2019 · Week 3

Final

Giants

New York

QB Daniel Jones

32·31

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Jameis Winston

Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass · 88°F · wind 11mph

Closing spread

TB -5

Total

48

Model margin

+4.7est.

TB perspective

Push chance

2.0%est.

Win probability

  • Buccaneers
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Buccaneers 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.

Giantsedge mapBuccaneers
  • -0.064EPA / play+0.000
  • 41.8%Success rate43.6%
  • -0.034EPA / dropback+0.084
  • -0.129EPA / rush-0.168
  • 8.9%Explosive rate10.0%
  • -1.92CPOE+0.42
  • 37.8%Third-down rate42.2%
  • 69.6%Red-zone TD rate71.0%
  • 1.56Points / drive1.86
  • 3.1%Turnover rate3.6%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

NYG lead 8–5 since 1999

TB have won 3 straight. Meetings average 44.5 points. TB are 3-8-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W12TB @ NYG307TB
2021 · W11NYG @ TB1030TB
2020 · W8TB @ NYG2523TB
2018 · W11TB @ NYG3538NYG
2017 · W4NYG @ TB2325TB
2015 · W9NYG @ TB3218NYG
2012 · W2TB @ NYG3441NYG
2009 · W3NYG @ TB240NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Daniel Jones23/3633620

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Daniel Jones4287.02
Sterling Shepard22110.50
Wayne Gallman5132.60
Saquon Barkley8101.30

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jameis Winston23/3738031

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ronald Jones14805.70
Peyton Barber13483.70
Breshad Perriman11313.00
Jameis Winston430.80

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 +53.6%6.5%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%3.0%

Positive margins favour Buccaneers; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

1.97%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

61.5%

Expected total

44.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.70
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.24
  • Expected margin+4.68