Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 4:05 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Washington Commanders
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1-5 · Power #32
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4-2 · Power #10
40
▲ winner
Closing spread
WSH -10.5
✓ WSH W
Total
50.5
▼ Under · 47 pts
Model before kickoff
CAR 20–30 WSH
✓ WSH (83%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSH -9.5
CloseWSH -10.5
Total50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Washington Commanders
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WSH -9.5 · closed WSH -10.5 · moved 1 toward WSHmodel WSH -10
Opened 50.5 · unchangedmodel 50
Openline modelKickoff
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSH -9.5
CloseWSH -10.5
Total50.5
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 6 games most like WSH as a 10.5-point home favorite against CAR, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: WSH won 40–7; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 6 similar games. 47 points stayed under 50.5, as in 4 of 6.
Favorite won
5 of 683%
Normal range · usually 86%
Favorite covered
3 of 650%
Normal range · usually 55%
Went over
2 of 633%
Normal range · usually 52%

Only 6 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 10.2 against an average line of 9.8; 47.8 points a game (usually 47.2). When games like this go over ›

All 6 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
TB vs MIA
2021 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation
-1145–17 W O48
Loose
IND vs JAX
2021 · Week 10 · loose
-10.523–17 L U48
Loose
MIN vs DET
2021 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation
-1019–17 L U50
Loose
IND vs NYJ
2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation
-1045–30 W O45.5
Loose
2023 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation
-9.519–8 W U48.5
Loose
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation
-7.523–24 L U48.5
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Washington Commanders ATS trend Hit
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 22-16 (58%) in our 2023–25 backtest.
Slight Over 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 (1-5)
Carolina Panthers have covered only 17% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Carolina Panthers 1-5 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 69-56 (55%)
Washington Commanders ATS trend (5-1)
Washington Commanders have covered 83% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Market moved toward Washington Commanders
1 pt (WSH -9.5 → WSH -10.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Both teams trending Over (10-2 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2024–26: 11-13 (46%)
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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 →−6.0▼ 3.5#32
WSH−3.1 →−0.1▲ 3.0#17
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

CAR
Longer bar = better
WSH
#26
Offense
WSH better ▶
#4
#30
Defense
WSH better ▶
#26
−0.7 #25
Turnovers
WSH better ▶
+0.2 #12
60 plays #20
Pace
WSH faster ▶
62 plays #16
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CAR has the ball
Even matchup
CAR offWSH defEdge
Points / game 17.2 #28 24.2 #22 WSH
Yards / play 4.96 #21 6.00 #29 CAR
EPA / play −0.16 #27 +0.09 #26 Even
Success rate 39% #29 47% #26 Even
When WSH has the ball
Advantage: WSH offense
WSH offCAR defEdge
Points / game 29.7 #3 33.8 #32 WSH
Yards / play 6.13 #5 5.92 #27 WSH
EPA / play +0.23 #1 +0.15 #30 WSH
Success rate 49% #5 48% #29 WSH

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CAR scoring against the WSH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CAR scored
3.5
#22
6.8
#17
10.3
#21
4.8
#16
2.0
#31
6.8
#28
WSH allowed
4.8
#18
6.5
#12
11.3
#16
5.7
#23
7.2
#23
12.8
#25
WSH scoring against the CAR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WSH scored
4.5
#15
10.2
#3
14.7
#8
7.2
#4
7.8
#4
15.0
#1
CAR allowed
8.5
#32
12.7
#32
21.2
#32
4.8
#15
7.8
#26
12.7
#23

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WSH +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
71° · 3 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CAR7d
WSH7d
Even
Tempo
Average 122 plays
slowavg 124fast
Quarterback
WSH backup QB started
Not on the final injury report