Sun, Oct 27, 2024, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at New England Patriots · Division game
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2-5 · Power #23
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Final
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1-6 · Power #30
25
▲ winner
Closing spread
NYJ -7.5
✓ NE W
Total
41.5
▲ Over · 47 pts
Model before kickoff
NYJ 23–16 NE
✗ NYJ (74%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNYJ -6.5
CloseNYJ -7.5
Total41.5
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward New York Jets
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NYJ -6.5 · closed NYJ -7.5 · moved 1 toward NYJmodel NYJ -2.5
Opened 41.5 · unchangedmodel 39
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Crossed 7Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNYJ -6.5
CloseNYJ -7.5
Total41.5
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 7.5-point road favorite at NE, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: NE won 25–22 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 47 points went over 41.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 68%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 43%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 10 against an average line of 6.7; 48.4 points a game (usually 46.5). Of the 4 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & season form
-6.541–21 W O39.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & rest
-5.521–14 W U42.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread
-6.538–20 W O45.5
Close
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & situation
-6.524–27 L O44.5
Loose
SEA @ HOU
2021 · Week 14 · loose · similar rest & season form
-7.533–13 W O41.5
Loose
NE @ HOU
2021 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & season form
-925–22 L O39.5
Loose
2024 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation
-5.534–24 W O47.5
Loose
SEA @ LAR
2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & situation
-727–23 L O41
Loose
MIN @ CHI
2022 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest & season form
-7.529–13 W U42.5
Loose
2024 · Week 4 · loose · similar season form & situation
-5.520–15 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 3 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.
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.

New York Jets ATS struggles (2-5)
New York Jets have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
New England Patriots ATS struggles (2-5)
New England Patriots have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Market moved toward New York Jets
1 pt (NYJ -6.5 → NYJ -7.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
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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 →−0.7▲ 0.5#21
NE−1.8 →−5.2▼ 3.4#31
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

NYJ
Longer bar = better
NE
#22
Offense
◀ NYJ better
#29
#8
Defense
◀ NYJ better
#25
−0.4 #24
Turnovers
NE better ▶
−0.1 #19
61 plays #20
Pace
◀ NYJ faster
59 plays #25
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NYJ has the ball
Even matchup
NYJ offNE defEdge
Points / game 18.3 #24 25.0 #24 Even
Yards / play 5.00 #22 5.72 #25 Even
EPA / play −0.04 #21 +0.08 #28 NYJ
Success rate 41% #20 45% #23 Even
When NE has the ball
Advantage: NYJ defense
NE offNYJ defEdge
Points / game 14.1 #30 20.7 #11 NYJ
Yards / play 4.47 #30 4.81 #4 NYJ
EPA / play −0.16 #27 −0.06 #12 NYJ
Success rate 38% #29 39% #6 NYJ

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
NYJ scoring against the NE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NYJ scored
4.4
#15
6.0
#20
10.4
#21
4.1
#18
3.7
#26
7.9
#26
NE allowed
5.3
#22
7.6
#20
12.9
#22
6.1
#24
5.6
#17
11.7
#20
NE scoring against the NYJ defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NE scored
3.0
#23
4.6
#28
7.6
#29
2.9
#27
3.7
#26
6.6
#29
NYJ allowed
4.3
#15
7.0
#17
11.3
#17
4.9
#15
4.6
#9
9.4
#10

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NE +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
52° · 8 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NYJ7d
NE7d
Even
Tempo
Average 120 plays
slowavg 123fast
Quarterback
NE backup QB started
Not on the final injury report