Thu, Nov 9, 2023, 8:15 PM ESTWeek 10 · at Chicago Bears
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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Market
Open → close
Spread
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no open
CloseCHI -3.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close38
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 16–24 | L | O37 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 23–20 | P | O39.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 18 · close · similar total & spread |
-3 | 31–32 | L | O37.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 17–20 | L | U40 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 20–16 | W | P36 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 18 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 13–16 | L | U40.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar total & spread |
-3 | 30–6 | W | U38.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-4 | 37–34 | L | O41.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar total & situation |
-2.5 | 17–24 | L | O39.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-3 | 20–24 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 13 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 45% of games with totals 35–41 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-7 13% | 1-2 33% | 1-2 33% | |
| 2-7 22% | 2-3 40% | 2-2-1 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
CAR 4–9 CHI
CHI leads · 13 games since 2002 · CHI has won the last 5 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
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
Longer bar = better
#28
Offense
CHI better ▶#17
#27
Defense
CHI better ▶#24
−0.5 #26
Turnovers
◀ CAR better−1.0 #32
67 plays #5
Pace
◀ CAR faster63 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CAR off | CHI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| CHI off | CAR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.4 #21 | 5.3 #24 | 8.6 #26 | 2.4 #29 | 6.5 #13 | 8.9 #22 | |
5.3 #22 | 8.0 #23 | 13.3 #24 | 6.9 #31 | 6.7 #22 | 13.6 #29 |
CHI scoring against the CAR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.8 #19 | 7.9 #12 | 11.7 #13 | 2.8 #27 | 6.4 #14 | 9.2 #20 | |
2.5 #4 | 11.0 #32 | 13.5 #25 | 5.9 #28 | 8.9 #30 | 14.8 #31 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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