Sun, Sep 15, 2024, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at New England Patriots
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
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenSEA -3.5
no move
CloseSEA -3.5
No change since the open
Total
Open42.5
▼ 3
Close39.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SEA -3.5 · unchangedmodel SEA -3
model SEA -3
Opened 42.5 · closed 39.5 · moved 3 downmodel 44
model 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
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose |
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 19–27 | L | O41 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-1.5 | 22–17 | W | U40 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 6 · loose · similar team ratings |
-3.5 | 20–6 | W | U42.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 12 · loose |
-2.5 | 20–16 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 50 earlier overs in games with totals 36.5–42.5, 26% 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% | 4-5-1 44% | 5-5 50% | |
| 3-7 30% | 4-5-1 44% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
The series
SEA 6–3 NE
SEA leads · 9 games since 2004 · SEA has won the last 5 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 →−0.1▲ 0.5#18
NE−1.8 →−0.9▲ 0.9#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1
Longer bar = better
#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
| SEA off | NE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| NE off | SEA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
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