Sun, Nov 24, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Houston Texans · Division game
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2-8 · Power #26
32
▲ winner
Final
@
7-4 · Power #11
27
final
Closing spread
HOU -7.5
✓ TEN W
Total
40.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
TEN 18–26 HOU
✗ HOU (75%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenHOU -8.5
CloseHOU -7.5
Total41.5 → 40.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Tennessee Titans
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened HOU -8.5 · closed HOU -7.5 · moved 1 toward TENmodel HOU -8
Opened 41.5 · closed 40.5 · moved 1 downmodel 44
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 42% (55 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenHOU -8.5
CloseHOU -7.5
Total41.5 → 40.5
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like HOU as a 7.5-point home favorite against TEN, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: TEN won 32–27 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 59 points went over 40.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 43%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4 against an average line of 7.7; 45.6 points a game (usually 46.2). Of the 7 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form
-6.53–19 L U37.5
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2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-7.541–24 W O44.5
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2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread
-7.516–14 L U41.5
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2024 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & total
-8.520–16 L U42.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar team ratings & rest
-6.526–18 W O37.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-7.528–23 L O46.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-8.527–17 W O40.5
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2024 · Week 5 · close · similar season form & total
-7.520–29 L O41.5
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2024 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & rest
-7.533–38 L O46.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total
-9.534–10 W O41.5
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Houston Texans ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) 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.

Tennessee Titans ATS struggles (1-9)
Tennessee Titans have covered only 10% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Tennessee Titans away ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Tennessee Titans 1-6 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 69-56 (55%)
Market moved toward Tennessee Titans
1 pt (HOU -8.5 → HOU -7.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
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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
TEN−1.5 →−2.8▼ 1.3#26
HOU+0.1 →+2.0▲ 1.9#10
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

TEN
Longer bar = better
HOU
#29
Offense
HOU better ▶
#20
#12
Defense
HOU better ▶
#6
−1.1 #30
Turnovers
HOU better ▶
+0.7 #6
61 plays #25
Pace
HOU faster ▶
66 plays #2
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TEN has the ball
Advantage: HOU defense
TEN offHOU defEdge
Points / game 17.0 #28 21.5 #11 HOU
Yards / play 4.86 #27 4.92 #5 HOU
EPA / play −0.14 #29 −0.11 #4 HOU
Success rate 38% #30 38% #2 HOU
When HOU has the ball
Advantage: TEN defense
HOU offTEN defEdge
Points / game 23.5 #14 26.3 #26 HOU
Yards / play 5.22 #19 4.81 #3 TEN
EPA / play −0.03 #19 −0.03 #11 TEN
Success rate 39% #29 40% #6 TEN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
TEN scoring against the HOU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TEN scored
5.5
#8
3.9
#29
9.4
#20
4.4
#17
2.9
#32
7.3
#32
HOU allowed
4.3
#14
4.4
#3
8.6
#5
5.8
#26
7.0
#24
12.8
#23
HOU scoring against the TEN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
HOU scored
6.7
#3
7.7
#11
14.5
#5
3.2
#25
5.8
#21
9.0
#24
TEN allowed
4.8
#24
6.9
#17
11.7
#20
7.5
#31
7.1
#25
14.6
#28

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
HOU +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
TEN7d
HOU6d
TEN +1 day
Tempo
Average 127 plays
slowavg 124fast

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