Sun, Nov 16, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Atlanta Falcons · Division game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenATL -4.5
no move
CloseATL -4.5
No change since the open
Total
Open42.5
▼ 1
Close41.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ATL -4.5 · unchangedmodel ATL -6
model ATL -6
Opened 42.5 · closed 41.5 · moved 1 downmodel 42
model 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
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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
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 16 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-4.5 | 38–30 | W | O43.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-4.5 | 27–28 | L | O43.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-5.5 | 7–17 | L | U38.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 18 · close · similar situation & rest |
-3.5 | 26–23 | L | O45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 20–17 | L | U38.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 26–14 | W | U43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & total |
-3.5 | 6–10 | L | U40.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar season form & situation |
-6.5 | 32–26 | L | O45.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 10–34 | L | O43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & rest |
-3.5 | 18–30 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 163 earlier overs in games with totals 38.5–44.5, 25% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | |
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 5 since 2023
CAR 22–33 ATL
ATL leads · 55 games since 1999 · CAR has won the last 4 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 2025 | Atlanta Falcons 0 @ Carolina Panthers 30 | ATL -4.5 | CAR W |
| Jan 5 2024 | Carolina Panthers 44 @ Atlanta Falcons 38 | ATL -7.5 | CAR W |
| Oct 13 2024 | Atlanta Falcons 38 @ Carolina Panthers 20 | ATL -6.5 | ATL W |
| Dec 17 2023 | Atlanta Falcons 7 @ Carolina Panthers 9 | ATL -2.5 | CAR W |
| Sep 10 2023 | Carolina Panthers 10 @ Atlanta Falcons 24 | — | — |
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
Longer bar = better
#25
Offense
ATL better ▶#21
#16
Defense
Even#18
−0.5 #26
Turnovers
ATL better ▶+0.6 #8
62 plays #14
Pace
◀ CAR faster61 plays #20
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CAR off | ATL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ATL off | CAR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.2 #29 | 4.0 #30 | 7.2 #31 | 3.5 #22 | 7.0 #14 | 10.5 #24 | |
4.6 #17 | 7.0 #19 | 11.6 #18 | 4.8 #19 | 6.2 #13 | 11.0 #12 |
ATL scoring against the CAR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.7 #9 | 4.4 #28 | 10.1 #24 | 3.3 #24 | 5.2 #24 | 8.6 #28 | |
3.2 #5 | 10.8 #31 | 14.0 #26 | 4.2 #13 | 4.0 #4 | 8.2 #4 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
CAR7d
ATL7d
Even
Tempo
Average 123 plays
slowavg 122fast
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