Sun, Dec 1, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at New York Jets
Weather at kickoff36°F11 mphgusts 28DryWindy Over 46% of 93 games since 2023Weather watch ›
6-5 · Power #19
26
▲ winner
Final
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3-8 · Power #23
21
final
Closing spread
NYJ -1.5
✓ SEA W
Total
41.5
▲ Over · 47 pts
Model before kickoff
SEA 20–22 NYJ
✗ NYJ (54%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSEA -1.5
CloseNYJ -1.5
Total41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward New York Jets
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SEA -1.5 · closed NYJ -1.5 · moved 3 toward NYJmodel SEA -1.5
Opened 41.5 · unchangedmodel 42
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 58%, covered 50% (62 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSEA -1.5
CloseNYJ -1.5
Total41.5
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 NYJ as a 1.5-point home favorite against SEA, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: SEA won 26–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 47 points went over 41.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 43%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 6.7 against an average line of 2.2; 41.7 points a game (usually 43.3). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & season form
-2.517–20 L U41.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & situation
-2.521–13 W U43.5
Close
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar season form & total
-2.521–16 W U43.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close
-1.529–9 W U44.5
Close
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar spread
-1.541–10 W O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & situation
-4.527–28 L O43.5
Loose
2024 · Week 4 · loose · similar total
-3.524–18 W O40.5
Loose
WSH vs CLE
2022 · Week 17 · loose · similar team ratings & situation
-110–24 L U41
Loose
2024 · Week 11 · loose · similar situation & team ratings
-1.538–6 W U44.5
Loose
LAR vs SF
2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & season form
-114–31 L O42
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 Hit
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.

New York Jets ATS struggles (3-8)
New York Jets have covered only 27% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Market moved toward New York Jets
3 pts (SEA -1.5 → NYJ -1.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Seattle Seahawks on a cross-country trip
Seattle Seahawks cross 3 time zones (2,396 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#18
NYJ−1.2 →−1.8▼ 0.6#25
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

SEA
Longer bar = better
NYJ
#16
Offense
◀ SEA better
#22
#18
Defense
NYJ better ▶
#10
−0.5 #25
Turnovers
Even
−0.3 #22
63 plays #11
Pace
◀ SEA faster
59 plays #28
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SEA has the ball
Advantage: NYJ defense
SEA offNYJ defEdge
Points / game 22.4 #15 22.0 #12 Even
Yards / play 5.50 #14 4.88 #4 NYJ
EPA / play −0.04 #20 −0.01 #15 NYJ
Success rate 44% #14 41% #9 NYJ
When NYJ has the ball
Even matchup
NYJ offSEA defEdge
Points / game 18.5 #27 22.2 #14 SEA
Yards / play 4.99 #24 5.47 #18 SEA
EPA / play −0.03 #19 +0.01 #17 Even
Success rate 42% #19 45% #22 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
SEA scoring against the NYJ defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SEA scored
3.6
#19
6.3
#20
9.9
#20
5.5
#13
6.7
#13
12.2
#11
NYJ allowed
4.9
#25
6.9
#17
11.8
#19
4.9
#11
5.3
#10
10.2
#12
NYJ scoring against the SEA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NYJ scored
3.6
#19
5.4
#24
9.0
#21
4.5
#18
5.1
#26
9.5
#23
SEA allowed
3.4
#7
6.6
#16
10.0
#11
5.5
#20
6.1
#16
11.6
#18

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NYJ +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
36° · 11 mph
gusts 28 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
SEA7d
NYJ14d bye
NYJ +7 days
Tempo
Average 122 plays
slowavg 124fast
Travel
SEA 2,396 mi
3 time zones