Sun, Nov 3, 2024, 4:05 PM ESTWeek 9 · at Arizona Cardinals
Closing spread
ARI -1.5
✓ ARI W
Total
44.5
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
CHI 22–23 ARI
✓ ARI (55%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARI -1
CloseARI -1.5
Total44.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenARI -1
0.5 → ARI
CloseARI -1.5
0.5 pts toward Arizona Cardinals
Total
Open44.5
no move
Close44.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ARI -1 · closed ARI -1.5 · moved 0.5 toward ARImodel ARI -0.5
model ARI -0.5
Opened 44.5 · unchangedmodel 45
model 45
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 57%, covered 48% (56 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARI -1
CloseARI -1.5
Total44.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
ARI as a 1.5-point home favorite against CHI, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: ARI won 29–9; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 44.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 43%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 3.2 against an average line of 2.5; 51.8 points a game (usually 43.2). Of the 4 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 5 · very close · similar season form & team ratings |
-2.5 | 36–30 | W | O43.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 21–16 | W | U43.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 17–37 | L | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close |
-2.5 | 17–20 | L | U41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & rest |
-1.5 | 23–20 | W | U47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total |
-3.5 | 37–34 | L | O44.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 15 · close · similar situation & season form |
-2 | 30–24 | W | O45.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & team ratings |
-2.5 | 15–38 | L | O43.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar team ratings & season form |
-2.5 | 33–26 | W | O41.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 14–30 | L | O36.5 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Chicago Bears ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Chicago Bears ATS trend (5-2)
Chicago Bears have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 12 in the 4th quarter and got 5. 49% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | |
| 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
CHI 6–4 ARI
CHI leads · 10 games since 2001 · ARI has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24 2023 | Arizona Cardinals 16 @ Chicago Bears 27 | CHI -4.5 | CHI W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CHI−0.3 →+0.3▲ 0.6#15
ARI−1.7 →−1.7–#24
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#21
Offense
ARI better ▶#12
#7
Defense
◀ CHI better#28
+0.7 #7
Turnovers
◀ CHI better+0.1 #14
64 plays #7
Pace
◀ CHI faster58 plays #29
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CHI off | ARI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.3 #15 | 25.6 #24 | CHI |
| Yards / play | 4.73 #27 | 5.95 #28 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.05 #22 | +0.12 #29 | CHI |
| Success rate | 41% #20 | 51% #32 | CHI |
| ARI off | CHI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.3 #18 | 17.0 #4 | CHI |
| Yards / play | 5.86 #8 | 5.27 #9 | Even |
| EPA / play | +0.06 #12 | −0.10 #5 | CHI |
| Success rate | 47% #8 | 40% #8 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CHI scoring against the ARI defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.4 #31 | 7.7 #14 | 9.1 #23 | 4.9 #14 | 9.3 #2 | 14.1 #6 | |
5.1 #20 | 9.4 #26 | 14.5 #28 | 6.0 #24 | 5.1 #13 | 11.1 #15 |
ARI scoring against the CHI defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #12 | 6.3 #20 | 11.5 #15 | 4.3 #17 | 6.5 #16 | 10.8 #18 | |
4.1 #14 | 5.1 #6 | 9.3 #9 | 3.3 #5 | 4.4 #7 | 7.7 #5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
CHI7d
ARI7d
Even
Tempo
Average 122 plays
slowavg 123fast
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