Sun, Nov 17, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at New England Patriots
Closing spread
LAR -4.5
✓ LAR W
Total
42.5
▲ Over · 50 pts
Model before kickoff
LAR 23–19 NE
✓ LAR (66%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLAR -5.5
CloseLAR -4.5
Total43.5 → 42.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenLAR -5.5
1 → NE
CloseLAR -4.5
1 pt toward New England Patriots
Total
Open43.5
▼ 1
Close42.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LAR -5.5 · closed LAR -4.5 · moved 1 toward NEmodel LAR -4.5 matches the line
model LAR -4.5 = line ✓
Opened 43.5 · closed 42.5 · moved 1 downmodel 42.5 matches the line
model 42.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–6.5 since 2023: won 66%, covered 53% (83 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLAR -5.5
CloseLAR -4.5
Total43.5 → 42.5
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
LAR as a 4.5-point road favorite at NE, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: LAR won 28–22; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 50 points went over 42.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
3 of 1030%
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 8.8 against an average line of 4.9; 38.2 points a game (usually 44.2). Of the 3 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 7 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 28–3 | W | U42.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total |
-5.5 | 21–14 | W | U42.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form |
-6.5 | 41–21 | W | O39.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 22–17 | W | U46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form |
-4.5 | 17–7 | W | U45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar season form & total |
-5.5 | 20–15 | L | U44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form |
-4.5 | 17–20 | L | U47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total |
-7.5 | 22–25 | L | O41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar total & rest |
-3.5 | 27–22 | W | O42.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 16 · close · similar team ratings & season form |
-4.5 | 20–3 | W | U44.5 |
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 New England Patriots ATS trend Miss
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.
Los Angeles Rams away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Market moved toward New England Patriots
1 pt (LAR -5.5 → LAR -4.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Los Angeles Rams on a cross-country trip
Los Angeles Rams cross 3 time zones (2,589 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 39.5–45.5, 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% | 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | |
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
LAR 3–6 NE
NE leads · 9 games since 2001 · LAR has won the last 2 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
LAR+0.7 →−0.6▼ 1.3#18
NE−1.8 →−4.2▼ 2.4#30
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#17
Offense
◀ LAR better#28
#22
Defense
NE better ▶#17
+0.2 #13
Turnovers
◀ LAR better−0.4 #22
63 plays #12
Pace
◀ LAR faster60 plays #25
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LAR off | NE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.6 #20 | 22.0 #13 | NE |
| Yards / play | 5.20 #18 | 5.40 #16 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.05 #21 | +0.03 #22 | Even |
| Success rate | 46% #10 | 44% #18 | LAR |
| NE off | LAR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 16.0 #31 | 24.1 #22 | LAR |
| Yards / play | 4.51 #30 | 5.66 #26 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.11 #26 | 0.00 #18 | LAR |
| Success rate | 40% #24 | 44% #20 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
LAR scoring against the NE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.4 #30 | 6.2 #21 | 7.7 #28 | 5.2 #12 | 7.0 #10 | 12.2 #12 | |
5.0 #23 | 6.3 #15 | 11.3 #18 | 4.9 #15 | 5.2 #16 | 10.1 #15 |
NE scoring against the LAR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.1 #25 | 4.5 #26 | 7.6 #30 | 3.4 #22 | 5.0 #22 | 8.4 #26 | |
6.2 #30 | 6.1 #11 | 12.3 #23 | 6.4 #28 | 4.7 #7 | 11.1 #18 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
59° · 8 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LAR6d
NE7d
NE +1 day
Tempo
Average 123 plays
slowavg 124fast
Travel
LAR 2,589 mi
3 time zones
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