Mon, Nov 11, 2024, 8:15 PM ESTWeek 10 · at Los Angeles Rams
Weather at kickoff60°F9 mphgusts 16DryWeather watch ›
2-6 · Power #18
23
▲ winner
Final
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4-4 · Power #16
15
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LAR -2.5 · unchangedmodel LAR -3.5
Opened 50.5 · unchangedmodel 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
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 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & rest
-2.514–34 L U51.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & rest
-3.527–21 W U51.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar team ratings & spread
-3.516–10 W U43.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & rest
-2.517–37 L O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-3.534–13 W O43.5
Loose
LV vs WSH
2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar team ratings & season form
-1.515–17 L U48.5
Loose
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & rest
-4.527–28 L O46.5
Loose
2024 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & total
-3.514–42 L O48.5
Loose
CHI vs DET
2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & situation
-330–31 L O48.5
Loose
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & team ratings
-2.521–16 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%)
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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
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

MIA
Longer bar = better
LAR
#25
Offense
LAR better ▶
#16
#17
Defense
◀ MIA better
#23
−0.4 #21
Turnovers
LAR better ▶
+0.3 #13
65 plays #6
Pace
◀ MIA faster
63 plays #13
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MIA has the ball
Even matchup
MIA offLAR defEdge
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
When LAR has the ball
Even matchup
LAR offMIA defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIA scored
4.1
#18
3.3
#31
7.4
#31
3.3
#23
4.9
#26
8.1
#28
LAR allowed
6.1
#30
6.5
#16
12.6
#23
6.4
#26
4.5
#6
10.9
#17
LAR scoring against the MIA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LAR scored
1.6
#30
6.3
#21
7.9
#28
5.9
#12
6.8
#12
12.6
#10
MIA allowed
5.1
#25
6.1
#11
11.3
#17
6.5
#29
5.6
#18
12.1
#19

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LAR +1.8
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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