Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2014 · Week 16

Final

Giants

New York

QB Eli Manning

37·27

Rams

St. Louis

QB Shaun Hill

Edward Jones Dome · dome · astroplay

Closing spread

STL -7

Total

43.5

Model margin

+2.7est.

STL perspective

Push chance

4.8%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Rams winsGiants 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. STL are 4-10 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W17LA @ NYG2625RAMS
2021 · W6LA @ NYG3811RAMS
2020 · W4NYG @ LA917RAMS
2017 · W9LA @ NYG5117RAMS
2016 · W7NYG @ LA1710NYG
2011 · W2STL @ NYG1628NYG
2008 · W2NYG @ STL4113NYG
2005 · W4STL @ NYG2444NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Eli Manning25/3239130

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Andre Williams261104.20
Orleans Darkwa4215.31
Odell Beckham Jr.100.00
Eli Manning3-3-1.00

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 +74.0%2.7%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.0%2.7%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

4.76%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.3%

Expected total

44.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.04
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.24
  • Expected margin+2.68

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.