Jets vs Chiefs – Week 8 2020
NYJ
KC
NYJ
AWAY
9@35
KC BY 26
FINAL · WEEK 8
2020 SEASON
GEHA Field at Arrowhead · Kansas City, MO
KC
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THE SHORT ANSWER
Final: New York Jets 9, Kansas City Chiefs 35.
Going in, our model had favored Kansas City Chiefs at 76% win probability, and the pick won.
Out or doubtful: 6 Jets, 2 Chiefs.
Model confidence: KC 76%Our line: KC -9.7
ODDS
SPREAD
KC -20.0
MARKET SPREAD · MARKET AVG
KC -9.7
OUR LINE
COVERED
VS SPREAD
MONEYLINE
KC · OUR WIN PROBABILITY
TEAM COMPARISON2020 SEASON · EFFICIENCY, SCORING, TENDENCIES · RANK IN PARENTHESES · FULL-SEASON NUMBERS, NOT AS OF WEEK 8
-0.227Net EPA / play+0.138
-0.143 (32)Offense EPA / play+0.184 (2)
+0.084 (25)Defense EPA / play+0.045 (19)
40.2% (31)Offense success %50.1% (3)
GAME NARRATIVE
KC S-tier pick hits. Model was directionally correct.
CORRECT
Model correctly picked KC. Projected margin: 9.7. Actual: 26. Off by 16.3 points but directionally right.
COVERED
This pick covered the spread by 6.0 points.
Another data point for the model. S-tier picks continue to track.
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.
NYJ
Divisional 2-4 ATS (33%)
KC
Divisional 1-5 ATS (17%)
GAME WEATHER
VENUE
OUTDOOR
TEMP
52°F
WIND
11 MPH
IN-GAME WIN PROBABILITY
TOP FANTASY SCORERS2020 SEASON
KC
DEEP MATCHUP DATA2020 PRODUCTION BY UNIT
New York JetsPASSING
Sam Darnold2208 yd · 9 TD · 11 INT
RUSHING
Frank Gore653 yd · 2 TD
Ty Johnson254 yd · 1 TD
La'Mical Perine232 yd · 2 TD
RECEIVING
Jamison Crowder59 rec · 699 yd · 6 TD
INJURY REPORTWEEK 8
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.
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WEEK 8 · OTHER GAMES
Our pick and its win probability, or the final score once the game is played.
COMMON QUESTIONSNYJ vs KC
Our model takes Kansas City Chiefs at 76% win probability, a Tier S pick. The margin models project KC by 9.7. The market has KC at -20.0.
Kansas City Chiefs won, NYJ 9, KC 35. Our model had favored Kansas City Chiefs at 76% win probability, and the pick won.
The market has Kansas City Chiefs at -20.0, meaning the book expects Kansas City Chiefs to win by 20.0 points.
In Week 8, the New York Jets were without 6 players (Out or Doubtful) and the Kansas City Chiefs were without 2 players (Out or Doubtful).
Sportsbooks have this game at 49.0 combined points. NoPunt's model projects 45.6, 3.4 below the market.
Week 8 of the 2020 season, SUN 1:00 PM.
Kansas City Chiefs, KC 23, NYJ 20 in Week 4 of 2023.
By net EPA per play over the 2020 season, Kansas City Chiefs: NYJ -0.227 against KC +0.138.
