Sun, Nov 17, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Miami Dolphins
Closing spread
MIA -8.5
✓ MIA W
Total
43.5
▲ Over · 53 pts
Model before kickoff
LV 18–26 MIA
✓ MIA (76%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -6.5
CloseMIA -8.5
Total45.5 → 43.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIA -6.5
2 → MIA
CloseMIA -8.5
2 pts toward Miami Dolphins
Total
Open45.5
▼ 2
Close43.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIA -6.5 · closed MIA -8.5 · moved 2 toward MIAmodel MIA -2.5
model MIA -2.5
Opened 45.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 2 downmodel 44
model 44
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–10.5 since 2023: won 74%, covered 46% (65 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -6.5
CloseMIA -8.5
Total45.5 → 43.5
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
MIA as an 8.5-point home favorite against LV, the favorite won 6, covered 2, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: MIA won 34–19; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 53 points went over 43.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 77%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 54%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.9 against an average line of 7.4; 47.7 points a game (usually 46.8). Of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar total & season form |
-8.5 | 23–26 | L | O42.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & situation |
-7.5 | 20–15 | L | U43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & season form |
-7.5 | 41–24 | W | O44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread |
-7.5 | 20–29 | L | O41.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar season form |
-7.5 | 33–38 | L | O46.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-8.5 | 20–16 | L | U42.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 16 · loose · similar season form & situation |
-7.5 | 20–16 | L | U42.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 2 · loose |
-5.5 | 21–22 | L | U46.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar season form & situation |
-7 | 16–10 | L | U44 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-7 | 54–13 | W | O42.5 |
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Las Vegas Raiders ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Miami Dolphins home ATS weakness (0-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Miami Dolphins 1-4 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 69-56 (55%)
Market moved toward Miami Dolphins
2 pts (MIA -6.5 → MIA -8.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 2
45.5 → 43.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Las Vegas Raiders on a cross-country trip
Las Vegas Raiders cross 3 time zones (2,171 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% | |
| 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
LV 5–13 MIA
MIA leads · 18 games since 1999 · LV has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders 13 @ Miami Dolphins 20 | MIA -13.5 | LV W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
LV−0.8 →−4.3▼ 3.5#31
MIA+1.5 →−1.0▼ 2.5#20
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#28
Offense
MIA better ▶#25
#22
Defense
MIA better ▶#16
−1.6 #32
Turnovers
MIA better ▶−0.3 #21
61 plays #23
Pace
MIA faster ▶63 plays #11
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LV off | MIA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.7 #25 | 22.4 #18 | MIA |
| Yards / play | 4.60 #29 | 5.27 #12 | MIA |
| EPA / play | −0.21 #32 | −0.02 #15 | MIA |
| Success rate | 39% #27 | 43% #17 | MIA |
| MIA off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 16.3 #30 | 27.9 #30 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.98 #23 | 5.27 #11 | LV |
| EPA / play | −0.12 #27 | +0.03 #21 | LV |
| Success rate | 41% #18 | 46% #26 | MIA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
LV scoring against the MIA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #12 | 3.1 #32 | 8.1 #27 | 2.6 #30 | 8.0 #7 | 10.6 #18 | |
4.6 #20 | 6.1 #11 | 10.7 #14 | 5.8 #24 | 6.0 #18 | 11.8 #19 |
MIA scoring against the LV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.4 #17 | 3.2 #31 | 7.7 #28 | 3.7 #21 | 5.0 #22 | 8.7 #24 | |
4.4 #19 | 8.8 #27 | 13.2 #25 | 5.9 #25 | 8.8 #27 | 14.7 #28 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
82° · 7 mph
gusts 19 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LV14d bye
MIA6d
LV +8 days
Tempo
Average 124 plays
slowavg 124fast
Travel
LV 2,171 mi
3 time zones
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