2021 · Week 13

Final

Giants

New York

QB Mike Glennon

9·20

Dolphins

Miami

QB Tua Tagovailoa

Hard Rock Stadium · outdoors · grass · 80°F · wind 11mph

Closing spread

MIA -6.5

Total

40

Model margin

+11.3est.

MIA perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Dolphins
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Dolphins 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 mapDolphins
  • -0.141EPA / play-0.046
  • 40.2%Success rate41.8%
  • -0.146EPA / dropback+0.028
  • -0.133EPA / rush-0.180
  • 5.7%Explosive rate6.7%
  • -4.62CPOE-0.02
  • 35.9%Third-down rate41.1%
  • 47.5%Red-zone TD rate61.3%
  • 1.20Points / drive1.58
  • 2.8%Turnover rate2.0%

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 4–3 since 1999

MIA have won 2 straight. Meetings average 40 points. MIA are 5-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W5NYG @ MIA1631MIA
2019 · W15MIA @ NYG2036NYG
2015 · W14NYG @ MIA3124NYG
2011 · W8MIA @ NYG1720NYG
2007 · W8NYG @ MIA1310NYG
2003 · W5MIA @ NYG2310MIA

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Mike Glennon23/4418701

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Saquon Barkley11555.00
Devontae Booker6366.00

Dolphins

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Tua Tagovailoa30/4124420

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Myles Gaskin15442.90
Salvon Ahmed8232.90
Tua Tagovailoa210.50

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 +6.54.6%6.4%2.2%3.0%4.8%3.5%3.6%3.1%2.8%

Positive margins favour Dolphins; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

4.78%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

77.3%

Expected total

40.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+4.47
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment+5.15
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+11.32