Mon, Nov 11, 2024, 8:15 PM ESTWeek 10 · at Los Angeles Rams
Closing spread
LAR -2.5
✓ MIA W
Total
50.5
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
MIA 21–24 LAR
✗ LAR (59%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLAR -2.5
CloseLAR -2.5
Total50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenLAR -2.5
no move
CloseLAR -2.5
No change since the open
Total
Open50.5
no move
Close50.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LAR -2.5 · unchangedmodel LAR -3.5
model LAR -3.5
Opened 50.5 · unchangedmodel 45.5
model 45.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 68%, covered 54% (106 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLAR -2.5
CloseLAR -2.5
Total50.5
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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 2.5-point home favorite against MIA, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: MIA won 23–15 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 50.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
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: underdog by 3.4 against an average line of 3.1; 46.4 points a game (usually 43.9). Of the 4 overs, 0 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 7 · close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 14–34 | L | U51.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & rest |
-3.5 | 27–21 | W | U51.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar team ratings & spread |
-3.5 | 16–10 | W | U43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 17–37 | L | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 34–13 | W | O43.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar team ratings & season form |
-1.5 | 15–17 | L | U48.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-4.5 | 27–28 | L | O46.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & total |
-3.5 | 14–42 | L | O48.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 30–31 | L | O48.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & team ratings |
-2.5 | 21–16 | W | U43.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
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.
Miami Dolphins ATS struggles (2-6)
Miami Dolphins have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Miami Dolphins on a cross-country trip
Miami Dolphins cross 3 time zones (2,333 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
Stayed under: it needed 28 in the 4th quarter and got 15. 47% of games with totals 47.5–53.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% | |
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
MIA 6–1 LAR
MIA leads · 7 games since 2001 · MIA has won the last 6 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
MIA+1.5 →−1.3▼ 2.8#24
LAR+0.7 →−0.6▼ 1.3#18
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#25
Offense
LAR better ▶#16
#17
Defense
◀ MIA better#23
−0.4 #21
Turnovers
LAR better ▶+0.3 #13
65 plays #6
Pace
◀ MIA faster63 plays #13
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MIA off | LAR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 15.5 #32 | 24.3 #22 | LAR |
| Yards / play | 5.03 #22 | 5.78 #27 | MIA |
| EPA / play | −0.11 #27 | +0.02 #20 | LAR |
| Success rate | 42% #18 | 45% #21 | Even |
| LAR off | MIA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.3 #18 | 23.4 #19 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.25 #18 | 5.34 #14 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.03 #16 | +0.01 #18 | Even |
| Success rate | 47% #10 | 43% #16 | LAR |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
MIA scoring against the LAR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.1 #18 | 3.3 #31 | 7.4 #31 | 3.3 #23 | 4.9 #26 | 8.1 #28 | |
6.1 #30 | 6.5 #16 | 12.6 #23 | 6.4 #26 | 4.5 #6 | 10.9 #17 |
LAR scoring against the MIA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.6 #30 | 6.3 #21 | 7.9 #28 | 5.9 #12 | 6.8 #12 | 12.6 #10 | |
5.1 #25 | 6.1 #11 | 11.3 #17 | 6.5 #29 | 5.6 #18 | 12.1 #19 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
60° · 9 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MIA8d
LAR8d
Even
Tempo
Average 127 plays
slowavg 124fast
Travel
MIA 2,333 mi
3 time zones
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