Cardinals vs Bills – Week 1 2024
ARI
BUF
ARI
AWAY
28@34
BUF BY 6
FINAL · WEEK 1
2024 SEASON
Highmark Stadium · Orchard Park, NY
BUF
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THE SHORT ANSWER
Final: Arizona Cardinals 28, Buffalo Bills 34.
Going in, our model had favored Buffalo Bills at 75% win probability, and the pick won.
Out or doubtful: 1 Cardinals, 1 Bills.
Model confidence: BUF 75%Our line: BUF -9.0
ODDS
SPREAD
BUF -6.5
MARKET SPREAD · MARKET AVG
BUF -9.0
OUR LINE
MISSED
VS SPREAD
MONEYLINE
BUF · OUR WIN PROBABILITY
75%
BUF · MARKET WIN PROBABILITY
74%
DIFFERENCE
+1%
| SOURCE | ARI | BUF | BUF WIN % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closing line | +250 |
TEAM COMPARISON2024 SEASON · EFFICIENCY, SCORING, TENDENCIES · RANK IN PARENTHESES · FULL-SEASON NUMBERS, NOT AS OF WEEK 1
+0.011Net EPA / play+0.197
+0.067 (11)Offense EPA / play+0.189 (2)
+0.056 (26)Defense EPA / play-0.009 (12)
47.3% (8)Offense success %47.5% (7)
GAME NARRATIVE
BUF A+-tier pick hits. Model was directionally correct.
NAILED IT
Model projected BUF by 9.0. Actual: 6 points. The model was within 3.0 points of the real margin.
INSTANT CLASSIC
The win probability swung past 50% 4 times. One of the wildest games of the week.
BAD BEAT
Missed the spread by just 0.5 points, a bad-beat loss.
HIGH WIND
20 MPH winds at game time. Expect suppressed passing efficiency and lower scoring.
Another data point for the model. A+-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.
ARI
divisional 4-2 ATS (67%)Divisional 4-2 ATS (67%)
BUF
road_favorite 3-2 ATS (60%)Road Favorite 3-2 ATS (60%)
GAME WEATHER
VENUE
OUTDOOR
TEMP
61°F
WIND
20 MPH
WINDY
IN-GAME WIN PROBABILITY
TOP FANTASY SCORERS2024 SEASON
BUF
DEEP MATCHUP DATA2024 PRODUCTION BY UNIT
Arizona CardinalsPASSING
K.Murray3851 yd · 21 TD · 11 INT
RUSHING
J.Conner1094 yd · 8 TD
K.Murray572 yd · 5 TD
T.Benson291 yd · 1 TD
RECEIVING
T.McBride111 rec · 1146 yd · 2 TD
INJURY REPORTWEEK 1
HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORYLAST 1 MEETING
| GAME | SCORE | PICK | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUF@ARIW10 2020 | BUF 30, ARI 32 | ARI | W |
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 1 · OTHER GAMES
Our pick and its win probability, or the final score once the game is played.
COMMON QUESTIONSARI vs BUF
Our model takes Buffalo Bills at 75% win probability, a Tier A+ pick. The margin models project BUF by 9.0. The market has BUF at -6.5.
Buffalo Bills won, ARI 28, BUF 34. Our model had favored Buffalo Bills at 75% win probability, and the pick won.
The market has Buffalo Bills at -6.5, meaning the book expects Buffalo Bills to win by 6.5 points.
In Week 1, the Arizona Cardinals were without 1 player (Out or Doubtful) and the Buffalo Bills were without 1 player (Out or Doubtful).
Week 1 of the 2024 season, SUN 1:00 PM.
Arizona Cardinals, BUF 30, ARI 32 in Week 10 of 2020.
By net EPA per play over the 2024 season, Buffalo Bills: ARI +0.011 against BUF +0.197.
