SF B-tier pick hits. Model was directionally correct.
CORRECT
Model correctly picked SF. Projected margin: 2.9. Actual: 18. Off by 15.1 points but directionally right.
COVERED
This pick covered the spread by 11.0 points.
DRAMATIC
The win probability swung past 50% 1 time. A competitive game throughout.
Another data point for the model. B-tier picks continue to track.
BETTING LINE
SOURCE
SF
NYJ
Closing line
-301
+259
Our fair price
-141
+141
Our fair price carries no vig, so it is what the bet is worth, not what anyone will offer you.
SPREAD SF -7.0 · nflverse market average, not one book's number
RESULT Won · +$0.36
OUR NUMBER
59%
MARKET, VIG REMOVED
73%
DIFFERENCE
-14%
Both figures are for SF. The market number strips the margin out first, so the two sides are measured the same way.
SITUATIONAL TRENDS
Historical splits, shown for context only. We tested them: picking the situations that beat break-even in training goes 770–760 (50.3%) out of sample, so they are not a betting signal and are not coloured like one.
Our model takes San Francisco 49ers at 59% win probability, a Tier B pick. The margin models project SF by 2.9. The market has SF at -7.0.
Week 2 of the 2020 season, SUN 1:00 PM.
San Francisco 49ers, NYJ 19, SF 32 in Week 1 of 2024.
By net EPA per play over the 2020 season, San Francisco 49ers: SF +0.042 against NYJ -0.227.
WHAT PRO ADDS
Every stat on this page is free, and so is the model's pick for this game. Pro is the separate question of which games we would actually bet, and at what stake, plus player props, unit sizing, and the full profit-and-loss ledger.