Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2011 · Week 2

Final

Rams

St. Louis

QB Sam Bradford

16·28

Giants

New York

QB Eli Manning

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 60°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

NYG -7

Total

43.5

Model margin

+2.0est.

NYG perspective

Push chance

4.7%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Giants
  • Rams

How each play moved the game.

Giants winsRams wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

The rivalry

All square 7–7 since 1999

RAMS have won 4 straight. Meetings average 47.6 points. NYG are 10-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W17LA @ NYG2625RAMS
2021 · W6LA @ NYG3811RAMS
2020 · W4NYG @ LA917RAMS
2017 · W9LA @ NYG5117RAMS
2016 · W7NYG @ LA1710NYG
2014 · W16NYG @ STL3727NYG
2008 · W2NYG @ STL4113NYG
2005 · W4STL @ NYG2444NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Eli Manning19/3022321

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ahmad Bradshaw15593.90
Brandon Jacobs16503.11
D.J. Ware3227.30
Eli Manning4-12-3.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +74.1%2.7%7.1%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%

Positive margins favour Giants; negative favour Rams.

Half-point at risk

4.68%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

54.4%

Expected total

45.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.50
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.99

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.