Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 8:15 PM ESTNFC Wild Card Playoffs · at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Weather at kickoff64°F4 mphgusts 9Wet0.0 mmWet Over 51% of 104 games since 2023Weather watch ›
11-6 · Power #16
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Final
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9-8 · Power #14
32
▲ winner
Closing spread
PHI -3
✓ TB W
Total
43
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
PHI 26–23 TB
✗ PHI (60%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
ClosePHI -3
Total43
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Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 1–5 since 2023: won 63%, covered 55% (52 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
ClosePHI -3
Total43
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Similar games

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

In the 10 games most like PHI as a 3-point road favorite at TB, the favorite won 5, covered 2, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: TB won 32–9 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 41 points stayed under 43, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
2 of 825%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 47%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: underdog by 1.2 against an average line of 2.9; 40.2 points a game (usually 45.6). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-320–23 L U44
Very close
2023 · Week 16 · very close · similar spread & total
-320–17 P U42.5
Very close
MIN @ CHI
2020 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest
-319–13 W U44.5
Very close
DET @ CAR
2022 · Week 16 · very close · similar spread & total
-323–37 L O43.5
Very close
MIN @ WSH
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total
-320–17 P U43.5
Very close
LV @ CLE
2021 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2.516–14 L U42
Very close
2023 · Week 16 · very close · similar total & rest
-1.512–30 L U43
Very close
NO @ CAR
2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & rest
-314–22 L U41
Very close
NE @ CAR
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total
-3.524–6 W U42
Very close
BAL @ JAX
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & spread
-3.527–28 L O43.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2020 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
Moderate Tampa Bay Buccaneers ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) 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.

Philadelphia Eagles away ATS weakness (1-4-1)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6-2 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
PHI0.0 →+0.5▲ 0.5#11
TB+0.3 →−0.4▼ 0.7#16
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW18

PHI
Longer bar = better
TB
#9
Offense
◀ PHI better
#20
#27
Defense
TB better ▶
#16
−0.6 #26
Turnovers
TB better ▶
+0.5 #8
65 plays #7
Pace
◀ PHI faster
62 plays #24
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PHI has the ball
Advantage: PHI offense
PHI offTB defEdge
Points / game 25.5 #7 19.1 #5 Even
Yards / play 5.42 #13 5.41 #22 PHI
EPA / play +0.05 #8 −0.02 #17 PHI
Success rate 46% #7 43% #19 PHI
When TB has the ball
Advantage: TB offense
TB offPHI defEdge
Points / game 20.5 #20 25.2 #30 TB
Yards / play 5.08 #20 5.48 #24 Even
EPA / play −0.02 #14 +0.05 #29 TB
Success rate 40% #27 45% #26 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
PHI scoring against the TB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PHI scored
5.7
#5
6.1
#23
11.8
#12
6.1
#3
7.1
#8
13.1
#3
TB allowed
4.1
#17
5.1
#3
9.2
#3
4.8
#20
5.2
#7
9.9
#11
TB scoring against the PHI defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TB scored
2.5
#27
7.1
#14
9.5
#24
4.2
#20
6.8
#11
10.9
#14
PHI allowed
3.4
#7
9.4
#31
12.7
#26
4.6
#18
7.7
#30
12.3
#27

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TB +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 4 mph
gusts 9 mph · 0.012 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
PHI8d
TB8d
Even
Tempo
Average 127 plays
slowavg 126fast

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