Sun, Dec 3, 2023, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Washington Commanders
Closing spread
MIA -8.5
✓ MIA W
Total
49.5
▲ Over · 60 pts
Model before kickoff
MIA 32–24 WSH
✓ MIA (78%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMIA -8.5
Total49.5
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Spread
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CloseMIA -8.5
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Total
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Close49.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMIA -8.5
Total49.5
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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
MIA as an 8.5-point road favorite at WSH, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: MIA won 45–15; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 60 points went over 49.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 81%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 53%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 6.6 against an average line of 8.5; 49.6 points a game (usually 47.9). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & spread |
-8 | 38–11 | W | P49 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-9.5 | 19–29 | L | U50.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & total |
-9 | 25–20 | L | U48 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & total |
-10 | 30–17 | W | U50.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & season form |
-7.5 | 31–10 | W | U53 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form |
-7 | 30–27 | L | O53 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 18 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-10 | 31–13 | W | U52 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 8 · close · similar total |
-7 | 20–31 | L | O49 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation |
-7 | 27–29 | L | O47 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 6 · close · similar situation |
-10 | 30–28 | L | O46.5 |
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
Slight Miami Dolphins ATS trend Hit
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.
Washington Commanders home ATS weakness (0-4-1)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 11 earlier overs in games with totals 46.5–52.5, 18% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 3-3 50% | 3-3 50% | |
| 2-8 20% | 4-5-1 44% | 6-3 67% |
Recent meetings
The series
MIA 5–3 WSH
MIA leads · 8 games since 1999 · MIA 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
MIA+2.1 →+4.1▲ 2.0#5
WSH+0.4 →−4.1▼ 4.5#29
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#3
Offense
◀ MIA better#19
#14
Defense
◀ MIA better#27
−0.5 #25
Turnovers
◀ MIA better−0.8 #32
63 plays #19
Pace
WSH faster ▶67 plays #6
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MIA off | WSH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 30.8 #2 | 29.2 #32 | MIA |
| Yards / play | 6.86 #1 | 5.94 #30 | MIA |
| EPA / play | +0.12 #4 | +0.07 #32 | MIA |
| Success rate | 48% #3 | 42% #13 | MIA |
| WSH off | MIA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.5 #20 | 22.8 #22 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.17 #19 | 4.89 #7 | MIA |
| EPA / play | −0.08 #23 | −0.07 #7 | MIA |
| Success rate | 42% #15 | 44% #21 | WSH |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
MIA scoring against the WSH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #10 | 11.3 #3 | 16.5 #3 | 7.7 #1 | 6.5 #12 | 14.3 #2 | |
5.9 #29 | 8.9 #28 | 14.8 #32 | 2.8 #7 | 11.3 #32 | 14.1 #32 |
WSH scoring against the MIA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #23 | 6.4 #18 | 9.7 #23 | 4.0 #17 | 6.8 #9 | 10.8 #14 | |
6.3 #30 | 7.5 #17 | 13.8 #31 | 2.7 #5 | 6.3 #17 | 9.0 #9 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
59° · 5 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MIA9d
WSH10d
WSH +1 day
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 127fast
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