Mon, Sep 30, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Miami Dolphins
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0-3 · Power #26
31
▲ winner
Final
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1-2 · Power #18
12
final
Closing spread
MIA -2.5
✓ TEN W
Total
37.5
▲ Over · 43 pts
Model before kickoff
TEN 21–24 MIA
✗ MIA (60%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTEN -0.5
CloseMIA -2.5
Total36.5 → 37.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Miami Dolphins
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TEN -0.5 · closed MIA -2.5 · moved 3 toward MIAmodel MIA -6.5
Opened 36.5 · closed 37.5 · moved 1 upmodel 45.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 56% (85 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTEN -0.5
CloseMIA -2.5
Total36.5 → 37.5
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 9 games most like MIA as a 2.5-point home favorite against TEN, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: TEN won 31–12 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 9 similar games. 43 points went over 37.5, as in 4 of 9.
Favorite won
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 43%

Only 9 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 5.3 against an average line of 2.9; 41.1 points a game (usually 43.6). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 9 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
IND vs HOU
2022 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest
-331–32 L O37.5
Loose
MIA vs IND
2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & rest
-2.517–27 L O42
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest
-3.517–10 W U36
Loose
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & team ratings
-330–6 W U38.5
Loose
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & situation
-2.517–20 L U40
Loose
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest
-330–28 L O36
Loose
CHI vs DET
2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation
-324–14 W U41.5
Loose
2023 · Week 17 · loose · similar rest
-3.526–0 W U38
Loose
IND vs PIT
2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest
-2.517–24 L O39.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Miami Dolphins ATS trend Miss
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.

Market moved toward Miami Dolphins
3 pts (TEN -0.5 → MIA -2.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Small sample warning
Tennessee Titans have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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 →−3.0▼ 1.5#30
MIA+1.5 →+0.1▼ 1.4#16
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

TEN
Longer bar = better
MIA
#28
Offense
Even
#27
#14
Defense
◀ TEN better
#21
−2.3 #32
Turnovers
MIA better ▶
0.0 #19
58 plays #25
Pace
MIA faster ▶
65 plays #6
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TEN has the ball
Advantage: MIA defense
TEN offMIA defEdge
Points / game 16.0 #27 24.0 #22 MIA
Yards / play 4.49 #28 5.70 #25 Even
EPA / play −0.24 #32 +0.01 #21 MIA
Success rate 39% #26 43% #17 MIA
When MIA has the ball
Advantage: TEN defense
MIA offTEN defEdge
Points / game 11.0 #32 26.0 #26 TEN
Yards / play 4.88 #23 4.71 #5 TEN
EPA / play −0.22 #31 −0.02 #17 TEN
Success rate 40% #23 40% #8 TEN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
TEN scoring against the MIA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TEN scored
7.0
#7
4.3
#26
11.3
#16
4.7
#16
0.0
#32
4.7
#30
MIA allowed
10.3
#32
9.0
#27
19.3
#31
2.3
#5
2.3
#3
4.7
#2
MIA scoring against the TEN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIA scored
3.3
#24
3.3
#29
6.7
#30
2.3
#29
2.0
#29
4.3
#31
TEN allowed
5.7
#20
4.3
#8
10.0
#12
8.0
#32
8.0
#27
16.0
#32

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MIA +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
82° · 4 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TEN8d
MIA8d
Even
Tempo
Average 123 plays
slowavg 122fast
Quarterback
TEN, MIA backup QBs started
Not on the final injury report