Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 17 · at Tennessee Titans
Weather at kickoff70°F16 mphgusts 34Wet0.0 mmWindy Over 46% of 93 games since 2023Weather watch ›
5-10 · Power #23
34
▲ winner
Final
@
3-12 · Power #31
26
final
Closing spread
NO -1.5
✓ NO W
Total
38.5
▲ Over · 60 pts
Model before kickoff
NO 19–17 TEN
✓ NO (56%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNO -1.5
CloseNO -1.5
Total39.5 → 38.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NO -1.5 · unchangedmodel NO -2.5
Opened 39.5 · closed 38.5 · moved 1 downmodel 35.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 55% (98 games)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNO -1.5
CloseNO -1.5
Total39.5 → 38.5
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 NO as a 1.5-point road favorite at TEN, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: NO won 34–26; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 60 points went over 38.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 45%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.3 against an average line of 2.8; 44.5 points a game (usually 43.5). Of the 7 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-324–27 L O38.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.525–24 L O41.5
Very close
2025 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & season form
-2.534–10 W O41.5
Close
2025 · Week 16 · close · similar rest & situation
-2.516–13 W U41.5
Close
2024 · Week 17 · close · similar total & rest
-1.513–20 L U38.5
Close
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & situation
-3.532–25 W O41.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total
-3.532–13 W O36.5
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & season form
-2.516–20 L U38.5
Close
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & rest
-1.524–27 L O44.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-4.528–22 W O42.5
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal 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.

Wind 16 mph
Outdoor NFL games with 16 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
NO−1.6 →−2.9▼ 1.3#23
TEN−1.8 →−5.7▼ 3.9#30
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW16

NO
Longer bar = better
TEN
#27
Offense
◀ NO better
#31
#11
Defense
◀ NO better
#25
−0.2 #19
Turnovers
Even
−0.3 #20
64 plays #9
Pace
◀ NO faster
59 plays #26
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NO has the ball
Even matchup
NO offTEN defEdge
Points / game 17.0 #29 26.9 #26 Even
Yards / play 4.77 #28 5.70 #26 Even
EPA / play −0.10 #27 +0.09 #27 Even
Success rate 42% #24 45% #19 TEN
When TEN has the ball
Advantage: NO defense
TEN offNO defEdge
Points / game 16.7 #30 22.5 #14 NO
Yards / play 4.42 #31 4.95 #7 NO
EPA / play −0.15 #30 −0.04 #10 NO
Success rate 38% #31 43% #11 NO

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
NO scoring against the TEN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NO scored
1.9
#32
6.4
#22
8.3
#28
3.4
#25
5.3
#30
8.7
#30
TEN allowed
5.8
#26
7.9
#22
13.7
#23
7.3
#31
5.9
#9
13.2
#27
TEN scoring against the NO defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TEN scored
3.9
#24
3.6
#31
7.5
#31
3.1
#26
6.1
#22
9.2
#27
NO allowed
7.3
#31
8.3
#27
15.5
#30
3.7
#6
3.3
#1
7.0
#1

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TEN +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
70° · 16 mph
gusts 34 mph · 0.004 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
NO7d
TEN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 122 plays
slowavg 123fast