Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 9:30 AM EDTWeek 7 · Neutral site
Weather at kickoff63°F20 mphgusts 37Wet0.0 mmWindy Over 46% of 93 games since 2023Weather watch ›
1-5 · Power #30
16
final
Final
vs
1-5 · Power #29
32
▲ winner
Closing spread
JAX -6.5
✓ JAX W
Total
41.5
▲ Over · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
NE 16–22 JAX
✓ JAX (71%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenJAX -4.5
CloseJAX -6.5
Total41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Jacksonville Jaguars
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened JAX -4.5 · closed JAX -6.5 · moved 2 toward JAXmodel JAX -1.5
Opened 41.5 · unchangedmodel 38.5
Openline modelKickoff
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenJAX -4.5
CloseJAX -6.5
Total41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

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Signals

The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
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.

Jacksonville Jaguars 0-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 69-56 (55%)
Market moved toward Jacksonville Jaguars
2 pts (JAX -4.5 → JAX -6.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
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%)
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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
NE−1.8 →−4.7▼ 2.9#31
JAX+0.2 →−3.1▼ 3.3#29
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

NE
Longer bar = better
JAX
#30
Offense
JAX better ▶
#20
#22
Defense
◀ NE better
#29
−0.2 #20
Turnovers
◀ NE better
−0.7 #26
60 plays #23
Pace
◀ NE faster
58 plays #30
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NE has the ball
Even matchup
NE offJAX defEdge
Points / game 13.8 #31 29.7 #31 Even
Yards / play 4.32 #31 6.03 #30 Even
EPA / play −0.20 #30 +0.19 #32 Even
Success rate 39% #28 45% #23 JAX
When JAX has the ball
Even matchup
JAX offNE defEdge
Points / game 18.8 #23 23.8 #21 Even
Yards / play 5.51 #15 5.65 #23 JAX
EPA / play −0.03 #19 +0.05 #24 JAX
Success rate 40% #22 44% #21 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
NE scoring against the JAX defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NE scored
2.3
#29
4.8
#26
7.2
#30
3.3
#25
3.3
#28
6.7
#31
JAX allowed
5.7
#23
10.2
#29
15.8
#29
3.3
#6
10.5
#31
13.8
#28
JAX scoring against the NE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
JAX scored
3.3
#24
5.3
#22
8.7
#24
5.8
#10
4.3
#23
10.2
#20
NE allowed
6.2
#25
5.2
#11
11.3
#14
6.7
#27
5.3
#16
12.0
#19

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
63° · 20 mph
gusts 37 mph · 0.02 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
NE7d
JAX7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 118 plays
slowavg 124fast
Quarterback
NE backup QB started
Not on the final injury report