Thu, Nov 9, 2023, 8:15 PM ESTWeek 10 · at Chicago Bears
Weather at kickoff45°F10 mphDryWeather watch ›
1-7 · Power #31
13
final
Final
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2-7 · Power #18
16
▲ winner
Closing spread
CHI -3.5
✓ CAR W
Total
38
▼ Under · 29 pts
Model before kickoff
CAR 22–25 CHI
✓ CHI (62%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCHI -3.5
Total38
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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCHI -3.5
Total38
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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 CHI as a 3.5-point home favorite against CAR, the favorite won 4, covered 2, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: CHI won 16–13; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 29 points stayed under 38, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
2 of 922%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 45%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 0.8 against an average line of 3; 44 points a game (usually 46.3). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CAR vs PIT
2022 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & total
-316–24 L O37
Very close
CHI vs HOU
2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & total
-323–20 P O39.5
Close
IND vs HOU
2022 · Week 18 · close · similar total & spread
-331–32 L O37.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread
-2.517–20 L U40
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-320–16 W P36
Close
BAL vs PIT
2021 · Week 18 · close · similar spread & situation
-313–16 L U40.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar total & spread
-330–6 W U38.5
Close
ATL vs CAR
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-437–34 L O41.5
Close
IND vs PIT
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar total & situation
-2.517–24 L O39.5
Close
PIT vs NYJ
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-320–24 L O41.5
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
No clear signal on the spread
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.

Small sample warning
Carolina Panthers have 3 games 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
CAR−2.1 →−4.1▼ 2.0#30
CHI−5.2 →−3.1▲ 2.1#27
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

CAR
Longer bar = better
CHI
#28
Offense
CHI better ▶
#17
#27
Defense
CHI better ▶
#24
−0.5 #26
Turnovers
◀ CAR better
−1.0 #32
67 plays #5
Pace
◀ CAR faster
63 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CAR has the ball
Even matchup
CAR offCHI defEdge
Points / game 17.5 #26 26.9 #29 Even
Yards / play 4.23 #31 5.42 #23 CHI
EPA / play −0.16 #27 +0.04 #28 Even
Success rate 39% #27 43% #15 CHI
When CHI has the ball
Advantage: CHI offense
CHI offCAR defEdge
Points / game 20.9 #19 28.3 #31 CHI
Yards / play 5.17 #17 5.22 #19 Even
EPA / play −0.06 #21 +0.05 #30 CHI
Success rate 45% #11 47% #29 CHI

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CAR scoring against the CHI defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CAR scored
3.4
#21
5.3
#24
8.6
#26
2.4
#29
6.5
#13
8.9
#22
CHI allowed
5.3
#22
8.0
#23
13.3
#24
6.9
#31
6.7
#22
13.6
#29
CHI scoring against the CAR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CHI scored
3.8
#19
7.9
#12
11.7
#13
2.8
#27
6.4
#14
9.2
#20
CAR allowed
2.5
#4
11.0
#32
13.5
#25
5.9
#28
8.9
#30
14.8
#31

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CHI +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
45° · 10 mph
gusts 14 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
CAR4d short
CHI4d short
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 127fast