ARI A-tier pick hits. Model was directionally correct.
NAILED IT
Model projected ARI by 7.9. Actual: 5 points. The model was within 2.9 points of the real margin.
ATS MISS
Missed the spread by 2.0 points.
Another data point for the model. A-tier picks continue to track.
BETTING LINE
SOURCE
CAR
ARI
Closing line
+250
-310
Our fair price
+259
-259
Our fair price carries no vig, so it is what the bet is worth, not what anyone will offer you.
SPREAD ARI -7.0 · nflverse market average, not one book's number
RESULT Won · +$0.36
OUR NUMBER
72%
MARKET, VIG REMOVED
73%
DIFFERENCE
-0%
Both figures are for ARI. 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.
CAR
Home Underdog 5-2 ATS (71%)Divisional 4-2 ATS (67%)
Our model takes Arizona Cardinals at 72% win probability, a Tier A pick. The margin models project ARI by 7.9. The market has ARI at -7.0.
Week 2 of the 2025 season, SUN 4:05 PM.
Carolina Panthers, ARI 30, CAR 36 in Week 16 of 2024.
By net EPA per play over the 2025 season, Carolina Panthers: CAR -0.107 against ARI -0.107.
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.