Sun, Dec 15, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 15 · at Jacksonville Jaguars
Weather at kickoff71°F10 mphgusts 22Wet0.0 mmWet Over 51% of 104 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-10 · Power #23
32
▲ winner
Final
@
3-10 · Power #29
25
final
Closing spread
NYJ -3.5
✓ NYJ W
Total
41.5
▲ Over · 57 pts
Model before kickoff
NYJ 23–20 JAX
✓ NYJ (62%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNYJ -3.5
CloseNYJ -3.5
Total40.5 → 41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NYJ -3.5 · unchangedmodel NYJ -1.5
Opened 40.5 · closed 41.5 · moved 1 upmodel 43
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 57% (80 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNYJ -3.5
CloseNYJ -3.5
Total40.5 → 41.5
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 NYJ as a 3.5-point road favorite at JAX, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: NYJ won 32–25; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 57 points went over 41.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 44%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7.5 against an average line of 3.7; 42.3 points a game (usually 44.1). Of the 5 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-2.525–24 L O41.5
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-4.528–22 W O42.5
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & season form
-2.516–20 L U38.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.532–13 W O36.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & total
-5.514–11 L U41.5
Close
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest
-3.522–17 W U46.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form
-6.541–21 W O39.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar total & rest
-5.529–19 W O41.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation
-1.527–10 W U41.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest
-1.515–17 L U44.5
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Jacksonville Jaguars ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Jacksonville Jaguars 7-2 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
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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−1.2 →−1.9▼ 0.7#22
JAX+0.2 →−3.7▼ 3.9#28
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW14

NYJ
Longer bar = better
JAX
#22
Offense
Even
#23
#13
Defense
◀ NYJ better
#30
−0.2 #20
Turnovers
◀ NYJ better
−0.8 #30
60 plays #25
Pace
◀ NYJ faster
56 plays #32
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NYJ has the ball
Advantage: NYJ offense
NYJ offJAX defEdge
Points / game 19.3 #25 26.5 #28 Even
Yards / play 5.04 #24 5.97 #32 NYJ
EPA / play −0.03 #21 +0.15 #32 NYJ
Success rate 42% #17 45% #26 NYJ
When JAX has the ball
Advantage: NYJ defense
JAX offNYJ defEdge
Points / game 18.3 #26 23.1 #20 NYJ
Yards / play 5.30 #18 4.92 #3 NYJ
EPA / play −0.04 #23 +0.01 #17 NYJ
Success rate 41% #24 41% #10 NYJ

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
NYJ scoring against the JAX defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NYJ scored
4.4
#15
5.8
#22
10.2
#19
4.5
#16
4.5
#28
9.1
#26
JAX allowed
4.7
#21
8.7
#26
13.4
#28
4.8
#14
8.3
#27
13.2
#25
JAX scoring against the NYJ defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
JAX scored
2.3
#28
5.4
#25
7.7
#30
4.9
#13
5.7
#22
10.6
#17
NYJ allowed
4.6
#20
7.8
#23
12.4
#20
4.2
#7
6.1
#14
10.2
#13

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
JAX +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
71° · 10 mph
gusts 22 mph · 0.012 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
NYJ7d
JAX7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 116 plays
slowavg 124fast