Sun, Oct 27, 2024, 4:25 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Denver Broncos
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1-6 · Power #32
14
final
Final
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4-3 · Power #15
28
▲ winner
Closing spread
DEN -12.5
✓ DEN W
Total
40.5
▲ Over · 42 pts
Model before kickoff
CAR 14–26 DEN
✓ DEN (87%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDEN -7.5
CloseDEN -12.5
Total42.5 → 40.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
5 pts toward Denver Broncos
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DEN -7.5 · closed DEN -12.5 · moved 5 toward DENmodel DEN -11
Opened 42.5 · closed 40.5 · moved 2 downmodel 40.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDEN -7.5
CloseDEN -12.5
Total42.5 → 40.5
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 1 games most like DEN as a 12.5-point home favorite against CAR, the favorite won 1, covered 1, and 1 went over the total.

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This game: DEN won 28–14; the favorite covered, as in 1 of the 1 similar games. 42 points went over 40.5, as in 1 of 1.
Favorite won
1 of 1100%
Normal range · usually 81%
Favorite covered
1 of 1100%
Normal range · usually 54%
Went over
1 of 1100%
Normal range · usually 53%

Only 1 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 28 against an average line of 12.5; 48 points a game (usually 45.8). When games like this go over ›

All 1 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
DEN vs DET
2021 · Week 14 · loose · similar situation
-12.538–10 W O42
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 6 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Denver Broncos ATS trend Hit
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 22-16 (58%) in our 2023–25 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
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.

Carolina Panthers ATS struggles (1-6)
Carolina Panthers have covered only 14% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Carolina Panthers away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Carolina Panthers 1-6 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 69-56 (55%)
Denver Broncos ATS trend (5-1)
Denver Broncos have covered 83% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Market moved toward Denver Broncos
5 pts (DEN -7.5 → DEN -12.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 2
42.5 → 40.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
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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−2.5 →−7.0▼ 4.5#32
DEN−1.0 →+0.5▲ 1.5#15
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

CAR
Longer bar = better
DEN
#27
Offense
DEN better ▶
#22
#31
Defense
DEN better ▶
#2
−0.9 #28
Turnovers
DEN better ▶
0.0 #17
58 plays #28
Pace
DEN faster ▶
60 plays #23
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CAR has the ball
Advantage: DEN defense
CAR offDEN defEdge
Points / game 15.7 #28 15.1 #3 DEN
Yards / play 4.88 #25 4.39 #1 DEN
EPA / play −0.19 #30 −0.19 #1 DEN
Success rate 39% #26 38% #2 DEN
When DEN has the ball
Advantage: DEN offense
DEN offCAR defEdge
Points / game 20.7 #22 34.7 #32 DEN
Yards / play 4.94 #24 6.03 #31 DEN
EPA / play −0.09 #25 +0.17 #31 DEN
Success rate 42% #18 49% #31 DEN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CAR scoring against the DEN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CAR scored
3.0
#24
5.9
#22
8.9
#23
4.1
#19
2.7
#30
6.9
#29
DEN allowed
4.3
#14
5.0
#5
9.3
#6
2.3
#4
3.6
#3
5.9
#2
DEN scoring against the CAR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DEN scored
2.9
#25
6.0
#21
8.9
#23
3.4
#23
8.4
#4
11.9
#15
CAR allowed
8.7
#32
13.3
#32
22.0
#32
5.6
#19
7.1
#22
12.7
#25

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
DEN +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
78° · 4 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CAR7d
DEN10d
DEN +3 days
Tempo
Slow 117 plays
slowavg 123fast
Travel
CAR 1,357 mi
2 time zones
Quarterback
CAR QB listed out or doubtful
Model priced CAR with its QB out