Thu, Nov 28, 2024, 4:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Dallas Cowboys · Division game
Closing spread
DAL -4.5
✓ DAL W
Total
39.5
▲ Over · 47 pts
Model before kickoff
NYG 20–25 DAL
✓ DAL (66%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDAL -3.5
CloseDAL -4.5
Total38.5 → 39.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenDAL -3.5
1 → DAL
CloseDAL -4.5
1 pt toward Dallas Cowboys
Total
Open38.5
▲ 1
Close39.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DAL -3.5 · closed DAL -4.5 · moved 1 toward DALmodel DAL -3.5
model DAL -3.5
Opened 38.5 · closed 39.5 · moved 1 upmodel 45
model 45
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 71%, covered 53% (69 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (35 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDAL -3.5
CloseDAL -4.5
Total38.5 → 39.5
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
DAL as a 4.5-point home favorite against NYG, the favorite won 4, covered 2, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: DAL won 27–20; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 47 points went over 39.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 44%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 1.6 against an average line of 3.8; 48.4 points a game (usually 44.2). Of the 5 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & total |
-3.5 | 20–17 | L | U38.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar total & team ratings |
-2.5 | 12–31 | L | O37.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar spread & season form |
-4.5 | 27–28 | L | O46.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 11 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-4.5 | 27–28 | L | O43.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar spread |
-3.5 | 37–34 | L | O44.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 3 · loose |
-2.5 | 21–16 | W | U43.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 18 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-3 | 31–32 | L | O37.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 4 · loose · similar total & spread |
-3.5 | 24–18 | W | O40.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-4 | 20–25 | L | O41.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 3 · loose |
-6.5 | 15–21 | L | U37.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals 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.
New York Giants ATS struggles (3-8)
New York Giants have covered only 27% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Dallas Cowboys ATS struggles (3-8)
Dallas Cowboys have covered only 27% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Dallas Cowboys home ATS weakness (0-5)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Market moved toward Dallas Cowboys
1 pt (DAL -3.5 → DAL -4.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 83 earlier overs in games with totals 36.5–42.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% | |
| 3-7 30% | 2-8 20% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 3 since 2023
NYG 24–32 DAL
DAL leads · 56 games since 1999 · NYG has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 2024 | Dallas Cowboys 20 @ New York Giants 15 | DAL -5.5 | NYG W |
| Nov 12 2023 | New York Giants 17 @ Dallas Cowboys 49 | DAL -17.5 | DAL W |
| Sep 10 2023 | Dallas Cowboys 40 @ New York Giants 0 | — | — |
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−2.2 →−4.7▼ 2.5#30
DAL+2.5 →−1.6▼ 4.1#24
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#26
Offense
Even#27
#25
Defense
Even#28
−0.5 #26
Turnovers
◀ NYG better−0.8 #30
64 plays #8
Pace
Even65 plays #5
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NYG off | DAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 14.8 #32 | 29.0 #31 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.72 #28 | 5.93 #30 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.09 #26 | +0.12 #30 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #19 | 45% #20 | Even |
| DAL off | NYG def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.1 #23 | 22.9 #17 | NYG |
| Yards / play | 4.97 #26 | 5.77 #28 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.14 #31 | +0.08 #29 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #27 | 46% #26 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
NYG scoring against the DAL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.0 #29 | 4.7 #27 | 6.7 #32 | 3.0 #27 | 5.1 #25 | 8.1 #31 | |
7.1 #32 | 6.7 #17 | 13.8 #29 | 8.3 #32 | 6.9 #21 | 15.2 #29 |
DAL scoring against the NYG defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.9 #26 | 6.8 #16 | 9.7 #20 | 2.6 #29 | 7.7 #7 | 10.4 #18 | |
5.9 #29 | 6.6 #14 | 12.5 #22 | 5.5 #20 | 4.6 #8 | 10.1 #11 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
NYG4d short
DAL4d short
Even
Tempo
Fast 129 plays
slowavg 124fast
Quarterback
NYG backup QB started
Not on the final injury report
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