Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 17 · at New York Jets · Division game
Closing spread
NE -12.5
✓ NE W
Total
42.5
▲ Over · 52 pts
Model before kickoff
NE 29–17 NYJ
✓ NE (86%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNE -9.5
CloseNE -12.5
Total44.5 → 42.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenNE -9.5
3 → NE
CloseNE -12.5
3 pts toward New England Patriots
Total
Open44.5
▼ 2
Close42.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NE -9.5 · closed NE -12.5 · moved 3 toward NEmodel NE -8
model NE -8
Opened 44.5 · closed 42.5 · moved 2 downmodel 45
model 45
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (65 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNE -9.5
CloseNE -12.5
Total44.5 → 42.5
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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
NE as a 12.5-point road favorite at NYJ, the favorite won 9, covered 3, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: NE won 42–10; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 52 points went over 42.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 85%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
7 of 978%
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 8 against an average line of 11.9; 44.2 points a game (usually 45.8). Of the 6 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2025 · Week 16 · close · similar rest & season form |
-10.5 | 23–20 | L | O41.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-11.5 | 30–24 | L | O41.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 11 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-11 | 33–10 | W | U43.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-13 | 3–21 | L | U38.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-13 | 24–22 | L | O44 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-11.5 | 30–27 | L | O42.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 9 · loose · similar season form |
-13 | 29–17 | L | O45.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-13 | 38–10 | W | O47 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 14 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-8.5 | 24–17 | L | O40.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 17 · loose · similar season form & situation |
-13.5 | 27–13 | W | P40 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2022 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate New England Patriots ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) 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.
New England Patriots 6-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Market moved toward New England Patriots
3 pts (NE -9.5 → NE -12.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 2
44.5 → 42.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 207 earlier overs in games with totals 39.5–45.5, 23% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | |
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 5 since 2023
NE 43–14 NYJ
NE leads · 57 games since 1999 · NE has won the last 4 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 2025 | New York Jets 14 @ New England Patriots 27 | NE -12.5 | NE W |
| Oct 27 2024 | New York Jets 22 @ New England Patriots 25 | NYJ -7.5 | NE W |
| Sep 19 2024 | New England Patriots 3 @ New York Jets 24 | NYJ -6.5 | NYJ W |
| Jan 7 2023 | New York Jets 17 @ New England Patriots 3 | NE -2.5 | NYJ W |
| Sep 24 2023 | New England Patriots 15 @ New York Jets 10 | — | — |
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−2.3 →+2.0▲ 4.3#13
NYJ−1.0 →−5.8▼ 4.8#32
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW16
Longer bar = better
#5
Offense
◀ NE better#28
#14
Defense
◀ NE better#23
0.0 #16
Turnovers
◀ NE better−1.2 #32
62 plays #18
Pace
◀ NE faster60 plays #22
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NE off | NYJ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.3 #8 | 28.4 #30 | NE |
| Yards / play | 6.00 #3 | 5.43 #20 | NE |
| EPA / play | +0.13 #4 | +0.11 #28 | NE |
| Success rate | 47% #6 | 44% #13 | NE |
| NYJ off | NE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.8 #28 | 20.0 #7 | NE |
| Yards / play | 4.50 #29 | 5.29 #15 | NE |
| EPA / play | −0.11 #28 | −0.02 #11 | NE |
| Success rate | 41% #27 | 45% #22 | NE |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
NE scoring against the NYJ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.3 #5 | 10.0 #2 | 16.3 #1 | 5.5 #11 | 5.5 #27 | 11.1 #19 | |
6.3 #29 | 9.7 #29 | 15.9 #31 | 5.7 #25 | 6.8 #18 | 12.5 #21 |
NYJ scoring against the NE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.9 #24 | 3.9 #30 | 7.8 #30 | 2.8 #30 | 8.2 #3 | 11.0 #20 | |
4.9 #21 | 4.9 #3 | 9.9 #9 | 3.8 #8 | 6.3 #13 | 10.1 #11 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
26° · 3 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NE7d
NYJ7d
Even
Tempo
Average 122 plays
slowavg 123fast
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