Sun, Nov 17, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at New York Jets
Weather at kickoff64°F3 mphgusts 11DryWeather watch ›
4-6 · Power #21
28
▲ winner
Final
@
3-7 · Power #23
27
final
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
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
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
Opened 43.5 · unchangedmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-4.527–28 L O46.5
Close
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & season form
-2.521–16 W U43.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & team ratings
-2.517–20 L U41.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total
-2.536–30 W O43.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.537–34 L O44.5
Close
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & total
-6.519–13 L U45.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-2.517–37 L O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form
-4.523–20 L U45.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total
-1.529–9 W U44.5
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.524–18 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%)
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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
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

IND
Longer bar = better
NYJ
#22
Offense
Even
#20
#17
Defense
NYJ better ▶
#10
0.0 #16
Turnovers
◀ IND better
−0.4 #23
58 plays #29
Pace
Even
60 plays #26
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When IND has the ball
Advantage: NYJ defense
IND offNYJ defEdge
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
When NYJ has the ball
Even matchup
NYJ offIND defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IND scored
4.8
#14
3.6
#29
8.4
#26
2.6
#29
9.8
#1
12.4
#10
NYJ allowed
5.1
#24
6.6
#17
11.7
#20
5.1
#17
4.6
#6
9.7
#13
NYJ scoring against the IND defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NYJ scored
4.0
#20
5.2
#24
9.2
#21
3.9
#19
4.6
#28
8.5
#25
IND allowed
4.3
#15
5.2
#7
9.5
#7
4.7
#12
8.1
#26
12.8
#23

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NYJ +1.8
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