Sun, Oct 19, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at New York Jets
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenNYJ -1.5
no move
CloseNYJ -1.5
No change since the open
Total
Open44.5
▼ 5
Close39.5
Down 5 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NYJ -1.5 · unchangedmodel NYJ -2
model NYJ -2
Opened 44.5 · closed 39.5 · moved 5 downmodel 43
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2025 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 19–20 | L | U42.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 42–13 | W | O42.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 14–30 | L | O41.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 17–20 | L | U40 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-1 | 23–27 | L | O43.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & team ratings |
-3 | 20–12 | W | U39 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 17–24 | L | O39.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 21–16 | W | U43.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 16–17 | L | U40 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-2.5 | 20–6 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 24 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 57% of games with totals 36.5–42.5 went over.
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% | 8-2 80% | |
| 2-8 20% | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
The series
CAR 5–2 NYJ
CAR leads · 7 games since 2001 · CAR has won the last 4 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−3.5 →−2.9▲ 0.6#26
NYJ−1.0 →−3.1▼ 2.1#27
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#18
Offense
◀ CAR better#24
#19
Defense
Even#20
−0.7 #27
Turnovers
◀ CAR better−1.2 #32
65 plays #5
Pace
◀ CAR faster60 plays #21
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CAR off | NYJ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| NYJ off | CAR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.7 #22 | 3.8 #30 | 7.5 #28 | 4.3 #16 | 10.2 #3 | 14.5 #5 | |
6.0 #24 | 10.7 #31 | 16.7 #30 | 4.5 #15 | 7.2 #19 | 11.7 #17 |
NYJ scoring against the CAR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 #23 | 3.2 #31 | 6.7 #30 | 3.7 #23 | 10.2 #3 | 13.8 #8 | |
4.3 #15 | 12.7 #32 | 17.0 #31 | 3.5 #8 | 3.8 #4 | 7.3 #4 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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