Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2020 · Week 4

Final

Giants

New York

QB Daniel Jones

9·17

Rams

Los Angeles

QB Jared Goff

SoFi Stadium · dome · matrixturf

Closing spread

LA -13.5

Total

49.5

Model margin

+4.4est.

LA perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

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.

Giantsedge mapRams
  • -0.057EPA / play-0.013
  • 42.1%Success rate44.6%
  • -0.051EPA / dropback+0.032
  • -0.067EPA / rush-0.081
  • 7.5%Explosive rate9.2%
  • -2.04CPOE+0.37
  • 35.1%Third-down rate44.2%
  • 51.7%Red-zone TD rate59.0%
  • 1.57Points / drive1.76
  • 2.1%Turnover rate2.1%

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

All square 7–7 since 1999

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

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W17LA @ NYG2625RAMS
2021 · W6LA @ NYG3811RAMS
2017 · W9LA @ NYG5117RAMS
2016 · W7NYG @ LA1710NYG
2014 · W16NYG @ STL3727NYG
2011 · W2STL @ NYG1628NYG
2008 · W2NYG @ STL4113NYG
2005 · W4STL @ NYG2444NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Daniel Jones23/3619001

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Wayne Gallman6457.50
Daniel Jones6457.50
Devonta Freeman11333.00
Dion Lewis11010.00
C.J. Board133.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Darius Slayton37480
Devonta Freeman44350
Evan Engram610350
Damion Ratley34340
Golden Tate46200
Kaden Smith11100
Dion Lewis2380
C.J. Board0100

Rams

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jared Goff25/3220010

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Malcolm Brown9384.20
Darrell Henderson8212.60
Robert Woods122.00
Gerald Everett122.01
Cooper Kupp1-2-2.00
Jared Goff3-3-1.00

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 +13.57.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

2.92%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

60.8%

Expected total

39.0est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.69
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+4.39