Sun, Jan 5, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 18 · at Philadelphia Eagles · Division game
Weather at kickoff31°F12 mphgusts 28DryWindy Over 46% of 93 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-13 · Power #31
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13-3 · Power #2
20
▲ winner
Closing spread
PHI -2.5
✓ PHI W
Total
35.5
▼ Under · 33 pts
Model before kickoff
NYG 18–22 PHI
✓ PHI (64%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPHI -3.5
ClosePHI -2.5
Total38.5 → 35.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward New York Giants
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened PHI -3.5 · closed PHI -2.5 · moved 1 toward NYGmodel PHI -16
Opened 38.5 · closed 35.5 · moved 3 downmodel 40
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 66%, covered 53% (129 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 37% (35 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPHI -3.5
ClosePHI -2.5
Total38.5 → 35.5
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 1 games most like PHI as a 2.5-point home favorite against NYG, the favorite won 1, covered 1, and 0 went over the total.

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This game: PHI won 20–13; the favorite covered, as in 1 of the 1 similar games. 33 points stayed under 35.5, as in 1 of 1.
Favorite won
1 of 1100%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
1 of 1100%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
0 of 10%
Normal range · usually 45%

Only 1 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 3 against an average line of 2.5; 23 points a game (usually 44.2). When games like this go over ›

All 1 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
2023 · Week 11 · loose · similar situation & rest
-2.513–10 W U34
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight New York Giants ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Moderate Under trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-24 (47%) 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.

Market moved toward New York Giants
1 pt (PHI -3.5 → PHI -2.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 3
38.5 → 35.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Wind 12 mph
Outdoor NFL games with 12 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
NYG−2.2 →−5.3▼ 3.1#31
PHI−0.1 →+5.5▲ 5.6#3
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW17

NYG
Longer bar = better
PHI
#29
Offense
PHI better ▶
#10
#26
Defense
PHI better ▶
#2
−0.5 #27
Turnovers
PHI better ▶
+0.6 #6
63 plays #14
Pace
PHI faster ▶
66 plays #4
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NYG has the ball
Advantage: PHI defense
NYG offPHI defEdge
Points / game 16.1 #31 17.8 #2 PHI
Yards / play 4.71 #30 4.74 #1 PHI
EPA / play −0.11 #28 −0.10 #2 PHI
Success rate 41% #25 39% #2 PHI
When PHI has the ball
Advantage: PHI offense
PHI offNYG defEdge
Points / game 27.2 #7 24.4 #22 PHI
Yards / play 5.60 #12 5.61 #25 PHI
EPA / play +0.11 #6 +0.06 #28 PHI
Success rate 45% #13 46% #28 PHI

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
NYG scoring against the PHI defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NYG scored
2.3
#30
5.4
#26
7.6
#30
2.5
#29
6.1
#19
8.6
#30
PHI allowed
4.8
#22
4.7
#1
9.4
#7
3.8
#5
4.9
#5
8.7
#3
PHI scoring against the NYG defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PHI scored
3.4
#23
9.1
#3
12.6
#13
6.6
#5
8.5
#3
15.1
#3
NYG allowed
5.3
#26
7.8
#22
13.1
#27
6.8
#32
4.6
#3
11.4
#16

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PHI +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
31° · 12 mph
gusts 28 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
NYG7d
PHI7d
Even
Tempo
Average 128 plays
slowavg 124fast
Quarterback
PHI backup QB started
Not on the final injury report