Sun, Dec 8, 2024, 4:05 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Arizona Cardinals · Division game
Closing spread
ARI -3.5
✓ SEA W
Total
45.5
▲ Over · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
SEA 22–25 ARI
✗ ARI (62%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARI -2.5
CloseARI -3.5
Total46.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenARI -2.5
1 → ARI
CloseARI -3.5
1 pt toward Arizona Cardinals
Total
Open46.5
▼ 1
Close45.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ARI -2.5 · closed ARI -3.5 · moved 1 toward ARImodel ARI -2.5
model ARI -2.5
Opened 46.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 1 downmodel 46.5
model 46.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 68%, covered 52% (117 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (43 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARI -2.5
CloseARI -3.5
Total46.5 → 45.5
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
ARI as a 3.5-point home favorite against SEA, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: SEA won 30–18 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 48 points went over 45.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 44%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.2 against an average line of 2.9; 51.4 points a game (usually 44). Of the 4 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-4.5 | 27–28 | L | O43.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3.5 | 23–22 | L | U45.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 21–16 | W | U43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & season form |
-3.5 | 30–17 | W | U47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & total |
-3.5 | 38–44 | L | O46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 17–37 | L | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total |
-1.5 | 29–9 | W | U44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 36–30 | W | O43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 24–22 | L | U47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & season form |
-1.5 | 38–6 | W | 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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Arizona Cardinals 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.
Market moved toward Arizona Cardinals
1 pt (ARI -2.5 → ARI -3.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 110 earlier overs in games with totals 42.5–48.5, 21% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | |
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 3 since 2023
SEA 31–17 ARI (1 tied)
SEA leads · 49 games since 2002 · SEA has won the last 10 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24 2024 | Arizona Cardinals 6 @ Seattle Seahawks 16 | ARI -1.5 | SEA W |
| Jan 7 2023 | Seattle Seahawks 21 @ Arizona Cardinals 20 | SEA -3 | ARI W |
| Oct 22 2023 | Arizona Cardinals 10 @ Seattle Seahawks 20 | SEA -9.5 | SEA W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
SEA−0.6 →−0.3▲ 0.3#17
ARI−1.7 →+0.4▲ 2.1#15
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#16
Offense
ARI better ▶#11
#14
Defense
◀ SEA better#21
−0.5 #26
Turnovers
ARI better ▶−0.1 #17
62 plays #14
Pace
◀ SEA faster59 plays #28
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SEA off | ARI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.7 #15 | 21.6 #11 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.43 #14 | 5.41 #17 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.04 #20 | +0.04 #23 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #16 | 48% #31 | SEA |
| ARI off | SEA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.2 #17 | 22.1 #12 | SEA |
| Yards / play | 5.88 #7 | 5.36 #14 | ARI |
| EPA / play | +0.05 #10 | −0.01 #13 | Even |
| Success rate | 47% #8 | 44% #18 | ARI |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
SEA scoring against the ARI defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #24 | 7.1 #14 | 10.4 #18 | 5.0 #13 | 7.0 #14 | 12.0 #13 | |
3.9 #12 | 8.1 #24 | 12.0 #19 | 5.1 #17 | 4.5 #6 | 9.6 #8 |
ARI scoring against the SEA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.5 #7 | 6.9 #16 | 12.4 #12 | 4.5 #17 | 5.3 #25 | 9.8 #23 | |
4.3 #17 | 6.7 #18 | 10.9 #14 | 5.1 #17 | 5.6 #12 | 10.7 #16 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
SEA7d
ARI7d
Even
Tempo
Average 122 plays
slowavg 124fast
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