Sun, Oct 19, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at New York Jets
Weather at kickoff70°F10 mphgusts 25DryWindy Over 46% of 93 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-3 · Power #26
13
▲ winner
Final
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0-6 · Power #32
6
final
Closing spread
NYJ -1.5
✓ CAR W
Total
39.5
▼ Under · 19 pts
Model before kickoff
CAR 21–22 NYJ
✗ NYJ (56%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNYJ -1.5
CloseNYJ -1.5
Total44.5 → 39.5
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 5 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NYJ -1.5 · unchangedmodel NYJ -2
Opened 44.5 · closed 39.5 · moved 5 downmodel 43
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 58%, covered 52% (91 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNYJ -1.5
CloseNYJ -1.5
Total44.5 → 39.5
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 NYJ as a 1.5-point home favorite against CAR, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: CAR won 13–6 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 19 points stayed under 39.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 44%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 2.4 against an average line of 2.5; 39.4 points a game (usually 43.2). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2025 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & season form
-2.519–20 L U42.5
Close
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation
-342–13 W O42.5
Close
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & situation
-2.514–30 L O41.5
Loose
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & situation
-2.517–20 L U40
Loose
SEA vs ATL
2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & season form
-123–27 L O43.5
Loose
NYG vs CHI
2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & team ratings
-320–12 W U39
Loose
IND vs PIT
2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & season form
-2.517–24 L O39.5
Loose
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & season form
-2.521–16 W U43.5
Loose
IND vs WSH
2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & season form
-316–17 L U40
Loose
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar situation & season form
-2.520–6 W U39
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
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under trend Hit
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.

Total moved down 5
44.5 → 39.5. · 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−3.5 →−2.9▲ 0.6#26
NYJ−1.0 →−3.1▼ 2.1#27
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

CAR
Longer bar = better
NYJ
#18
Offense
◀ CAR better
#24
#19
Defense
Even
#20
−0.7 #27
Turnovers
◀ CAR better
−1.2 #32
65 plays #5
Pace
◀ CAR faster
60 plays #21
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CAR has the ball
Even matchup
CAR offNYJ defEdge
Points / game 22.0 #19 28.3 #28 CAR
Yards / play 5.13 #23 5.49 #20 Even
EPA / play 0.00 #21 +0.13 #28 CAR
Success rate 47% #10 41% #2 NYJ
When NYJ has the ball
Advantage: CAR defense
NYJ offCAR defEdge
Points / game 20.5 #25 24.3 #21 Even
Yards / play 4.68 #30 5.59 #22 CAR
EPA / play −0.07 #27 +0.08 #27 Even
Success rate 45% #15 41% #4 CAR

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CAR scoring against the NYJ defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CAR scored
3.7
#22
3.8
#30
7.5
#28
4.3
#16
10.2
#3
14.5
#5
NYJ allowed
6.0
#24
10.7
#31
16.7
#30
4.5
#15
7.2
#19
11.7
#17
NYJ scoring against the CAR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NYJ scored
3.5
#23
3.2
#31
6.7
#30
3.7
#23
10.2
#3
13.8
#8
CAR allowed
4.3
#15
12.7
#32
17.0
#31
3.5
#8
3.8
#4
7.3
#4

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NYJ +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
70° · 10 mph
gusts 25 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
CAR7d
NYJ7d
Even
Tempo
Average 124 plays
slowavg 122fast
Quarterback
NYJ backup QB started
Not on the final injury report