR
2022 · Week 18 · loose
-519–16 L U43
Loose
DEN vs WSH
2021 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & situation
-417–10 W U45
Loose
SEA vs JAX
2021 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation
-431–7 W U44.5
Loose
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation
-6.524–17 W U49
Loose
MIA vs PIT
2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation
-716–10 L U44
Loose
BAL vs CLE
2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation
-6.523–20 L U46.5
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 Philadelphia Eagles ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

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

Market moved toward Philadelphia Eagles
1.5 pts (PHI -4 → PHI -5.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 2
48.5 → 46.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Small sample warning
Atlanta Falcons has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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 →−1.6▼ 0.8#27
PHI−0.1 →+0.1▲ 0.2#15
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1

ATL
Longer bar = better
PHI
#26
Offense
PHI better ▶
#8
#7
Defense
◀ ATL better
#28
−3.0 #32
Turnovers
Even
−2.0 #31
50 plays #31
Pace
PHI faster ▶
74 plays #1
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ATL has the ball
Even matchup
ATL offPHI defEdge
Points / game 10.0 #31 29.0 #29 Even
Yards / play 4.52 #26 7.14 #32 ATL
EPA / play −0.35 #31 +0.18 #30 Even
Success rate 43% #17 42% #19 Even
When PHI has the ball
Even matchup
PHI offATL defEdge
Points / game 34.0 #3 18.0 #6 Even
Yards / play 5.54 #15 4.09 #3 ATL
EPA / play +0.06 #7 −0.10 #11 Even
Success rate 47% #8 39% #9 Even

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PHI +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
70° · 8 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ATL8d
PHI10d
PHI +2 days
Tempo
Average 124 plays
slowavg 121fast