Sun, Nov 19, 2023, 4:25 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Buffalo Bills · Division game
Closing spread
BUF -8.5
✓ BUF W
Total
39
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
NYJ 19–28 BUF
✓ BUF (78%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseBUF -8.5
Total39
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CloseBUF -8.5
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Close39
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseBUF -8.5
Total39
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
BUF as an 8.5-point home favorite against NYJ, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: BUF won 32–6; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 39, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 82%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 11.2 against an average line of 8.7; 45.4 points a game (usually 47.9). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total |
-8.5 | 14–33 | L | O40 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-9 | 10–9 | L | U40.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar rest & total |
-7.5 | 24–17 | L | O40 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total |
-9.5 | 27–24 | L | O40 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar rest & spread |
-9 | 41–23 | W | O42 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 16 · close · similar situation & rest |
-10.5 | 34–10 | W | O40.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & spread |
-9 | 37–21 | W | O43.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-7 | 42–21 | W | O42.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 16 · close · similar rest & season form |
-9.5 | 27–13 | W | U43.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar total & rest |
-7.5 | 27–0 | W | U38.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2020 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
Slight New York Jets ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
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.
Buffalo Bills ATS struggles (2-5)
Buffalo Bills have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Buffalo Bills home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Both teams trending Under (8-1 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 18-19 (49%)
Small sample warning
New York Jets have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 5 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 38% of games with totals 36–42 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-5 44% | 1-2-1 33% | 0-4 0% | |
| 5-5 50% | 2-5 29% | 1-4 20% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
NYJ 25–29 BUF
BUF leads · 54 games since 1999 · BUF has won the last 5 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 2023 | Buffalo Bills 16 @ New York Jets 22 | — | — |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
NYJ+1.0 →−1.8▼ 2.8#22
BUF−1.0 →+2.3▲ 3.3#9
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#31
Offense
BUF better ▶#3
#6
Defense
◀ NYJ better#16
+0.1 #13
Turnovers
◀ NYJ better−0.3 #22
60 plays #27
Pace
BUF faster ▶62 plays #22
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NYJ off | BUF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 16.0 #30 | 18.4 #6 | BUF |
| Yards / play | 4.72 #29 | 5.41 #24 | BUF |
| EPA / play | −0.22 #32 | −0.05 #13 | BUF |
| Success rate | 37% #32 | 44% #19 | BUF |
| BUF off | NYJ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.2 #7 | 19.1 #7 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.00 #3 | 4.62 #4 | Even |
| EPA / play | +0.13 #2 | −0.09 #7 | BUF |
| Success rate | 52% #1 | 40% #4 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
NYJ scoring against the BUF defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.0 #30 | 5.1 #24 | 7.1 #29 | 3.0 #28 | 4.9 #26 | 7.9 #28 | |
5.5 #23 | 4.8 #5 | 10.3 #11 | 1.2 #1 | 6.3 #19 | 7.5 #4 |
BUF scoring against the NYJ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.4 #18 | 7.9 #10 | 12.3 #10 | 4.1 #17 | 9.8 #1 | 13.9 #3 | |
7.1 #32 | 5.6 #9 | 12.7 #23 | 2.1 #4 | 4.3 #7 | 6.4 #2 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
41° · 9 mph
gusts 24 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NYJ7d
BUF6d
NYJ +1 day
Tempo
Average 122 plays
slowavg 127fast
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