Sun, Nov 3, 2024, 4:05 PM ESTWeek 9 · at Arizona Cardinals
Weather at kickoffIndoorsDome or roof: weather does not applyWeather watch ›
4-3 · Power #24
9
final
Final
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4-4 · Power #17
29
▲ winner
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
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Arizona Cardinals
Total
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
Opened 44.5 · unchangedmodel 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
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 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar season form & team ratings
-2.536–30 W O43.5
Very close
2024 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.521–16 W U43.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.517–37 L O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close
-2.517–20 L U41.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & rest
-1.523–20 W U47.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total
-3.537–34 L O44.5
Close
LV vs NE
2022 · Week 15 · close · similar situation & season form
-230–24 W O45.5
Loose
CLE vs NE
2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & team ratings
-2.515–38 L O43.5
Loose
MIN vs NE
2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar team ratings & season form
-2.533–26 W O41.5
Loose
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & spread
-2.514–30 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%)
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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
CHI−0.3 →+0.3▲ 0.6#15
ARI−1.7 →−1.7–#24
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

CHI
Longer bar = better
ARI
#21
Offense
ARI better ▶
#12
#7
Defense
◀ CHI better
#28
+0.7 #7
Turnovers
◀ CHI better
+0.1 #14
64 plays #7
Pace
◀ CHI faster
58 plays #29
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CHI has the ball
Advantage: CHI offense
CHI offARI defEdge
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
When ARI has the ball
Advantage: CHI defense
ARI offCHI defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CHI scored
1.4
#31
7.7
#14
9.1
#23
4.9
#14
9.3
#2
14.1
#6
ARI allowed
5.1
#20
9.4
#26
14.5
#28
6.0
#24
5.1
#13
11.1
#15
ARI scoring against the CHI defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARI scored
5.3
#12
6.3
#20
11.5
#15
4.3
#17
6.5
#16
10.8
#18
CHI allowed
4.1
#14
5.1
#6
9.3
#9
3.3
#5
4.4
#7
7.7
#5

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARI +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
CHI7d
ARI7d
Even
Tempo
Average 122 plays
slowavg 123fast