Sun, Dec 29, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 17 · at Jacksonville Jaguars · Division game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenJAX -1
2.5 → TEN
CloseTEN -1.5
2.5 pts toward Tennessee Titans
Total
Open39.5
▼ 1
Close38.5
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
model Pick’em
Opened 39.5 · closed 38.5 · moved 1 downmodel 45.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 16–20 | L | U38.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 15–10 | W | U36.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 25–24 | L | O41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form |
-1.5 | 14–35 | L | O43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 32–25 | W | O41.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar season form & team ratings |
-1 | 12–7 | W | U37.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & total |
-3.5 | 32–13 | W | O36.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 2 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 24–17 | W | U42.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-1.5 | 14–51 | L | O36.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-1.5 | 17–10 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 16 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 55% of games with totals 35.5–41.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 1-9 10% | 7-3 70% | |
| 2-8 20% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 3 since 2023
TEN 32–23 JAX
TEN leads · 55 games since 1999 · JAX has won the last 4 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8 2024 | Jacksonville Jaguars 10 @ Tennessee Titans 6 | TEN -3.5 | JAX W |
| Jan 7 2023 | Jacksonville Jaguars 20 @ Tennessee Titans 28 | JAX -3.5 | TEN W |
| Nov 19 2023 | Tennessee Titans 14 @ Jacksonville Jaguars 34 | JAX -6.5 | JAX W |
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
Longer bar = better
#28
Offense
JAX better ▶#22
#17
Defense
◀ TEN better#29
−1.0 #30
Turnovers
Even−1.0 #29
61 plays #23
Pace
◀ TEN faster58 plays #32
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TEN off | JAX def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| JAX off | TEN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.9 #5 | 3.7 #31 | 9.7 #24 | 4.3 #21 | 4.8 #30 | 9.1 #26 | |
4.5 #18 | 8.4 #26 | 12.9 #25 | 4.9 #16 | 8.6 #27 | 13.5 #25 |
JAX scoring against the TEN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.9 #29 | 5.1 #27 | 8.0 #28 | 4.9 #13 | 5.5 #23 | 10.5 #20 | |
5.5 #28 | 8.5 #27 | 14.0 #31 | 6.9 #32 | 6.9 #21 | 13.8 #27 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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