Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at New York Jets
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
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenNYJ -7.5
1 → NYJ
CloseNYJ -8.5
1 pt toward New York Jets
Total
Open38.5
▲ 1
Close39.5
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
model NYJ -2.5
Opened 38.5 · closed 39.5 · moved 1 upmodel 41.5
model 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
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose |
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation |
-6.5 | 24–3 | W | U39.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 2 · loose · similar situation |
-6.5 | 19–13 | L | U45.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Postseason · loose |
-7.5 | 24–17 | L | O40 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar season form |
-6.5 | 26–17 | W | O42.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & team ratings |
-7 | 36–13 | W | O43.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation |
-8.5 | 14–33 | L | O40 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 14 · loose |
-7.5 | 37–31 | L | O42 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 8 · loose |
-10 | 49–29 | W | O42.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 12 · loose |
-9 | 13–0 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 27 in the 4th quarter and got 6. 50% of games with totals 36.5–42.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 5-4 56% | 5-4 56% | |
| 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
DEN 10–6 NYJ
DEN leads · 16 games since 1999 · DEN has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 2023 | New York Jets 31 @ Denver Broncos 21 | — | — |
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
Longer bar = better
#26
Offense
NYJ better ▶#11
#6
Defense
Even#9
−0.7 #28
Turnovers
NYJ better ▶+0.3 #12
63 plays #11
Pace
◀ DEN faster58 plays #21
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| DEN off | NYJ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| NYJ off | DEN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.7 #9 | 5.3 #19 | 11.0 #17 | 0.0 #32 | 6.3 #10 | 6.3 #26 | |
3.3 #8 | 6.3 #18 | 9.7 #12 | 5.7 #21 | 2.0 #1 | 7.7 #10 |
NYJ scoring against the DEN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.7 #15 | 4.7 #25 | 9.3 #20 | 7.7 #3 | 5.3 #18 | 13.0 #8 | |
3.3 #8 | 5.3 #10 | 8.7 #8 | 4.3 #12 | 2.3 #4 | 6.7 #7 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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