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The price is the one part of a bet you control. This desk shows DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM on every upcoming NFL game, the best number on each side right now, how far the market has moved since we first saw it, and where each of our locked picks stands against the market. Market facts, each with its book and capture time. No read, no lean, no probability.

Last capture Nov 14, 7:29 AM ET · DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM · 25 upcoming games · lines refresh about every one to three hours

Our picks against the market

Each locked pick beside the market median now, the best number you can still get, and the key numbers between the two. A pick that closes better than the market is closing line value: a receipt of the price, not a result.

This week's closing line receipts

PickLockedCloseCLVResult
Cincinnati Bengals -3key 3 -3 -3.5 +0.5 Win
Detroit Lions -6.5 -6.5 -6.5 0 Win
Indianapolis Colts +5.5 +5.5 +4 +1.5 Win
New York Giants -3 -3 -3 0 Win
Los Angeles Rams -4.5 -4.5 -4.5 0 Win
Denver Broncos -2.5key 3 -2.5 -3 +0.5 Win
New Orleans Saints -3key 3 -3 -4.5 +1.5 Loss
Los Angeles Chargers +6 +6 +5.5 +0.5 Loss
Las Vegas Raiders +10key 10 +10 +9 +1 Loss
Green Bay Packers +3.5key 3 +3.5 +3 +0.5 Win
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +6.5 +6.5 +6.5 0 Win
Minnesota Vikings +3.5 +3.5 +3.5 0 Loss
New York Giants -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 0 Loss

Close = the median of the books' last pregame quotes in our capture. CLV = locked number minus close, in points from our side (positive means we held the better number). Picks grade against the locked number, never the close.

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Biggest moves, last 24 hours

Median of the books quoting now against the median 24 hours ago. Ranked by spread move; a total move counts half.

  1. BUF at NYJ spread BUF -7.5 to BUF -8
  2. KC at ATL spread KC -3.5 to KC -3
  3. SF at DAL spread SF -4 to SF -4.5
  4. JAX at NYG spread JAX -5.5 to JAX -6
  5. NE at DET total 50 to 49.5

The three books, every game

Spreads from each team's side, totals as the number. The highlighted cell is the best number on that side (line first, then price). A book whose last quote is more than six hours older than the game's newest capture is shown faded and left out of the best number and the median.

NE at DETneutral

Sun, Nov 15, 9:30 AM ET

BookNEDETOverUnder
DK +2.5 -102 -2.5 -118 49.5 -112 49.5 -108
FD +2.5 +100 -2.5 -120 49.5 -110 49.5 -110
MGM +2.5 -102 -2.5 -118 49.5 -110 49.5 -108
First +1.5 -1.5 50.5 50.5
  • Spread DET -1.5 to DET -2.5 since Nov 3, 1 toward DET · 24h no move
  • Total 50.5 to 49.5, down 1 · 24h down 0.5
  • Log129 captures · newest Nov 14, 7:29 AM ET

Key number 3. When the spread sat within a point of 3, the favorite won by exactly 3 in 8.9% of 2,475 NFL games (2002-2025).

BUF at NYJ

Sun, Nov 15, 1:00 PM ET

BookBUFNYJOverUnder
DK -8.5 -105 +8.5 -115 50.5 -118 50.5 -102
FD -7.5 -110 +7.5 -110 50.5 -115 50.5 -105
MGM -8 -105 +8 -112 51 -108 51 -110
First -7.5 +7.5 51 51
  • Spread BUF -7.5 to BUF -8 since Nov 3, 0.5 toward BUF · 24h 0.5 toward BUF
  • Total 51 to 50.5, down 0.5 · 24h no move
  • Log127 captures · newest Nov 14, 7:29 AM ET

CAR at NO

Sun, Nov 15, 1:00 PM ET

BookCARNOOverUnder
DK +2.5 -112 -2.5 -108 48.5 -115 48.5 -105
FD +1.5 +100 -1.5 -120 48.5 -115 48.5 -105
MGM +2.5 -110 -2.5 -108 49 -108 49 -110
First -1.5 +1.5 47.5 47.5
  • Spread CAR -1.5 to NO -2.5 since Nov 3, 4 toward NO · 24h no move
  • Total 47.5 to 48.5, up 1 · 24h no move
  • Log128 captures · newest Nov 14, 7:29 AM ET

Key number 3. When the spread sat within a point of 3, the favorite won by exactly 3 in 8.9% of 2,475 NFL games (2002-2025).

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Why half a point matters: NFL key numbers

When the spread sits near a key number, the half point on either side of it decides the ticket whenever the favorite wins by exactly that number. These are historical shares with their samples, not a forecast.

NumberGames with the spread within a pointFavorite won by exactly itShareAll games decided by it
1 808 16 2.0% 4.1%
2 2,260 67 3.0% 4.2%
3key 2,475 221 8.9% 14.8%
4 2,249 70 3.1% 5.0%
5 1,198 23 1.9% 3.6%
6 1,374 51 3.7% 6.2%
7key 1,329 78 5.9% 9.1%
8 945 17 1.8% 3.8%
10key 637 32 5.0% 5.5%
14key 232 11 4.7% 4.9%

Source: nflverse schedules (edgelabs.nfl_games), seasons 2002-2025, n = 6,223 games with a final score (6,223 with a spread). A number is marked key when the share is at least 4.0% on at least 200 games. Rebuilt by scripts/tools/build_key_numbers.py.

How to read this desk

  • Lines come from our own capture of DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM through The Odds API, stored append-only. "First" is the first capture in our log, not necessarily the book's true opening number.
  • Only pregame quotes count. Once a game kicks off, its last pregame capture is the close and it never changes.
  • Best number: the highest line for a side (the lowest total for an over, the highest for an under), then the best price. It is the number to shop for, not a recommendation to bet.
  • Closing line value is shown for every locked pick, good or bad. It measures the price we took, not whether the pick won.
  • Nothing on this page is a win probability, and no line here is a lean. Our picks and their grades live on the NFL board and the record.