Sun, Nov 17, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Miami Dolphins
Weather at kickoff82°F7 mphgusts 19DryWeather watch ›
2-7 · Power #27
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Final
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3-6 · Power #18
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▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Miami Dolphins
Total
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
Opened 45.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 2 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar total & season form
-8.523–26 L O42.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & situation
-7.520–15 L U43.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & season form
-7.541–24 W O44.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread
-7.520–29 L O41.5
Loose
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar season form
-7.533–38 L O46.5
Loose
2024 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation & season form
-8.520–16 L U42.5
Loose
ATL vs DET
2021 · Week 16 · loose · similar season form & situation
-7.520–16 L U42.5
Loose
2024 · Week 2 · loose
-5.521–22 L U46.5
Loose
MIA vs PIT
2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar season form & situation
-716–10 L U44
Loose
NE vs NYJ
2021 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & situation
-754–13 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%)
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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
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

LV
Longer bar = better
MIA
#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
When LV has the ball
Advantage: MIA defense
LV offMIA defEdge
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
When MIA has the ball
Even matchup
MIA offLV defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LV scored
5.0
#12
3.1
#32
8.1
#27
2.6
#30
8.0
#7
10.6
#18
MIA allowed
4.6
#20
6.1
#11
10.7
#14
5.8
#24
6.0
#18
11.8
#19
MIA scoring against the LV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIA scored
4.4
#17
3.2
#31
7.7
#28
3.7
#21
5.0
#22
8.7
#24
LV allowed
4.4
#19
8.8
#27
13.2
#25
5.9
#25
8.8
#27
14.7
#28

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MIA +1.8
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