Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at New York Jets
Weather at kickoff64°F10 mphgusts 20Wet0.0 mmWet Over 51% of 104 games since 2023Weather watch ›
1-2 · Power #15
10
▲ winner
Final
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2-1 · Power #23
9
final
Closing spread
NYJ -8.5
✓ DEN W
Total
39.5
▼ Under · 19 pts
Model before kickoff
DEN 17–25 NYJ
✗ NYJ (76%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNYJ -7.5
CloseNYJ -8.5
Total38.5 → 39.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward New York Jets
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NYJ -7.5 · closed NYJ -8.5 · moved 1 toward NYJmodel NYJ -2.5
Opened 38.5 · closed 39.5 · moved 1 upmodel 41.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–10.5 since 2023: won 71%, covered 47% (45 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNYJ -7.5
CloseNYJ -8.5
Total38.5 → 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 9 games most like NYJ as an 8.5-point home favorite against DEN, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: DEN won 10–9 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 9 similar games. 19 points stayed under 39.5, as in 3 of 9.
Favorite won
8 of 989%
Normal range · usually 77%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 53%

Only 9 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 9.6 against an average line of 7.7; 44.2 points a game (usually 47.4). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 9 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation
-6.524–3 W U39.5
Loose
2024 · Week 2 · loose · similar situation
-6.519–13 L U45.5
Loose
CIN vs BAL
2022 · Postseason · loose
-7.524–17 L O40
Loose
PHI vs DAL
2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar season form
-6.526–17 W O42.5
Loose
NE vs TEN
2021 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & team ratings
-736–13 W O43.5
Loose
NE vs CHI
2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation
-8.514–33 L O40
Loose
2023 · Week 14 · loose
-7.537–31 L O42
Loose
DAL vs CHI
2022 · Week 8 · loose
-1049–29 W O42.5
Loose
SF vs NO
2022 · Week 12 · loose
-913–0 W U43.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight New York Jets 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.

Market moved toward New York Jets
1 pt (NYJ -7.5 → NYJ -8.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Small sample warning
Denver Broncos have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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
DEN−1.0 →−0.2▲ 0.8#17
NYJ−1.2 →+0.4▲ 1.6#15
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

DEN
Longer bar = better
NYJ
#26
Offense
NYJ better ▶
#11
#6
Defense
Even
#9
−0.7 #28
Turnovers
NYJ better ▶
+0.3 #12
63 plays #11
Pace
◀ DEN faster
58 plays #21
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When DEN has the ball
Advantage: NYJ defense
DEN offNYJ defEdge
Points / game 17.3 #23 17.3 #8 NYJ
Yards / play 4.65 #26 4.72 #9 NYJ
EPA / play −0.16 #26 −0.10 #10 NYJ
Success rate 38% #29 39% #8 NYJ
When NYJ has the ball
Advantage: DEN defense
NYJ offDEN defEdge
Points / game 22.3 #14 15.3 #6 DEN
Yards / play 5.32 #17 4.47 #3 DEN
EPA / play +0.10 #5 −0.19 #7 Even
Success rate 49% #7 39% #7 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
DEN scoring against the NYJ defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DEN scored
5.7
#9
5.3
#19
11.0
#17
0.0
#32
6.3
#10
6.3
#26
NYJ allowed
3.3
#8
6.3
#18
9.7
#12
5.7
#21
2.0
#1
7.7
#10
NYJ scoring against the DEN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NYJ scored
4.7
#15
4.7
#25
9.3
#20
7.7
#3
5.3
#18
13.0
#8
DEN allowed
3.3
#8
5.3
#10
8.7
#8
4.3
#12
2.3
#4
6.7
#7

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NYJ +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 10 mph
gusts 20 mph · 0.004 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
DEN7d
NYJ10d
NYJ +3 days
Tempo
Average 121 plays
slowavg 121fast
Travel
DEN 1,624 mi
2 time zones

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