Going in, our model had favored Buffalo Bills at 63% win probability, and the pick won.
Out or doubtful: 3 Bills, 2 Dolphins.
PICK: BUF
TIER B
PICK WONATS ✓
BUF 63%
MIA 37%
Model confidence: BUF 63%
Our line: BUF -4.5
ODDS
SPREAD
BUF +2.5
MARKET SPREAD · MARKET AVG
BUF -4.5
OUR LINE
COVERED
VS SPREAD
MONEYLINE
BUF · OUR WIN PROBABILITY
63%
BUF · MARKET WIN PROBABILITY
45%
DIFFERENCE
+18%
SOURCE
BUF
MIA
BUF WIN %
Closing line
+114
-135
44.6%
TEAM COMPARISON2024 SEASON · EFFICIENCY, SCORING, TENDENCIES · RANK IN PARENTHESES · FULL-SEASON NUMBERS, NOT AS OF WEEK 2
+0.197Net EPA / play-0.017
+0.189 (2)Offense EPA / play-0.039 (21)
-0.009 (12)Defense EPA / play-0.022 (9)
47.5% (7)Offense success %44.3% (15)
GAME NARRATIVE
BUF B-tier pick hits. Model was directionally correct.
CORRECT
Model correctly picked BUF. Projected margin: 4.5. Actual: 21. Off by 16.5 points but directionally right.
INSTANT CLASSIC
The win probability swung past 50% 3 times. One of the wildest games of the week.
COVERED
This pick covered the spread by 23.5 points.
Another data point for the model. B-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.
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.