Sun, Nov 16, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Atlanta Falcons · Division game
Weather at kickoffIndoorsDome or roof: weather does not applyWeather watch ›
5-5 · Power #26
30
▲ winner
Final
@
3-6 · Power #20
27
final
Closing spread
ATL -4.5
✓ CAR W
Total
41.5
▲ Over · 57 pts
Model before kickoff
CAR 19–23 ATL
✗ ATL (66%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenATL -4.5
CloseATL -4.5
Total42.5 → 41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ATL -4.5 · unchangedmodel ATL -6
Opened 42.5 · closed 41.5 · moved 1 downmodel 42
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 55% (122 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenATL -4.5
CloseATL -4.5
Total42.5 → 41.5
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 ATL as a 4.5-point home favorite against CAR, the favorite won 5, covered 2, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: CAR won 30–27 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 57 points went over 41.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 1.9 against an average line of 4.5; 43.9 points a game (usually 44.5). Of the 6 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 16 · very close · similar situation & rest
-4.538–30 W O43.5
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form
-4.527–28 L O43.5
Very close
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-5.57–17 L U38.5
Close
2024 · Week 18 · close · similar situation & rest
-3.526–23 L O45.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.520–17 L U38.5
Close
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form
-3.526–14 W U43.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & total
-3.56–10 L U40.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar season form & situation
-6.532–26 L O45.5
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-6.510–34 L O43.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & rest
-3.518–30 L O45.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2022 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 Carolina Panthers 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 1-4 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 69-56 (55%)
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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
CAR−3.5 →−4.1▼ 0.6#31
ATL−0.4 →−0.8▼ 0.4#19
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

CAR
Longer bar = better
ATL
#25
Offense
ATL better ▶
#21
#16
Defense
Even
#18
−0.5 #26
Turnovers
ATL better ▶
+0.6 #8
62 plays #14
Pace
◀ CAR faster
61 plays #20
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CAR has the ball
Advantage: ATL defense
CAR offATL defEdge
Points / game 17.7 #28 23.2 #16 ATL
Yards / play 4.79 #29 5.19 #12 ATL
EPA / play −0.06 #27 +0.02 #19 ATL
Success rate 45% #16 47% #25 CAR
When ATL has the ball
Advantage: CAR defense
ATL offCAR defEdge
Points / game 18.7 #27 22.2 #12 CAR
Yards / play 5.38 #15 5.57 #22 ATL
EPA / play −0.04 #25 +0.08 #24 Even
Success rate 44% #18 42% #6 CAR

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CAR scoring against the ATL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CAR scored
3.2
#29
4.0
#30
7.2
#31
3.5
#22
7.0
#14
10.5
#24
ATL allowed
4.6
#17
7.0
#19
11.6
#18
4.8
#19
6.2
#13
11.0
#12
ATL scoring against the CAR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ATL scored
5.7
#9
4.4
#28
10.1
#24
3.3
#24
5.2
#24
8.6
#28
CAR allowed
3.2
#5
10.8
#31
14.0
#26
4.2
#13
4.0
#4
8.2
#4

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ATL +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
CAR7d
ATL7d
Even
Tempo
Average 123 plays
slowavg 122fast