Sun, Sep 15, 2024, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at New England Patriots
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1-0 · Power #19
23
▲ winner
Final
@
1-0 · Power #30
20
final
Closing spread
SEA -3.5
✓ NE W
Total
39.5
▲ Over · 43 pts
Model before kickoff
SEA 24–20 NE
✓ SEA (62%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSEA -3.5
CloseSEA -3.5
Total42.5 → 39.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SEA -3.5 · unchangedmodel SEA -3
Opened 42.5 · closed 39.5 · moved 3 downmodel 44
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
OpenSEA -3.5
CloseSEA -3.5
Total42.5 → 39.5
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 4 games most like SEA as a 3.5-point road favorite at NE, the favorite won 3, covered 3, and 1 went over the total.

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This game: SEA won 23–20; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 1 of the 4 similar games. 43 points went over 39.5, as in 1 of 4.
Favorite won
3 of 475%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
3 of 475%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
1 of 425%
Normal range · usually 43%

Only 4 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 3.8 against an average line of 2.6; 36.8 points a game (usually 43.6). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 4 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & season form
-319–27 L O41
Loose
NE @ NYJ
2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & situation
-1.522–17 W U40
Loose
2023 · Week 6 · loose · similar team ratings
-3.520–6 W U42.5
Loose
CIN @ TEN
2022 · Week 12 · loose
-2.520–16 W U42.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Seattle Seahawks ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under 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.

Total moved down 3
42.5 → 39.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Seattle Seahawks on a cross-country trip
Seattle Seahawks cross 3 time zones (2,485 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
Small sample warning
Seattle Seahawks has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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 →−0.1▲ 0.5#18
NE−1.8 →−0.9▲ 0.9#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1

SEA
Longer bar = better
NE
#17
Offense
Even
#19
#7
Defense
◀ SEA better
#10
+1.0 #11
Turnovers
NE better ▶
+2.0 #7
60 plays #17
Pace
NE faster ▶
64 plays #11
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SEA has the ball
Advantage: NE defense
SEA offNE defEdge
Points / game 26.0 #14 10.0 #4 NE
Yards / play 5.07 #19 4.67 #12 NE
EPA / play −0.08 #18 −0.18 #9 NE
Success rate 43% #16 42% #14 Even
When NE has the ball
Advantage: SEA defense
NE offSEA defEdge
Points / game 16.0 #26 20.0 #16 SEA
Yards / play 4.53 #22 3.35 #3 SEA
EPA / play −0.01 #16 −0.31 #5 SEA
Success rate 44% #13 28% #2 SEA

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NE +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 4 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SEA7d
NE7d
Even
Tempo
Average 124 plays
slowavg 120fast
Travel
SEA 2,485 mi
3 time zones