Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 9:30 AM EDTWeek 6 · Neutral site
Closing spread
DEN -6.5
✓ NYJ W
Total
43.5
▼ Under · 24 pts
Model before kickoff
DEN 26–19 NYJ
✓ DEN (72%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDEN -7.5
CloseDEN -6.5
Total43.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenDEN -7.5
1 → NYJ
CloseDEN -6.5
1 pt toward New York Jets
Total
Open43.5
no move
Close43.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DEN -7.5 · closed DEN -6.5 · moved 1 toward NYJmodel DEN -5.5
model DEN -5.5
Opened 43.5 · unchangedmodel 44.5
model 44.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 22% (23 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDEN -7.5
CloseDEN -6.5
Total43.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 4 games most like
DEN as a 6.5-point neutral-site favorite against NYJ, the favorite won 3, covered 3, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: DEN won 13–11; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 1 of the 4 similar games. 24 points stayed under 43.5, as in 1 of 4.
Favorite won
3 of 475%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
3 of 475%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
3 of 475%
Normal range · usually 50%
Only 4 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 8.8 against an average line of 6.1; 43.8 points a game (usually 45.7). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 4 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | 2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-7.5 | 38–10 | W | O43 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 24–16 | W | U41.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-8 | 22–27 | L | O41.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 21–17 | W | O35.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2022 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 New York Jets ATS trend Hit
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 (DEN -7.5 → DEN -6.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 23 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 52% of games with totals 40.5–46.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | |
| 2-8 20% | 5-5 50% | 8-2 80% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 2024 | Denver Broncos 10 @ New York Jets 9 | NYJ -8.5 | DEN W |
| 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+0.4 →+2.2▲ 1.8#9
NYJ−1.0 →−2.9▼ 1.9#25
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#16
Offense
Even#17
#3
Defense
◀ DEN better#24
−0.4 #22
Turnovers
◀ DEN better−1.6 #32
65 plays #9
Pace
◀ DEN faster60 plays #20
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| DEN off | NYJ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.4 #18 | 31.4 #31 | DEN |
| Yards / play | 5.50 #14 | 5.71 #25 | DEN |
| EPA / play | +0.06 #12 | +0.17 #29 | DEN |
| Success rate | 44% #19 | 42% #9 | NYJ |
| NYJ off | DEN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.4 #19 | 16.8 #2 | DEN |
| Yards / play | 5.29 #21 | 4.81 #6 | DEN |
| EPA / play | −0.01 #20 | −0.09 #4 | DEN |
| Success rate | 49% #9 | 38% #1 | DEN |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #19 | 8.4 #8 | 12.4 #13 | 4.0 #20 | 7.0 #17 | 11.0 #18 | |
5.2 #21 | 12.8 #32 | 18.0 #30 | 5.4 #22 | 8.0 #19 | 13.4 #23 |
NYJ scoring against the DEN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.0 #25 | 3.8 #27 | 6.8 #28 | 3.4 #24 | 12.2 #1 | 15.6 #4 | |
3.6 #8 | 6.8 #18 | 10.4 #14 | 3.2 #6 | 3.2 #2 | 6.4 #2 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
59° · 4 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
DEN7d
NYJ7d
Even
Tempo
Average 125 plays
slowavg 122fast
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