Sun, Sep 15, 2024, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Tennessee Titans
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenNYJ -3.5
no move
CloseNYJ -3.5
No change since the open
Total
Open44
▼ 1.5
Close42.5
Down 1.5 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NYJ -3.5 · unchangedmodel TEN -3.5
model TEN -3.5
Opened 44 · closed 42.5 · moved 1.5 downmodel 42.5 matches the line
model 42.5 = 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | 2021 · Week 15 · loose · similar rest & team ratings |
-2.5 | 16–14 | L | U42 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 21–17 | W | U43 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 14–22 | L | U41 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest |
-3 | 20–17 | P | U42.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 12 · loose |
-3 | 16–14 | L | U41.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest |
-4 | 28–19 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 9 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 50% of games with totals 39.5–45.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 2-8 20% | 5-5 50% | |
| 3-7 30% | 3-6-1 33% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
The series
NYJ 9–4 TEN
NYJ leads · 13 games since 2003 · NYJ has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| NYJ off | TEN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| TEN off | NYJ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
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