Sun, Nov 19, 2023, 4:25 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Buffalo Bills · Division game
Weather at kickoff41°F9 mphgusts 24DryWeather watch ›
4-5 · Power #26
6
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Final
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5-5 · Power #4
32
▲ winner
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
Opennot available
CloseBUF -8.5
Total39
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
NE vs CHI
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total
-8.514–33 L O40
Very close
BAL vs DEN
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-910–9 L U40.5
Close
CIN vs BAL
2022 · Postseason · close · similar rest & total
-7.524–17 L O40
Close
GB vs NE
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-9.527–24 L O40
Close
SF vs SEA
2022 · Postseason · close · similar rest & spread
-941–23 W O42
Close
PHI vs NYG
2021 · Week 16 · close · similar situation & rest
-10.534–10 W O40.5
Close
LAC vs NYG
2021 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & spread
-937–21 W O43.5
Close
CIN vs CAR
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-742–21 W O42.5
Close
BAL vs NYG
2020 · Week 16 · close · similar rest & season form
-9.527–13 W U43.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar total & rest
-7.527–0 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.
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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
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

NYJ
Longer bar = better
BUF
#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
When NYJ has the ball
Advantage: BUF defense
NYJ offBUF defEdge
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
When BUF has the ball
Even matchup
BUF offNYJ defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NYJ scored
2.0
#30
5.1
#24
7.1
#29
3.0
#28
4.9
#26
7.9
#28
BUF allowed
5.5
#23
4.8
#5
10.3
#11
1.2
#1
6.3
#19
7.5
#4
BUF scoring against the NYJ defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BUF scored
4.4
#18
7.9
#10
12.3
#10
4.1
#17
9.8
#1
13.9
#3
NYJ allowed
7.1
#32
5.6
#9
12.7
#23
2.1
#4
4.3
#7
6.4
#2

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
BUF +1.8
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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