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Q1 + full-game snapshot

DAL @ PHI

Mon, Oct 26 at 8:15p ET / Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia /ESPN
DAL Dallas Cowboys
PHI Philadelphia Eagles
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Live / Snapshot Tue 12:20p ET / Sharp line has not posted
No Tier No priced edge

No market on this game beats the sharp line right now.

The model has Philadelphia Eagles ahead at the end of the quarter 40% of the time, Dallas Cowboys 39%, and the quarter level 22%, with 8.9 pts projected. Philadelphia Eagles gets on the board 67% of the time and Dallas Cowboys 66%; the opening drive ends in points 42% of the time and someone scores in the quarter 91% of it. All four are context only: back-testing found no edge on any of them, so none carries a pick. The sharp line has not posted this game, so no market here carries an edge yet.

Q1 total (model) 8.9 not quoted
PHI leads after Q1 40% DAL 39%, level 22%
DAL scores in Q1 66% context only, no pick
PHI scores in Q1 67% context only, no pick
Open-drive score rate 42% league 42%
Game total (model) 44.6 not quoted
Similar games, Q1 scored 75% across 8 matches

The four numbers we publish for every game

Model probabilities. no book market None of these four is quoted anywhere, so none carries an edge or a pick

The sharp line has not posted a 1st-quarter line on this game yet. It opens the quarter about a week out, so for now there is no line to blend these toward and nothing to check them against. They are the model's own output, unvalidated, read them as a view, not as a price.

Dallas Cowboys scores in the 1st quarter 66% Context only: its offence against PHI’s Q1 defence. Back-testing found no edge here: no pick, no fair price.
Philadelphia Eagles scores in the 1st quarter 67% Context only: its offence against DAL’s Q1 defence. Back-testing found no edge here: no pick, no fair price.
Opening drive ends in points 42% Context only, and averaged over both possible receivers — the coin toss has not happened. Back-testing found no edge here: no pick, no fair price.
Someone scores in the 1st quarter 91% Context only: scoreless the other 9%. Back-testing found no edge here: no pick, no fair price.
Which team is ahead when the quarter ends
DAL 39%
Dallas Cowboys leads at the end of the 1st quarter
Scores at all 66%, context only
PHI 40%
Philadelphia Eagles leads at the end of the 1st quarter
Scores at all 67%, context only
LEVEL 22%
The quarter ends level, the third side of the same market
Both teams score 41%, context only

The full game: winner, margin and total

Model projection. no book market The sharp line has not posted a full-game line, so nothing here carries an edge
Who wins the game — No sharp-line moneyline on this game, so our win probability stays back. With no line to blend toward it runs to extremes we will not publish unchecked.
Game margin — No sharp-line spread on this game. Same rule as the moneyline: the projected margin stays back until there is a line to check it against.
Total points in the game 44.6 Unpriced, our projection only. The sharp line posts no total on this game.
Why we landed here

We project Philadelphia Eagles by 2.3 pts. The sharp line has not posted a spread, so that margin is unvalidated and stays off the card above. 44.6 pts projected in total, unpriced: the sharp line has not posted a total. The sharp line opens the full game first, usually well before the quarter, so this is the half of the page that prices first.

How the first points get on the board

League rates, 2022–2025, 1,139 games
55% 36% 0% 9%
League outcome share, not a per-game model number
  • Touchdown opens the scoring55%
  • Field goal first36%
  • Safety / defensive score0%
  • No points at all in the 1st quarter9%
TD first, given a score 60% Conditional on the quarter producing points at all, across 1,139 games in 2022–2025.
FG first, given a score 40% The complement, the same denominator, so the two read against each other directly.
This cohort 67% TD-first share across the 8 games priced most like this one.

How the price has moved since we published

Sharp line, 34 snapshots since Wed 12:13a ET
Q1 total 7.5
Open, 7.5 unchanged Now, 7.5
Q1 spread (H) 0.5
Open, 0.5 unchanged Now, 0.5
Q1 ML home +121 ▼ from +129
Open, +129 moved -8 Now, +121
Q1 ML away -139 ▲ from -149
Open, -149 moved +10 Now, -139
FG total 43.5 ▼ from 44
Open, 44 moved -0.5 Now, 43.5
FG spread (H) 4 ▼ from 4.5
Open, 4.5 moved -0.5 Now, 4
FG ML home +184 ▲ from +179
Open, +179 moved +5 Now, +184
FG ML away -207 ▼ from -206
Open, -206 moved -1 Now, -207

Every market we price, next to the book

Sharp line, posted price and vig-free fair
Market Sharp line Our odds We like Edge Confidence
Q1 markets unpriced, model only, not validated
1st quarter moneyline model PHI 40% / tie 22% / DAL 39% — -103 no bet — unpriced
1st quarter total we project 8.9 pts — — no bet — unpriced
1st quarter margin we project PHI by 0.1 — — no bet — unpriced
Opening drive ends in a score context only - no edge, no pick, no book market — — no bet — unpriced
Someone scores in the 1st quarter context only - no edge, no pick, no book market — — no bet — unpriced
Full-game markets unpriced, model only, not validated
Moneyline no sharp-line market - model number withheld — — no bet — unpriced
Spread no sharp-line market - model number withheld — — no bet — unpriced
Game total model 44.6 pts — — no bet — unpriced

Every change we made, and why

Derived from the model snapshot history, timestamps in ET
Mon 7:31p ET Top market changed from Q1 Total Over to Q1 ML home. noted
Mon 7:16p ET Top market changed from Q1 ML home to Q1 Total Over. noted
Mon 6:46p ET FG spread (model) moved from 3.05 to 2.65. -0.4 ▼
Mon 6:46p ET Best edge moved from 5.4 to 3.0. -2.4 ▼
Mon 6:46p ET Tier changed from wager to lean. noted
Mon 6:46p ET Top market changed from FG ML home to Q1 ML home. noted
Mon 6:31p ET FG total (model) moved from 43.26 to 43.73. +0.5 ▲
Mon 6:31p ET Best edge moved from 3.4 to 5.4. +2 ▲
Mon 6:31p ET Tier changed from lean to wager. noted
Mon 6:31p ET Top market changed from Q1 ML home to FG ML home. noted
Mon 6:16p ET Top market changed from Q1 Total Over to Q1 ML home. noted
Mon 6:01p ET FG total (model) moved from 44.2 to 43.26. -0.9 ▼
Mon 6:01p ET Best edge moved from 5.4 to 3.5. -1.9 ▼
Mon 6:01p ET Tier changed from wager to lean. noted
Mon 6:01p ET Top market changed from Q1 ML home to Q1 Total Over. noted
Mon 5:16p ET Conditions changed from Clouds to Clear. noted
Mon 4:16p ET Temperature moved from 60.0°F to 66.0°F. +6°F ▲
Mon 4:16p ET Conditions changed from Clear to Clouds. noted
Mon 1:15p ET Temperature moved from 54.0°F to 59.0°F. +5°F ▲
Sun 5:07a ET Temperature moved from 58.0°F to 52.0°F. -6°F ▼
Fri 9:02p ET Q1 any-score moved from 91.4pp to 89.6pp. -1.8pp ▼
Fri 9:02p ET Home scores Q1 moved from 66.8pp to 61.9pp. -4.9pp ▼
Fri 9:02p ET Away scores Q1 moved from 65.5pp to 63.9pp. -1.6pp ▼
Fri 9:02p ET Q1 ML home moved from 39.8pp to 36.9pp. -2.9pp ▼
Fri 9:02p ET Q1 ML away moved from 38.6pp to 41.5pp. +2.9pp ▲
Fri 9:02p ET Q1 total (model) moved from 8.91 to 7.63. -1.3 ▼
Fri 9:02p ET Q1 margin (model) moved from 0.11 to -0.44. -0.6 ▼
Fri 9:02p ET FG total (model) moved from 44.57 to 44.2. -0.4 ▼
Fri 9:02p ET FG spread (model) moved from -2.33 to 3.05. +5.4 ▲
Fri 9:02p ET FG win prob home moved from 57.2pp to 40.6pp. -16.6pp ▼
Fri 9:02p ET Tier changed from — to wager. noted
Fri 9:02p ET Top market changed from — to Q1 ML home. noted
Fri 8:57p ET Q1 any-score moved from 89.6pp to 91.4pp. +1.8pp ▲
Fri 8:57p ET Home scores Q1 moved from 61.9pp to 66.8pp. +4.9pp ▲
Fri 8:57p ET Away scores Q1 moved from 63.9pp to 65.5pp. +1.6pp ▲
Fri 8:57p ET Q1 ML home moved from 36.9pp to 39.8pp. +2.9pp ▲
Fri 8:57p ET Q1 ML away moved from 41.5pp to 38.6pp. -2.9pp ▼
Fri 8:57p ET Q1 total (model) moved from 7.63 to 8.91. +1.3 ▲
Fri 8:57p ET Q1 margin (model) moved from -0.44 to 0.11. +0.6 ▲
Fri 8:57p ET FG total (model) moved from 44.2 to 44.57. +0.4 ▲
Fri 8:57p ET FG spread (model) moved from 3.05 to -2.33. -5.4 ▼
Fri 8:57p ET FG win prob home moved from 40.6pp to 57.2pp. +16.6pp ▲
Fri 2:44p ET Top market changed from FG ML home to Q1 ML home. noted
Thu 9:44p ET Q1 any-score moved from 91.4pp to 89.6pp. -1.8pp ▼
Thu 9:44p ET Home scores Q1 moved from 66.8pp to 61.9pp. -4.9pp ▼
Thu 9:44p ET Away scores Q1 moved from 65.5pp to 63.9pp. -1.6pp ▼
Thu 9:44p ET Q1 ML home moved from 39.8pp to 36.9pp. -2.9pp ▼
Thu 9:44p ET Q1 ML away moved from 38.6pp to 41.5pp. +2.9pp ▲
Thu 9:44p ET Q1 total (model) moved from 8.91 to 7.63. -1.3 ▼
Thu 9:44p ET Q1 margin (model) moved from 0.11 to -0.44. -0.6 ▼
Thu 9:44p ET FG total (model) moved from 44.57 to 44.2. -0.4 ▼
Thu 9:44p ET FG spread (model) moved from -2.33 to 3.05. +5.4 ▲
Thu 9:44p ET FG win prob home moved from 57.2pp to 40.6pp. -16.6pp ▼
Thu 9:44p ET Tier changed from — to wager. noted
Thu 9:44p ET Top market changed from — to FG ML home. noted
Thu 9:39p ET Q1 any-score moved from 89.6pp to 91.4pp. +1.8pp ▲
Thu 9:39p ET Home scores Q1 moved from 61.9pp to 66.8pp. +4.9pp ▲
Thu 9:39p ET Away scores Q1 moved from 63.9pp to 65.5pp. +1.6pp ▲
Thu 9:39p ET Q1 ML home moved from 36.9pp to 39.8pp. +2.9pp ▲
Thu 9:39p ET Q1 ML away moved from 41.5pp to 38.6pp. -2.9pp ▼

How 8 similar games actually opened

Matched on total, spread and conditions, 2022–2025
DATE GAME FINAL Q1 PTS FIRST SCORE
Sep 11, 2023 BUF @ NYJ / 44.5 / +2.5 NYJ 22: BUF 16 3 FG, BUF
Dec 7, 2025 IND @ JAX / 44.5 / +2.5 JAX 36: IND 19 21 TD, JAX
Sep 7, 2025 LV @ NE / 44.5 / -2.5 NE 13: LV 20 14 TD, LV
Oct 30, 2022 NYG @ SEA / 44.5 / -3 SEA 27: NYG 13 0 scoreless
Nov 13, 2022 SEA @ TB / 45 / -2.5 TB 21: SEA 16 0 scoreless
Nov 17, 2024 ATL @ DEN / 44.5 / -2 DEN 38: ATL 6 10 TD, DEN
Dec 21, 2025 TB @ CAR / 44.5 / +3 CAR 23: TB 20 10 FG, CAR
Oct 20, 2022 NO @ ARI / 44 / -2.5 ARI 42: NO 34 10 TD, NO
Closest 8 of 2022–2025 priced games 75% scored in Q1 , mean Q1 total 8.5 , opening drive scored 50%