Sun, Jan 5, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 18 · at Philadelphia Eagles · Division game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenPHI -3.5
1 → NYG
ClosePHI -2.5
1 pt toward New York Giants
Total
Open38.5
▼ 3
Close35.5
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
model PHI -16
Opened 38.5 · closed 35.5 · moved 3 downmodel 40
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose |
2023 · Week 11 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-2.5 | 13–10 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 23 in the 4th quarter and got 20. 44% of games with totals 32.5–38.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-9 10% | 2-8 20% | 5-5 50% | |
| 9-1 90% | 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 3 since 2023
NYG 20–38 PHI
PHI leads · 58 games since 1999 · PHI has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 2024 | Philadelphia Eagles 28 @ New York Giants 3 | PHI -3.5 | PHI W |
| Jan 7 2023 | Philadelphia Eagles 10 @ New York Giants 27 | PHI -5 | NYG W |
| Dec 25 2023 | New York Giants 25 @ Philadelphia Eagles 33 | PHI -14 | NYG W |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| NYG off | PHI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| PHI off | NYG def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.3 #30 | 5.4 #26 | 7.6 #30 | 2.5 #29 | 6.1 #19 | 8.6 #30 | |
4.8 #22 | 4.7 #1 | 9.4 #7 | 3.8 #5 | 4.9 #5 | 8.7 #3 |
PHI scoring against the NYG defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.4 #23 | 9.1 #3 | 12.6 #13 | 6.6 #5 | 8.5 #3 | 15.1 #3 | |
5.3 #26 | 7.8 #22 | 13.1 #27 | 6.8 #32 | 4.6 #3 | 11.4 #16 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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