Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2026 · Week 3

Scheduled

Titans

Tennessee

@

Giants

New York

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf

Closing spread

NYG -5.5

Total

43.5

Model margin

+11.5est.

NYG perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Titansedge mapGiants
  • -0.141EPA / play+0.363
  • 44.0%Success rate59.1%
  • -0.152EPA / dropback+0.667
  • -0.096EPA / rush+0.059
  • 4.0%Explosive rate6.1%
  • +0.39CPOE+13.38
  • 33.3%Third-down rate90.0%
  • 100.0%Red-zone TD rate80.0%
  • 0.99Points / drive3.97
  • 0.0%Turnover rate1.5%

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

TEN lead 5–2 since 1999

Meetings average 41.1 points. NYG are 2-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2022 · W1NYG @ TEN2120NYG
2018 · W15TEN @ NYG170TEN
2014 · W14NYG @ TEN367NYG
2010 · W3TEN @ NYG2910TEN
2006 · W12NYG @ TEN2124TEN
2002 · W13TEN @ NYG3229TEN
2000 · W5NYG @ TEN1428TEN

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 +5.54.5%6.3%2.2%3.0%4.8%3.5%3.6%3.1%2.8%

Positive margins favour Giants; negative favour Titans.

Half-point at risk

2.98%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

77.6%

Expected total

52.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+9.33
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.08
  • Expected margin+11.47