2023 · Week 8

Final / OT

Jets

New York

QB Zach Wilson

13·10

Giants

New York

QB Tyrod Taylor

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 52°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

NYJ -3

Total

35

Model margin

+4.1est.

NYG perspective

Push chance

6.6%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Giants
  • Jets

How each play moved the game.

Giants winsJets wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Jetsedge mapGiants
  • -0.230EPA / play-0.165
  • 35.6%Success rate38.2%
  • -0.250EPA / dropback-0.143
  • -0.191EPA / rush-0.205
  • 6.2%Explosive rate7.6%
  • -5.18CPOE+0.19
  • 25.5%Third-down rate30.9%
  • 39.2%Red-zone TD rate45.8%
  • 1.01Points / drive1.09
  • 2.7%Turnover rate1.6%

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 4–3 since 1999

NYJ have won 3 straight. Meetings average 51 points. NYG are 3-3-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2019 · W10NYG @ NYJ2734NYJ
2015 · W13NYJ @ NYG2320NYJ
2011 · W16NYG @ NYJ2914NYG
2007 · W5NYJ @ NYG2435NYG
2003 · W9NYG @ NYJ3128NYG
1999 · W13NYJ @ NYG2841NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Zach Wilson17/3624010

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Zach Wilson4256.30
Breece Hall12171.40
Garrett Wilson166.00
Dalvin Cook252.50
Xavier Gipson133.00
Michael Carter221.00

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Tyrod Taylor4/7800
Tommy DeVito2/7-100

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Saquon Barkley361283.60
Tyrod Taylor5336.60
Wan'Dale Robinson2178.50
Matt Breida5132.60
Tommy DeVito4123.01

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 -33.7%6.6%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%

Positive margins favour Giants; negative favour Jets.

Half-point at risk

6.64%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

60.1%

Expected total

41.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.57
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment+3.55
  • Rest differential-0.56
  • Expected margin+4.12