MIA C-tier pick hits. Model was directionally correct.
CORRECT
Model correctly picked MIA. Projected margin: 3.3. Actual: 7. Off by 3.7 points but directionally right.
COVERED
This pick covered the spread by 5.0 points.
DRAMATIC
The win probability swung past 50% 1 time. A competitive game throughout.
Another data point for the model. C-tier picks continue to track.
BETTING LINE
SOURCE
MIA
NE
Closing line
-130
+110
Our fair price
-148
+148
Our fair price carries no vig, so it is what the bet is worth, not what anyone will offer you.
SPREAD MIA -2.0 · nflverse market average, not one book's number
RESULT Won · +$0.75
OUR NUMBER
60%
MARKET, VIG REMOVED
54%
DIFFERENCE
+5%
Both figures are for MIA. 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 Miami Dolphins at 60% win probability, a Tier C pick. The margin models project MIA by 3.3. The market has MIA at -2.0.
Week 2 of the 2023 season, SUN 8:20 PM.
New England Patriots, MIA 10, NE 38 in Week 18 of 2025.
By net EPA per play over the 2023 season, Miami Dolphins: MIA +0.136 against NE -0.136.
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.