Sun, Sep 15, 2024, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Tennessee Titans
Weather at kickoff82°F8 mphgusts 19Wet0.0 mmWet Over 51% of 104 games since 2023Weather watch ›
0-1 · Power #23
24
▲ winner
Final
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0-1 · Power #26
17
final
Closing spread
NYJ -3.5
✓ NYJ W
Total
42.5
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
NYJ 23–20 TEN
✓ NYJ (60%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNYJ -3.5
CloseNYJ -3.5
Total44 → 42.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 1.5 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NYJ -3.5 · unchangedmodel TEN -3.5
Opened 44 · closed 42.5 · moved 1.5 downmodel 42.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–5.5 since 2023: won 58%, covered 48% (53 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNYJ -3.5
CloseNYJ -3.5
Total44 → 42.5
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 6 games most like NYJ as a 3.5-point road favorite at TEN, the favorite won 5, covered 2, and 1 went over the total.

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This game: NYJ won 24–17; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 6 similar games. 41 points stayed under 42.5, as in 5 of 6.
Favorite won
5 of 683%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
2 of 540%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
1 of 617%
Normal range · usually 43%

Only 6 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 2 against an average line of 3.1; 36.3 points a game (usually 43.6). When games like this go over ›

All 6 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
LV @ CLE
2021 · Week 15 · loose · similar rest & team ratings
-2.516–14 L U42
Loose
TEN @ WSH
2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation
-321–17 W U43
Loose
NO @ CAR
2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation
-314–22 L U41
Loose
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest
-320–17 P U42.5
Loose
CHI @ DET
2021 · Week 12 · loose
-316–14 L U41.5
Loose
GB @ CHI
2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest
-428–19 W O45.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

Total moved down 1.5
44 → 42.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Small sample warning
New York Jets has 1 game 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−1.2 →−1.8▼ 0.6#29
TEN−1.5 →−1.4▲ 0.1#24
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1

NYJ
Longer bar = better
TEN
#17
Offense
◀ NYJ better
#26
#23
Defense
TEN better ▶
#9
−2.0 #30
Turnovers
Even
−2.0 #28
49 plays #30
Pace
TEN faster ▶
61 plays #15
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NYJ has the ball
Advantage: TEN defense
NYJ offTEN defEdge
Points / game 19.0 #21 24.0 #18 Even
Yards / play 5.43 #14 2.79 #1 TEN
EPA / play −0.05 #17 −0.25 #8 TEN
Success rate 44% #14 38% #9 TEN
When TEN has the ball
Even matchup
TEN offNYJ defEdge
Points / game 17.0 #25 32.0 #27 Even
Yards / play 4.00 #27 5.73 #21 NYJ
EPA / play −0.26 #26 +0.10 #23 Even
Success rate 38% #25 45% #22 Even

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TEN +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
82° · 8 mph
gusts 19 mph · 0.008 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
NYJ6d
TEN7d
TEN +1 day
Tempo
Slow 110 plays
slowavg 120fast