Sun, Oct 18, 2026, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at New England Patriots · Division game
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2-3 · Power #27
19
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Final
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3-2 · Power #7
26
▲ winner
Closing spread
NE -7.5
✓ NYJ W
Total
42.5
▲ Over · 45 pts
Model before kickoff
NYJ 17–25 NE
✓ NE (76%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNE -9.5
CloseNE -7.5
Total42.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Game recap · 1:22

New York Jets at New England Patriots: game recap

Made automatically (Oct 19, 11:42 AM ET). The “Model before kickoff” score on this card was updated after the video was made, so the video quotes an older one.

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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward New York Jets
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Pre-kickoff prices from ESPN · tap a dot
Opened NE -9.5 · closed NE -7.5 · moved 2 toward NYJmodel NE -10.5
Opened 42.5 · unchangedmodel 42
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 71%, covered 50% (121 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 60% (31 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNE -9.5
CloseNE -7.5
Total42.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Books

9 sportsbooks · prices at kickoff
BookSpreadTotalMoneyline
NYJNEOverUnderNYJNE
BetMGMMGM+7-102-7-11543-11043-120+290-350
BetOnline.agBetOnline.ag+7-110-7-11042.5-11042.5-110+290-362
BetRiversBetRivers+7-104-7-11843-10943-112+280-375
BetUSBetUS+7-110-7-11042.5-11042.5-110+280-350
BovadaBovada+7-110-7-11042.5-10542.5-115+280-360
DraftKingsDK+7.5-120-7.5+10043.5-10243.5-118+275-345
FanDuelFD+7.5-120-7.5-10242.5-11842.5-104+275-340
LowVig.agLowVig.ag+7+101-7-11242.5-10742.5-107+290-362
MyBookie.agMyBookie.ag+7.5-120-7.5+10042.5-11042.5-110+295-370

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like NE as a 7.5-point home favorite against NYJ, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: NE won 26–19; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 45 points went over 42.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 72%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 60%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 9.4 against an average line of 7; 45.2 points a game (usually 47.2). Of the 6 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & total
-7.516–14 L U41.5
Very close
2024 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & season form
-6.530–12 W U43.5
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & rest
-7.538–20 W O43.5
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation
-6.532–13 W O40.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-7.527–32 L O40.5
Close
2025 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & situation
-7.520–24 L O41.5
Close
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total
-6.544–13 W O41.5
Close
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-6.523–6 W U41.5
Close
2025 · Week 14 · close · similar season form & situation
-6.528–21 W O44.5
Close
2025 · Week 13 · close · similar total & season form
-715–24 L U43.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2023 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 Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
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.

New York Jets ATS trend (3-1-1)
New York Jets have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
New England Patriots ATS trend (3-1-1)
New England Patriots have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Market moved toward New York Jets
2 pts (NE -9.5 → NE -7.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Both teams trending Under (7-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 18-19 (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−3.3 →−2.6▲ 0.7#27
NE+1.8 →+3.0▲ 1.2#6
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

NYJ
Longer bar = better
NE
#22
Offense
NE better ▶
#13
#9
Defense
Even
#11
+0.6 #12
Turnovers
◀ NYJ better
−1.0 #29
59 plays #26
Pace
NE faster ▶
64 plays #11
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NYJ has the ball
Advantage: NE defense
NYJ offNE defEdge
Points / game 18.6 #28 18.8 #4 NE
Yards / play 4.83 #22 5.18 #12 NE
EPA / play −0.02 #20 −0.01 #17 Even
Success rate 43% #16 42% #11 NE
When NE has the ball
Even matchup
NE offNYJ defEdge
Points / game 22.0 #20 19.2 #6 NYJ
Yards / play 5.83 #9 4.62 #2 NYJ
EPA / play +0.05 #11 −0.06 #5 NYJ
Success rate 45% #13 44% #21 NE

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
NYJ scoring against the NE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NYJ scored
2.8
#27
4.0
#28
6.8
#27
4.6
#18
7.2
#15
11.8
#16
NE allowed
1.4
#2
6.8
#17
8.2
#6
4.0
#6
6.6
#13
10.6
#8
NE scoring against the NYJ defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NE scored
5.6
#8
5.4
#21
11.0
#17
5.4
#13
5.6
#21
11.0
#21
NYJ allowed
2.6
#7
5.2
#9
7.8
#3
2.8
#2
8.0
#22
10.8
#10

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NE +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
53° · 3 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NYJ7d
NE7d
Even
Tempo
Average 123 plays
slowavg 124fast