Sun, Oct 22, 2023, 8:20 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Philadelphia Eagles
Weather at kickoff52°F9 mphgusts 21DryWeather watch ›
5-1 · Power #7
17
final
Final
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5-1 · Power #16
31
▲ winner
Closing spread
PHI -3.5
✓ PHI W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
MIA 26–29 PHI
✓ PHI (62%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
ClosePHI -3.5
Total51.5
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Total
 
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
ClosePHI -3.5
Total51.5
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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 PHI as a 3.5-point home favorite against MIA, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: PHI won 31–17; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 51.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 9.1 against an average line of 3.2; 48.9 points a game (usually 46.5). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
NO vs GB
2020 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & total
-3.530–37 L O52
Very close
BAL vs LAC
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest
-334–6 W U51
Very close
PHI vs MIN
2022 · Week 2 · very close · similar spread & rest
-324–7 W U49.5
Very close
CLE vs ARI
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-314–37 L O48.5
Close
TB vs BUF
2021 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & spread
-333–27 W O53
Close
CIN vs MIA
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & situation
-427–15 W U49
Close
GB vs TEN
2020 · Week 16 · close · similar rest & spread
-340–14 W O52.5
Close
LAC vs LV
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar total & spread
-328–14 W U51.5
Close
GB vs TB
2020 · Postseason · close · similar rest & spread
-326–31 L O53.5
Close
LAR vs ARI
2021 · Postseason · close · similar spread & rest
-3.534–11 W U48.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2020 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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal 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.

Small sample warning
Miami Dolphins has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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+2.1 →+3.1▲ 1.0#6
PHI0.0 →+3.8▲ 3.8#2
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

MIA
Longer bar = better
PHI
#1
Offense
◀ MIA better
#7
#22
Defense
PHI better ▶
#12
−0.7 #27
Turnovers
PHI better ▶
−0.2 #18
62 plays #19
Pace
PHI faster ▶
71 plays #1
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MIA has the ball
Advantage: MIA offense
MIA offPHI defEdge
Points / game 37.2 #1 20.7 #15 MIA
Yards / play 8.00 #1 4.90 #8 MIA
EPA / play +0.25 #1 −0.04 #15 MIA
Success rate 54% #1 41% #8 MIA
When PHI has the ball
Advantage: PHI offense
PHI offMIA defEdge
Points / game 25.8 #4 26.0 #27 PHI
Yards / play 5.54 #11 5.18 #16 PHI
EPA / play +0.06 #7 −0.02 #19 PHI
Success rate 47% #6 46% #27 PHI

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
MIA scoring against the PHI defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIA scored
6.3
#6
14.3
#1
20.7
#1
8.0
#2
8.5
#3
16.5
#2
PHI allowed
2.3
#5
8.3
#24
10.7
#13
1.7
#2
8.3
#28
10.0
#16
PHI scoring against the MIA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PHI scored
7.2
#2
6.7
#15
13.8
#9
6.2
#3
5.3
#24
11.5
#8
MIA allowed
7.0
#30
7.7
#18
14.7
#29
3.3
#13
8.0
#25
11.3
#24

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PHI +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
52° · 9 mph
gusts 21 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MIA7d
PHI7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 134 plays
slowavg 127fast