Sun, Nov 10, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 10 · at Jacksonville Jaguars
Weather at kickoff78°F13 mphgusts 24Wet0.0 mmWet Over 51% of 104 games since 2023Weather watch ›
6-2 · Power #8
12
▲ winner
Final
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2-7 · Power #29
7
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2.5 pts toward Minnesota Vikings
Total
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
Opened 46.5 · closed 42.5 · moved 4 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation
-5.521–14 W U42.5
Loose
2024 · Week 6 · loose · similar spread & situation
-6.538–20 W O45.5
Loose
NE @ MIA
2021 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest & season form
-624–33 L O41
Loose
PHI @ IND
2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & season form
-7.517–16 L U45.5
Loose
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest
-738–31 P O42.5
Loose
SF @ CAR
2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & season form
-6.537–15 W O39.5
Loose
DAL @ WSH
2022 · Week 18 · loose · similar season form & situation
-7.56–26 L U41
Loose
GB @ BAL
2021 · Week 15 · loose · similar situation & rest
-731–30 L O44.5
Loose
IND @ HOU
2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & season form
-7.531–0 W U45
Loose
LAR @ BAL
2021 · Week 17 · loose · similar rest & situation
-720–19 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%)
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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
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

MIN
Longer bar = better
JAX
#12
Offense
◀ MIN better
#16
#5
Defense
◀ MIN better
#28
+0.5 #8
Turnovers
◀ MIN better
−0.8 #29
59 plays #27
Pace
◀ MIN faster
57 plays #32
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MIN has the ball
Advantage: MIN offense
MIN offJAX defEdge
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
When JAX has the ball
Advantage: MIN defense
JAX offMIN defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIN scored
9.0
#1
4.8
#27
13.8
#7
6.5
#10
5.9
#19
12.4
#11
JAX allowed
5.3
#25
9.6
#27
14.9
#30
3.7
#8
9.4
#30
13.1
#23
JAX scoring against the MIN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
JAX scored
2.2
#27
7.1
#17
9.3
#22
6.8
#7
5.6
#20
12.3
#13
MIN allowed
1.3
#2
7.0
#20
8.3
#2
3.4
#7
7.1
#23
10.5
#15

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
JAX +1.8
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