The pickThe locked winner and its win probability. A priced game's number is built on the market's no-vig price; the model's own margin and total sit beside the market's below, as context.
backtest · not locked
Win chance
85%Dallas CowboysStrong
No moneyline was priced into this call, so it is the model's own number.
Model marginThe model's own predicted margin beside the market's number. Context for reading the game: the model makes no spread pick.
DAL by 14.1market DAL by 17.5
Model totalThe model's own predicted total points beside the market's number. Context for reading the game: the model makes no over/under pick.
38.5 pointsmarket 38.5
Backtest, not locked: this game finished before the model ran on it; the calls were reconstructed from pre-game information.
Why the model calls itThe reasons behind the winner call, in plain sentences drawn from this page's numbers.
The model has Dallas Cowboys at 85% to win, with the market at DAL by 17.5.
Quarterback: the pick was locked with Tommy DeVito starting for New York Giants, and the model prices that in.
DAL has the advantage in rushing: DAL rushing ranks #10, NYG defends it at #29; the other way NYG #31 into DAL's #12.
DAL has the advantage in passing: DAL passing ranks #3, NYG defends it at #12; the other way NYG #28 into DAL's #8.
Home field is with DAL, which supports the pick.
ContextThe model makes it DAL by 14.1 against a market DAL by 17.5: 3.4 points of daylight in NYG's favour. The model's total is 38.5 against a line of 38.5: in line with the market.The model makes no spread or over/under pick: neither has shown an edge over the market in our backtests.
Matchup context: who has the advantageWhich team has the advantage in each area, and how clearly. Context for reading the game, not model inputs.
Model DAL by 14.1 · market DAL by 17.5
ⓘContext, not inputs. These areas show how the two sides match up so you can read the game. The model's call comes from the teams' overall ratings, the quarterback, rest, home field and weather, not from these tiles.
Passing game
DAL
Clear advantage
DAL passing ranks #3, NYG defends it at #12; the other way NYG #28 into DAL's #8.
Rushing game
DAL
Clear advantage
DAL rushing ranks #10, NYG defends it at #29; the other way NYG #31 into DAL's #12.
Third down & red zone
DAL
Clear advantage
DAL third-down conversion ranks #1, NYG defends it at #10; the other way NYG #30 into DAL's #15.
Big plays
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Even
DAL explosive pass rate ranks #11, NYG defends it at #8; the other way NYG #28 into DAL's #19.
Pass protection & rush
DAL
Clear advantage
DAL sack rate ranks #10, NYG defends it at #30; the other way NYG #32 into DAL's #8.
Ball security
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Even
NYG turnovers / game ranks #12, DAL defends it at #13; the other way DAL #6 into NYG's #3.
Form (last 5)
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Even
DAL −2.0 per game over the last five, NYG −1.6.
Market
DAL
Clear advantage
Consensus has DAL by 17.5; the model says DAL by 14.1.
the market, for comparison
Where the lines sitWhere the market's number and the model's sit among every final margin and total in the league's history; the highlighted bars are the games that landed between the two.
3,893 NFL games since 2012
Marginmarket DAL by 17.5 · model DAL by 14.1
Mkt DAL 17.5
Model DAL 14.1
← NYG by 28tieDAL by 28 →
4.1% of NFL games land between the two numbers. Most common margins: 3 (14.5%), 7 (8.6%), 6 (6.7%), 14 (5.1%).
Totalmarket 38.5 · model 38.5
Mkt 38.5
Model 38.5
20 pts4672 pts
Model and market agree on the total to within half a point. The league’s median total since 2012 is 45.
The model alone was backtested walk-forward (each game priced only from what came before it). Since the winner call started following the market, the calibration that counts is the record of locked picks on the results page. Margin and total are context, not picks. Model reads, not personalized advice. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.
