Sun, Nov 10, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 10 · at Jacksonville Jaguars
Closing spread
MIN -7.5
✓ JAX W
Total
42.5
▼ Under · 19 pts
Model before kickoff
MIN 26–19 JAX
✓ MIN (74%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIN -5
CloseMIN -7.5
Total46.5 → 42.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIN -5
2.5 → MIN
CloseMIN -7.5
2.5 pts toward Minnesota Vikings
Total
Open46.5
▼ 4
Close42.5
Down 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIN -5 · closed MIN -7.5 · moved 2.5 toward MINmodel MIN -4
model MIN -4
Opened 46.5 · closed 42.5 · moved 4 downmodel 46
model 46
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Crossed 7Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIN -5
CloseMIN -7.5
Total46.5 → 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
MIN as a 7.5-point road favorite at JAX, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: MIN won 12–7; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 19 points stayed under 42.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 43%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 53%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 5.9 against an average line of 6.8; 46.7 points a game (usually 46.7). Of the 2 overs, 1 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 rest & situation |
-5.5 | 21–14 | W | U42.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 6 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-6.5 | 38–20 | W | O45.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-6 | 24–33 | L | O41 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 17–16 | L | U45.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest |
-7 | 38–31 | P | O42.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-6.5 | 37–15 | W | O39.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 18 · loose · similar season form & situation |
-7.5 | 6–26 | L | U41 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 15 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-7 | 31–30 | L | O44.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 31–0 | W | U45 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 17 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-7 | 20–19 | L | U46.5 |
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Minnesota Vikings ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Moderate Under trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-24 (47%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Minnesota Vikings ATS trend (6-2)
Minnesota Vikings have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Jacksonville Jaguars 4-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
Market moved toward Minnesota Vikings
2.5 pts (MIN -5 → MIN -7.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 4
46.5 → 42.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Wind 13 mph
Outdoor NFL games with 13 mph wind at kickoff have stayed under the total more often than the market allows for. · Backtest 2023–26: 57-46 (55%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 30 in the 4th quarter and got 6. 50% of games with totals 39.5–45.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | |
| 2-8 20% | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
The series
MIN 6–1 JAX
MIN leads · 7 games since 2001 · MIN 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
MIN−0.1 →+2.2▲ 2.3#9
JAX+0.2 →−3.2▼ 3.4#28
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#12
Offense
◀ MIN better#16
#5
Defense
◀ MIN better#28
+0.5 #8
Turnovers
◀ MIN better−0.8 #29
59 plays #27
Pace
◀ MIN faster57 plays #32
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MIN off | JAX def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.1 #8 | 28.0 #30 | MIN |
| Yards / play | 5.75 #11 | 6.02 #32 | MIN |
| EPA / play | 0.00 #14 | +0.15 #32 | MIN |
| Success rate | 45% #13 | 44% #18 | MIN |
| JAX off | MIN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.7 #18 | 18.8 #7 | MIN |
| Yards / play | 5.61 #14 | 5.17 #8 | MIN |
| EPA / play | 0.00 #15 | −0.14 #2 | MIN |
| Success rate | 42% #16 | 39% #4 | MIN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
MIN scoring against the JAX defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.0 #1 | 4.8 #27 | 13.8 #7 | 6.5 #10 | 5.9 #19 | 12.4 #11 | |
5.3 #25 | 9.6 #27 | 14.9 #30 | 3.7 #8 | 9.4 #30 | 13.1 #23 |
JAX scoring against the MIN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.2 #27 | 7.1 #17 | 9.3 #22 | 6.8 #7 | 5.6 #20 | 12.3 #13 | |
1.3 #2 | 7.0 #20 | 8.3 #2 | 3.4 #7 | 7.1 #23 | 10.5 #15 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
78° · 13 mph
gusts 24 mph · 0.012 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
MIN7d
JAX7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 116 plays
slowavg 124fast
Quarterback
JAX backup QB started
Not on the final injury report
Schedules, links & other games
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