Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Atlanta Falcons
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3-3 · Power #19
34
▲ winner
Final
@
4-2 · Power #20
14
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ATL -2.5 · unchangedmodel ATL -1.5
Opened 49.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 2 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.517–20 L U44.5
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar team ratings & situation
-3.514–42 L O48.5
Close
MIA vs CLE
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar team ratings & season form
-339–17 W O49.5
Close
LAC vs MIN
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar team ratings & season form
-320–27 L U53.5
Loose
SF vs SEA
2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar season form & team ratings
-2.521–28 L U52
Loose
DET vs MIN
2022 · Week 14 · loose · similar season form & situation
-2.534–23 W O51.5
Loose
CIN vs LAC
2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar team ratings & season form
-322–41 L O50.5
Loose
MIA vs GB
2022 · Week 16 · loose · similar season form & team ratings
-3.520–26 L U49.5
Loose
IND vs TEN
2021 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & team ratings
-331–34 L O51
Loose
ARI vs SEA
2022 · Week 9 · loose · similar team ratings & situation
-221–31 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%)
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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
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

SEA
Longer bar = better
ATL
#13
Offense
ATL better ▶
#10
#20
Defense
Even
#19
−1.0 #28
Turnovers
ATL better ▶
0.0 #13
66 plays #3
Pace
◀ SEA faster
61 plays #19
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SEA has the ball
Advantage: SEA offense
SEA offATL defEdge
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
When ATL has the ball
Advantage: ATL offense
ATL offSEA defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SEA scored
5.7
#11
4.8
#26
10.5
#20
6.7
#4
6.7
#12
13.3
#6
ATL allowed
4.5
#15
9.5
#28
14.0
#24
4.5
#13
4.0
#8
8.5
#9
ATL scoring against the SEA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ATL scored
5.2
#14
9.2
#6
14.3
#10
3.5
#23
6.0
#16
9.5
#22
SEA allowed
3.8
#9
8.8
#24
12.7
#20
5.2
#19
7.2
#21
12.3
#20

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ATL +1.8
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