Sun, Sep 24, 2023, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Jacksonville Jaguars · Division game
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0-2 · Power #13
37
▲ winner
Final
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1-1 · Power #12
17
final
Closing spread
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Total
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Model before kickoff
HOU 23–33 JAX
✗ JAX (83%) lost
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Market

Open → close
Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 

Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

Small sample warning
Houston Texans have 0 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
HOU−2.2 →−8.6▼ 6.4#30
JAX+3.9 →−1.4▼ 5.3#20
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

HOU
Longer bar = better
JAX
#28
Offense
JAX better ▶
#22
#25
Defense
JAX better ▶
#9
0.0 #17
Turnovers
JAX better ▶
+1.5 #4
76 plays #3
Pace
◀ HOU faster
67 plays #12
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When HOU has the ball
Advantage: JAX defense
HOU offJAX defEdge
Points / game 14.5 #28 19.0 #10 JAX
Yards / play 4.35 #28 5.11 #14 JAX
EPA / play −0.14 #23 −0.14 #7 JAX
Success rate 35% #31 36% #3 JAX
When JAX has the ball
Even matchup
JAX offHOU defEdge
Points / game 20.0 #21 28.0 #27 JAX
Yards / play 4.61 #25 5.42 #23 Even
EPA / play −0.28 #30 +0.10 #26 Even
Success rate 44% #12 46% #25 JAX

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 2 teams
HOU scoring against the JAX defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
HOU scored
3.5
4.5
8.0
0.0
6.5
6.5
JAX allowed
0.0
7.0
7.0
10.5
1.5
12.0
JAX scoring against the HOU defense
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JAX scored
3.5
6.5
10.0
1.5
8.5
10.0
HOU allowed
10.5
7.0
17.5
9.0
1.5
10.5

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
JAX +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
86° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
HOU7d
JAX7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 128fast