Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at New York Giants
Closing spread
NYG -2.5
✓ NYG W
Total
37.5
▼ Under · 19 pts
Model before kickoff
TEN 19–22 NYG
✓ NYG (61%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNYG -3
CloseNYG -2.5
Total45.5 → 37.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenNYG -3
0.5 → TEN
CloseNYG -2.5
0.5 pts toward Tennessee Titans
Total
Open45.5
▼ 8
Close37.5
Down 8 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NYG -3 · closed NYG -2.5 · moved 0.5 toward TENmodel NYG -7
model NYG -7
Opened 45.5 · closed 37.5 · moved 8 downmodel 41
model 41
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 63%, covered 53% (217 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3The team the line moved toward covered 29% (31 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNYG -3
CloseNYG -2.5
Total45.5 → 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 10 games most like
NYG as a 2.5-point home favorite against TEN, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: NYG won 12–7; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 19 points stayed under 37.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 63%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 53%
Went over
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8.4 against an average line of 3; 34.4 points a game (usually 44.5). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation |
-1.5 | 6–13 | L | U39.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 31–6 | W | O35.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 17–20 | L | U40 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 17–10 | W | U36 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & team ratings |
-3 | 30–6 | W | U38.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 30–28 | L | O36 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 9 · loose |
-3 | 20–16 | W | P36 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 17 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 26–0 | W | U38 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 21–18 | L | O37 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 10 · loose |
-3.5 | 16–13 | L | U38 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2023 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
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Total moved down 8
45.5 → 37.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Wind 13 mph
Outdoor NFL games with 13 mph wind at kickoff have stayed under the total more often than the market allows for. · Backtest 2023–26: 57-46 (55%)
Small sample warning
Tennessee Titans have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 26 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 53% of games with totals 34.5–40.5 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% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | |
| 3-7 30% | 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
The series
TEN 5–3 NYG
TEN leads · 8 games since 2000 · NYG has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
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−3.1 →−4.6▼ 1.5#32
NYG−1.1 →−1.7▼ 0.6#25
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#21
Offense
Even#20
#19
Defense
◀ TEN better#28
+0.5 #12
Turnovers
Even+0.5 #15
50 plays #32
Pace
NYG faster ▶62 plays #12
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TEN off | NYG def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 15.0 #27 | 24.0 #20 | NYG |
| Yards / play | 4.86 #26 | 6.47 #31 | TEN |
| EPA / play | −0.02 #17 | +0.26 #31 | TEN |
| Success rate | 44% #15 | 51% #29 | TEN |
| NYG off | TEN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 17.0 #24 | 23.5 #17 | TEN |
| Yards / play | 4.68 #29 | 5.24 #16 | TEN |
| EPA / play | 0.00 #16 | +0.10 #25 | NYG |
| Success rate | 45% #12 | 45% #19 | NYG |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 2 teams
TEN scoring against the NYG defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 8.5 | |
3.5 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 13.5 |
NYG scoring against the TEN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 8.5 | |
3.5 | 8.5 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 11.5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
61° · 13 mph
gusts 30 mph · 0.016 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
TEN7d
NYG6d
TEN +1 day
Tempo
Slow 112 plays
slowavg 122fast
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