Sun, Dec 8, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Philadelphia Eagles
Closing spread
PHI -13.5
✓ CAR W
Total
44.5
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
CAR 14–28 PHI
✓ PHI (89%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPHI -12.5
ClosePHI -13.5
Total45.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenPHI -12.5
1 → PHI
ClosePHI -13.5
1 pt toward Philadelphia Eagles
Total
Open45.5
▼ 1
Close44.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened PHI -12.5 · closed PHI -13.5 · moved 1 toward PHImodel PHI -15.5
model PHI -15.5
Opened 45.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 1 downmodel 42.5
model 42.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 48% (40 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPHI -12.5
ClosePHI -13.5
Total45.5 → 44.5
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
PHI as a 13.5-point home favorite against CAR, the favorite won 10, covered 8, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: PHI won 22–16; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 1 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 44.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 86%
Favorite covered
8 of 989%
Above normal · usually 52%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 56%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 27.5 against an average line of 13.5; 47.9 points a game (usually 46.4). Of the 3 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-13.5 | 19–17 | L | U41.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-14.5 | 52–6 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form |
-12.5 | 52–14 | W | O46.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 17 · close · similar rest & situation |
-14 | 29–15 | P | U46 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-15.5 | 27–10 | W | U42.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-14 | 38–3 | W | U44.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-13 | 37–7 | W | U47.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest |
-10.5 | 40–7 | W | U50.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-14 | 38–13 | W | O40.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar season form |
-13 | 45–10 | W | O48 |
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Philadelphia Eagles ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
Carolina Panthers away ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Philadelphia Eagles home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Market moved toward Philadelphia Eagles
1 pt (PHI -12.5 → PHI -13.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Wind 14 mph
Outdoor NFL games with 14 mph wind at kickoff have stayed under the total more often than the market allows for. · Backtest 2023–26: 57-46 (55%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 15 in the 4th quarter and got 8. 51% of games with totals 41.5–47.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 8-2 80% | |
| 9-1 90% | 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
The series
CAR 6–8 PHI
PHI leads · 14 games since 1999 · CAR has won the last meeting
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−2.5 →−7.1▼ 4.6#32
PHI−0.1 →+4.8▲ 4.9#4
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#26
Offense
PHI better ▶#8
#31
Defense
PHI better ▶#4
−0.3 #23
Turnovers
PHI better ▶+0.3 #10
58 plays #31
Pace
PHI faster ▶65 plays #5
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CAR off | PHI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.1 #30 | 18.2 #4 | PHI |
| Yards / play | 5.03 #24 | 4.77 #1 | PHI |
| EPA / play | −0.11 #28 | −0.08 #5 | PHI |
| Success rate | 41% #21 | 40% #4 | PHI |
| PHI off | CAR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.7 #8 | 30.5 #32 | PHI |
| Yards / play | 5.80 #9 | 5.79 #28 | PHI |
| EPA / play | +0.11 #5 | +0.12 #31 | PHI |
| Success rate | 46% #10 | 49% #32 | PHI |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CAR scoring against the PHI defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.4 #22 | 5.8 #21 | 9.3 #23 | 4.4 #18 | 4.2 #30 | 8.6 #27 | |
4.7 #23 | 4.3 #3 | 8.9 #5 | 4.6 #9 | 4.7 #6 | 9.3 #6 |
PHI scoring against the CAR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.4 #32 | 9.0 #7 | 10.4 #17 | 7.3 #3 | 9.0 #2 | 16.3 #1 | |
7.0 #31 | 11.2 #32 | 18.2 #32 | 5.3 #21 | 6.8 #21 | 12.1 #20 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
55° · 14 mph
gusts 34 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
CAR7d
PHI7d
Even
Tempo
Average 123 plays
slowavg 124fast
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