Sun, Oct 15, 2023, 8:20 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Buffalo Bills
Closing spread
BUF -15.5
✓ NYG W
Total
42.5
▼ Under · 23 pts
Model before kickoff
NYG 14–31 BUF
✓ BUF (93%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseBUF -15.5
Total42.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseBUF -15.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close42.5
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseBUF -15.5
Total42.5
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Signals
The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.
Small sample warning
New York Giants have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 20% | 0-0 — | 0-0 — | |
| 3-2 60% | 2-0 100% | 0-0 — |
Recent meetings
The series
NYG 4–3 BUF
NYG leads · 7 games since 1999 · BUF has won the last 2 meetings
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
NYG−9.1 →−9.7▼ 0.6#32
BUF−1.0 →+8.4▲ 9.4#2
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#31
Offense
BUF better ▶#2
#30
Defense
BUF better ▶#15
−1.0 #28
Turnovers
BUF better ▶+1.2 #5
64 plays #15
Pace
Even63 plays #16
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NYG off | BUF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 12.4 #31 | 16.0 #6 | BUF |
| Yards / play | 3.99 #32 | 5.75 #28 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.22 #31 | −0.12 #8 | BUF |
| Success rate | 39% #29 | 44% #16 | BUF |
| BUF off | NYG def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.8 #2 | 30.6 #30 | BUF |
| Yards / play | 6.16 #2 | 6.34 #31 | BUF |
| EPA / play | +0.21 #2 | +0.09 #30 | BUF |
| Success rate | 53% #2 | 46% #28 | BUF |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
NYG scoring against the BUF defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.6 #32 | 3.2 #30 | 3.8 #32 | 4.6 #11 | 4.0 #27 | 8.6 #24 | |
5.0 #20 | 2.6 #1 | 7.6 #6 | 1.8 #6 | 5.4 #13 | 7.2 #5 |
BUF scoring against the NYG defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.8 #7 | 10.8 #6 | 17.6 #4 | 3.4 #23 | 10.8 #1 | 14.2 #3 | |
8.0 #31 | 10.8 #31 | 18.8 #32 | 7.8 #31 | 4.0 #5 | 11.8 #25 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
44° · 6 mph
gusts 14 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
NYG7d
BUF7d
Even
Tempo
Average 127 plays
slowavg 127fast
Quarterback
NYG backup QB started
Model priced NYG with its QB out
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