Sun, Nov 17, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at New York Jets
Closing spread
NYJ -4.5
✓ IND W
Total
43.5
▲ Over · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
IND 21–25 NYJ
✗ NYJ (65%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNYJ -3.5
CloseNYJ -4.5
Total43.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenNYJ -3.5
1 → NYJ
CloseNYJ -4.5
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 NYJ -3.5 · closed NYJ -4.5 · moved 1 toward NYJmodel NYJ -2.5
model NYJ -2.5
Opened 43.5 · unchangedmodel 45.5
model 45.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 72%, covered 54% (68 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 48% (31 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNYJ -3.5
CloseNYJ -4.5
Total43.5
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
NYJ as a 4.5-point home favorite against IND, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: IND won 28–27 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 55 points went over 43.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 44%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 2.5 against an average line of 3.4; 47.5 points a game (usually 44.2). Of the 5 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-4.5 | 27–28 | L | O46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 21–16 | W | U43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & team ratings |
-2.5 | 17–20 | L | U41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total |
-2.5 | 36–30 | W | O43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 37–34 | L | O44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 19–13 | L | U45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 17–37 | L | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form |
-4.5 | 23–20 | L | U45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total |
-1.5 | 29–9 | W | U44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 24–18 | W | O40.5 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Indianapolis Colts 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.
Indianapolis Colts ATS trend (7-3)
Indianapolis Colts have covered 70% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
New York Jets ATS struggles (3-7)
New York Jets have covered only 30% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Market moved toward New York Jets
1 pt (NYJ -3.5 → NYJ -4.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 92 earlier overs in games with totals 40.5–46.5, 20% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% | |
| 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
The series
IND 11–8 NYJ
IND leads · 19 games since 1999 · IND has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
IND−0.6 →−1.2▼ 0.6#22
NYJ−1.2 →−1.4▼ 0.2#23
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#22
Offense
Even#20
#17
Defense
NYJ better ▶#10
0.0 #16
Turnovers
◀ IND better−0.4 #23
58 plays #29
Pace
Even60 plays #26
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| IND off | NYJ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.8 #18 | 21.4 #10 | NYJ |
| Yards / play | 5.48 #14 | 4.87 #4 | NYJ |
| EPA / play | −0.08 #23 | −0.01 #16 | NYJ |
| Success rate | 38% #31 | 41% #9 | NYJ |
| NYJ off | IND def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 17.7 #26 | 22.3 #16 | IND |
| Yards / play | 5.00 #22 | 5.65 #25 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.03 #16 | −0.03 #13 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #16 | 43% #15 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
IND scoring against the NYJ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #14 | 3.6 #29 | 8.4 #26 | 2.6 #29 | 9.8 #1 | 12.4 #10 | |
5.1 #24 | 6.6 #17 | 11.7 #20 | 5.1 #17 | 4.6 #6 | 9.7 #13 |
NYJ scoring against the IND defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #20 | 5.2 #24 | 9.2 #21 | 3.9 #19 | 4.6 #28 | 8.5 #25 | |
4.3 #15 | 5.2 #7 | 9.5 #7 | 4.7 #12 | 8.1 #26 | 12.8 #23 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 3 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
IND7d
NYJ7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 118 plays
slowavg 124fast
Quarterback
IND backup QB started
Not on the final injury report
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