Sun, Nov 17, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at New England Patriots
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4-5 · Power #16
28
▲ winner
Final
@
3-7 · Power #30
22
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward New England Patriots
Total
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
Opened 43.5 · closed 42.5 · moved 1 downmodel 42.5 matches the 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form
-3.528–3 W U42.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total
-5.521–14 W U42.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form
-6.541–21 W O39.5
Close
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.522–17 W U46.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form
-4.517–7 W U45.5
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar season form & total
-5.520–15 L U44.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form
-4.517–20 L U47.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total
-7.522–25 L O41.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar total & rest
-3.527–22 W O42.5
Close
LAC @ IND
2022 · Week 16 · close · similar team ratings & season form
-4.520–3 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%)
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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
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

LAR
Longer bar = better
NE
#17
Offense
◀ LAR better
#28
#22
Defense
NE better ▶
#17
+0.2 #13
Turnovers
◀ LAR better
−0.4 #22
63 plays #12
Pace
◀ LAR faster
60 plays #25
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LAR has the ball
Even matchup
LAR offNE defEdge
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
When NE has the ball
Advantage: LAR defense
NE offLAR defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LAR scored
1.4
#30
6.2
#21
7.7
#28
5.2
#12
7.0
#10
12.2
#12
NE allowed
5.0
#23
6.3
#15
11.3
#18
4.9
#15
5.2
#16
10.1
#15
NE scoring against the LAR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NE scored
3.1
#25
4.5
#26
7.6
#30
3.4
#22
5.0
#22
8.4
#26
LAR allowed
6.2
#30
6.1
#11
12.3
#23
6.4
#28
4.7
#7
11.1
#18

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NE +1.8
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