Sun, Nov 10, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 10 · at Chicago Bears
Closing spread
CHI -6.5
✓ NE W
Total
37.5
▼ Under · 22 pts
Model before kickoff
NE 14–21 CHI
✗ CHI (72%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCHI -7
CloseCHI -6.5
Total39.5 → 37.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCHI -7
0.5 → NE
CloseCHI -6.5
0.5 pts toward New England Patriots
Total
Open39.5
▼ 2
Close37.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CHI -7 · closed CHI -6.5 · moved 0.5 toward NEmodel CHI -5.5
model CHI -5.5
Opened 39.5 · closed 37.5 · moved 2 downmodel 35
model 35
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 68%, covered 45% (65 games)ⓘ
Moved off 7Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCHI -7
CloseCHI -6.5
Total39.5 → 37.5
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
CHI as a 6.5-point home favorite against NE, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: NE won 19–3 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 22 points stayed under 37.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 65%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 43%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.6 against an average line of 6.6; 42.6 points a game (usually 45.9). Of the 4 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 8 · close · similar rest & season form |
-6.5 | 26–18 | W | O37.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & rest |
-6.5 | 15–21 | L | U37.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 41–24 | W | O44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-5.5 | 7–26 | L | U40.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 36–10 | W | O39.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar season form |
-7.5 | 20–29 | L | O41.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 6 · loose |
-8.5 | 20–16 | L | U42.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 27–0 | W | U38.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & team ratings |
-7 | 29–27 | L | O40 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-6 | 10–24 | L | U41 |
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Chicago Bears ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) 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.
Chicago Bears 3-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Chicago Bears 3-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
Total moved down 2
39.5 → 37.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Wind 20 mph
Outdoor NFL games with 20 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 22 in the 4th quarter and got 6. 54% of games with totals 34.5–40.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | |
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
The series
NE 6–3 CHI
NE leads · 9 games since 2000 · CHI has won the last meeting
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
NE−1.8 →−5.1▼ 3.3#31
CHI−0.3 →−0.5▼ 0.2#17
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#29
Offense
CHI better ▶#25
#24
Defense
CHI better ▶#9
−0.3 #21
Turnovers
CHI better ▶+0.9 #5
60 plays #25
Pace
CHI faster ▶65 plays #6
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NE off | CHI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 15.7 #30 | 18.5 #6 | CHI |
| Yards / play | 4.41 #31 | 5.37 #16 | CHI |
| EPA / play | −0.13 #28 | −0.10 #5 | CHI |
| Success rate | 39% #27 | 40% #9 | CHI |
| CHI off | NE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.5 #19 | 24.1 #21 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.56 #30 | 5.71 #26 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.08 #25 | +0.07 #27 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #24 | 45% #22 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
NE scoring against the CHI defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.1 #26 | 3.9 #28 | 7.0 #31 | 3.8 #21 | 4.9 #26 | 8.7 #26 | |
4.5 #17 | 6.3 #14 | 10.8 #15 | 3.3 #5 | 4.5 #5 | 7.8 #4 |
CHI scoring against the NE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.3 #31 | 7.9 #12 | 9.1 #23 | 4.3 #18 | 8.1 #6 | 12.4 #11 | |
5.6 #27 | 6.7 #19 | 12.2 #21 | 5.4 #19 | 5.8 #18 | 11.2 #18 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
61° · 20 mph
gusts 29 mph · 0.004 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
NE7d
CHI7d
Even
Tempo
Average 125 plays
slowavg 124fast
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