DAL C-tier pick hits. Model was directionally correct.
NAILED IT
Model projected DAL by 4.1. Actual: 3 points. The model was within 1.1 points of the real margin.
COVERED
This pick covered the spread by 10.5 points.
Another data point for the model. C-tier picks continue to track.
BETTING LINE
SOURCE
CIN
DAL
Closing line
-303
+260
Our fair price
+162
-162
Our fair price carries no vig, so it is what the bet is worth, not what anyone will offer you.
SPREAD DAL +7.5 · nflverse market average, not one book's number
RESULT Won · +$2.94
OUR NUMBER
62%
MARKET, VIG REMOVED
27%
DIFFERENCE
+35%
Both figures are for DAL. 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 Dallas Cowboys at 62% win probability, a Tier C pick. The margin models project DAL by 4.1. The market has DAL at +7.5.
Week 2 of the 2022 season, SUN 4:25 PM.
Cincinnati Bengals, CIN 27, DAL 20 in Week 14 of 2024.
By net EPA per play over the 2022 season, Cincinnati Bengals: CIN +0.125 against DAL +0.109.
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.