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
68%New York JetsSolid
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.
NYJ by 6.3market NYJ by 3
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.
36.6 pointsmarket 36.5
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 New York Jets at 68% to win, with the market at NYJ by 3.
Quarterback: the pick was locked with Sam Howell starting for Washington Commanders, and the model prices that in.
NYJ has the advantage in passing: NYJ passing ranks #32, WSH defends it at #32; the other way WSH #26 into NYJ's #3.
Form: NYJ has the better last five games by 15.6 points a game (NYJ -1.4, WSH -17.0).
Home field is with NYJ, which supports the pick.
ContextThe model makes it NYJ by 6.3 against a market NYJ by 3: 3.3 points of daylight in NYJ's favour. The model's total is 36.6 against a line of 36.5: 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 NYJ by 6.3 · market NYJ by 3
ⓘ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
NYJ
Clear advantage
NYJ passing ranks #32, WSH defends it at #32; the other way WSH #26 into NYJ's #3.
Rushing game
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Even
NYJ rushing ranks #29, WSH defends it at #21; the other way WSH #19 into NYJ's #8.
Third down & red zone
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Even
WSH red-zone touchdown rate ranks #5, NYJ defends it at #7; the other way NYJ #32 into WSH's #18.
Big plays
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Even
WSH explosive rush rate ranks #10, NYJ defends it at #16; the other way NYJ #28 into WSH's #13.
Pass protection & rush
NYJ
Clear advantage
NYJ sack rate ranks #29, WSH defends it at #25; the other way WSH #28 into NYJ's #2.
Ball security
NYJ
Clear advantage
NYJ turnovers / game ranks #28, WSH defends it at #25; the other way WSH #30 into NYJ's #6.
Form (last 5)
NYJ
Clear advantage
NYJ −1.4 per game over the last five, WSH −17.0.
Market
NYJ
Slight advantage
Consensus has NYJ by 3; the model says NYJ by 6.3.
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 NYJ by 3 · model NYJ by 6.3
Mkt NYJ 3
Model NYJ 6.3
← WSH by 28tieNYJ by 28 →
8.0% of NFL games land between the two numbers. The market is on 3, a number 14.5% of games land on exactly (a push). The model’s number is across the key number 6. Most common margins: 3 (14.5%), 7 (8.6%), 6 (6.7%), 14 (5.1%).
Totalmarket 36.5 · model 36.6
Mkt 36.5
Model 36.6
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.
