Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Atlanta Falcons
Closing spread
ATL -2.5
✓ SEA W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
SEA 24–26 ATL
✗ ATL (59%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenATL -2.5
CloseATL -2.5
Total49.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenATL -2.5
no move
CloseATL -2.5
No change since the open
Total
Open49.5
▲ 2
Close51.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ATL -2.5 · unchangedmodel ATL -1.5
model ATL -1.5
Opened 49.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 2 upmodel 50
model 50
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 56% (94 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenATL -2.5
CloseATL -2.5
Total49.5 → 51.5
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
ATL as a 2.5-point home favorite against SEA, the favorite won 2, covered 2, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: SEA won 34–14 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 51.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
2 of 1020%
Below normal · usually 59%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 45%
Wins below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: underdog by 5 against an average line of 2.9; 52.8 points a game (usually 44). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 17–20 | L | U44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar team ratings & situation |
-3.5 | 14–42 | L | O48.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar team ratings & season form |
-3 | 39–17 | W | O49.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar team ratings & season form |
-3 | 20–27 | L | U53.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar season form & team ratings |
-2.5 | 21–28 | L | U52 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 14 · loose · similar season form & situation |
-2.5 | 34–23 | W | O51.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar team ratings & season form |
-3 | 22–41 | L | O50.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 16 · loose · similar season form & team ratings |
-3.5 | 20–26 | L | U49.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & team ratings |
-3 | 31–34 | L | O51 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 9 · loose · similar team ratings & situation |
-2 | 21–31 | L | O49 |
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Seattle Seahawks ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over 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.
Seattle Seahawks ATS struggles (1-5)
Seattle Seahawks have covered only 17% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Atlanta Falcons home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Total moved up 2
49.5 → 51.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Seattle Seahawks on a cross-country trip
Seattle Seahawks cross 3 time zones (2,177 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 14 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 33% of games with totals 48.5–54.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 2-7-1 22% | 6-4 60% | |
| 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
SEA 10–7 ATL
SEA leads · 17 games since 2000 · SEA has won the last 2 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
SEA−0.6 →−0.5▲ 0.1#19
ATL−0.8 →+0.4▲ 1.2#13
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#13
Offense
ATL better ▶#10
#20
Defense
Even#19
−1.0 #28
Turnovers
ATL better ▶0.0 #13
66 plays #3
Pace
◀ SEA faster61 plays #19
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SEA off | ATL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.3 #13 | 22.5 #15 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.67 #12 | 5.18 #10 | Even |
| EPA / play | 0.00 #16 | +0.04 #22 | SEA |
| Success rate | 46% #11 | 48% #28 | SEA |
| ATL off | SEA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.8 #11 | 25.0 #24 | ATL |
| Yards / play | 6.07 #7 | 5.46 #18 | ATL |
| EPA / play | +0.07 #9 | 0.00 #19 | ATL |
| Success rate | 46% #12 | 43% #19 | ATL |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
SEA scoring against the ATL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.7 #11 | 4.8 #26 | 10.5 #20 | 6.7 #4 | 6.7 #12 | 13.3 #6 | |
4.5 #15 | 9.5 #28 | 14.0 #24 | 4.5 #13 | 4.0 #8 | 8.5 #9 |
ATL scoring against the SEA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.2 #14 | 9.2 #6 | 14.3 #10 | 3.5 #23 | 6.0 #16 | 9.5 #22 | |
3.8 #9 | 8.8 #24 | 12.7 #20 | 5.2 #19 | 7.2 #21 | 12.3 #20 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
SEA10d
ATL7d
SEA +3 days
Tempo
Average 127 plays
slowavg 124fast
Travel
SEA 2,177 mi
3 time zones
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