Sun, Oct 15, 2023, 4:05 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Las Vegas Raiders
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1-4 · Power #29
17
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2-3 · Power #23
21
▲ winner
Closing spread
LV -3.5
✓ LV W
Total
40.5
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
NE 18–21 LV
✓ LV (64%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseLV -3.5
Total40.5
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Total
 
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseLV -3.5
Total40.5
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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 LV as a 3.5-point home favorite against NE, the favorite won 6, covered 2, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: LV won 21–17; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 40.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
2 of 922%
Normal range · usually 44%
Went over
7 of 978%
Normal range · usually 46%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 1.5 against an average line of 3.2; 47.1 points a game (usually 46.7). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
NE vs NYJ
2020 · Week 17 · very close · similar total & rest
-328–14 W O40.5
Close
IND vs HOU
2022 · Week 18 · close · similar rest & spread
-331–32 L O37.5
Close
WSH vs NYG
2021 · Week 2 · close · similar total & spread
-430–29 L O41
Close
PIT vs NYJ
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & total
-320–24 L O41.5
Close
NYG vs WSH
2020 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form
-220–19 L U42.5
Close
IND vs PIT
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar total & situation
-2.517–24 L O39.5
Close
CHI vs HOU
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread
-323–20 P O39.5
Close
MIA vs HOU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-417–9 W U45
Close
WSH vs NYG
2020 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation
-320–23 L P43
Close
ATL vs CAR
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-437–34 L O41.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight New England Patriots ATS trend Miss
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.

New England Patriots on a cross-country trip
New England Patriots cross 3 time zones (2,365 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
Small sample warning
New England Patriots have 0 games 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
NE0.0 →−7.1▼ 7.1#31
LV0.0 →−2.8▼ 2.8#23
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NE
Longer bar = better
LV
#31
Offense
LV better ▶
#23
#13
Defense
◀ NE better
#22
−1.6 #30
Turnovers
Even
−1.4 #29
65 plays #13
Pace
◀ NE faster
59 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NE has the ball
Advantage: LV defense
NE offLV defEdge
Points / game 11.0 #32 22.8 #21 LV
Yards / play 4.44 #28 5.23 #16 LV
EPA / play −0.27 #32 +0.03 #26 LV
Success rate 38% #31 45% #23 LV
When LV has the ball
Advantage: NE defense
LV offNE defEdge
Points / game 15.8 #30 26.2 #25 NE
Yards / play 4.78 #25 4.63 #5 NE
EPA / play −0.10 #24 −0.03 #14 NE
Success rate 45% #11 41% #6 NE

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
NE scoring against the LV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NE scored
1.2
#29
4.8
#27
6.0
#29
0.6
#31
4.4
#25
5.0
#32
LV allowed
6.0
#25
8.8
#26
14.8
#27
5.4
#23
2.6
#2
8.0
#7
LV scoring against the NE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LV scored
5.6
#13
3.2
#29
8.8
#25
0.6
#31
6.4
#16
7.0
#30
NE allowed
7.2
#28
9.8
#29
17.0
#31
1.8
#5
7.4
#22
9.2
#16

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LV +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
NE7d
LV6d
NE +1 day
Tempo
Average 124 plays
slowavg 127fast
Travel
NE 2,365 mi
3 time zones