Sun, Dec 29, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 17 · at Jacksonville Jaguars · Division game
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3-12 · Power #26
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Final
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3-12 · Power #29
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▲ winner
Closing spread
TEN -1.5
✓ JAX W
Total
38.5
▼ Under · 33 pts
Model before kickoff
TEN 23–22 JAX
✗ TEN (55%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenJAX -1
CloseTEN -1.5
Total39.5 → 38.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2.5 pts toward Tennessee Titans
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened JAX -1 · closed TEN -1.5 · moved 2.5 toward TENmodel Pick’em
Opened 39.5 · closed 38.5 · moved 1 downmodel 45.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 64%, covered 63% (56 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 43% (30 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenJAX -1
CloseTEN -1.5
Total39.5 → 38.5
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 TEN as a 1.5-point road favorite at JAX, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: JAX won 20–13 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 33 points stayed under 38.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 43%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 1.1 against an average line of 2.4; 41.3 points a game (usually 43.4). Of the 4 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & season form
-2.516–20 L U38.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-2.515–10 W U36.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-2.525–24 L O41.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form
-1.514–35 L O43.5
Close
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & season form
-3.532–25 W O41.5
Loose
WSH @ CHI
2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar season form & team ratings
-112–7 W U37.5
Loose
2024 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & total
-3.532–13 W O36.5
Loose
2024 · Week 2 · loose · similar rest & season form
-3.524–17 W U42.5
Loose
DEN @ LAR
2022 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & situation
-1.514–51 L O36.5
Loose
TEN @ HOU
2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & situation
-1.517–10 W U39.5
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 Jacksonville Jaguars ATS trend Hit
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 (2-13)
Tennessee Titans have covered only 13% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Tennessee Titans away ATS weakness (2-6)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Tennessee Titans 0-4 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 69-56 (55%)
Market moved toward Tennessee Titans
2.5 pts (JAX -1 → TEN -1.5). · 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 →−3.4▼ 1.9#26
JAX+0.2 →−4.0▼ 4.2#28
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW16

TEN
Longer bar = better
JAX
#28
Offense
JAX better ▶
#22
#17
Defense
◀ TEN better
#29
−1.0 #30
Turnovers
Even
−1.0 #29
61 plays #23
Pace
◀ TEN faster
58 plays #32
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TEN has the ball
Even matchup
TEN offJAX defEdge
Points / game 18.9 #25 26.4 #29 Even
Yards / play 4.98 #27 5.96 #32 TEN
EPA / play −0.12 #29 +0.14 #32 Even
Success rate 39% #29 45% #23 JAX
When JAX has the ball
Advantage: TEN defense
JAX offTEN defEdge
Points / game 18.5 #27 27.8 #31 Even
Yards / play 5.30 #18 5.18 #7 TEN
EPA / play −0.04 #20 +0.02 #20 Even
Success rate 41% #22 42% #9 TEN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
TEN scoring against the JAX defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TEN scored
5.9
#5
3.7
#31
9.7
#24
4.3
#21
4.8
#30
9.1
#26
JAX allowed
4.5
#18
8.4
#26
12.9
#25
4.9
#16
8.6
#27
13.5
#25
JAX scoring against the TEN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
JAX scored
2.9
#29
5.1
#27
8.0
#28
4.9
#13
5.5
#23
10.5
#20
TEN allowed
5.5
#28
8.5
#27
14.0
#31
6.9
#32
6.9
#21
13.8
#27

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
JAX +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
70° · 6 mph
gusts 15 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
TEN7d
JAX7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 118 plays
slowavg 124fast