Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots
Updated · model ratings
Sunday, January 10, 2027 · Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
Quick Answer
As of September 1, 2026, our model favors the Patriots by 11 in Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots, NFL Week 18 2026 — 74% to win, and the 16th-widest model gap in Week 18. Kalshi has not listed KXNFLGAME-27JAN10MIANE yet, so there is no price to compare: when it opens, Patriots at 69c or below (or Dolphins at 21c or below) is where the model would take a position.
MIA
-3.3
NE
+5.5
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Dolphins
26%
model win prob
Patriots
74%
model win prob
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Madden 27
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KXNFLGAME-27JAN10MIANE hasn't opened yet, so there is no price to compare. When it does, the model buys the Patriots at 69c or below, or the Dolphins at 21c or below — a 5-point threshold either way. The market column fills in automatically.
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The Ladder — Dolphins at Patriots
All ladders →Our margin distribution against every Kalshi spread strike listed for this game. A single line says we lean one way; the ladder says whether that is about the middle of the distribution or its tail.
Our number is published at the called strike only; the market curves are complete.
| Rung | Market | Model | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots −0.5 | — | outside range | — | not listed |
| Patriots −1.5 | — | outside range | — | not listed |
| Patriots −2.5 | — | 🔒 | — | not listed |
| Patriots −3.5 | — | 🔒 | — | not listed |
| Patriots −4.5 | — | 🔒 | — | not listed |
| Patriots −6.5 | — | 🔒 | — | not listed |
| Patriots −7.5 | — | 🔒 | — | not listed |
| Patriots −9.5 | — | 🔒 | — | not listed |
| Patriots −10.5 | — | 🔒 | — | not listed |
| Patriots −13.5 | — | 🔒 | — | not listed |
| Patriots −14.5 | — | 🔒 | — | not listed |
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Gold is our distribution, parchment is the Kalshi contract at each strike; the band between them is green where our probability is higher and purple where it is lower. We publish our number only where we have measured it to be calibrated, between 30% and 70%; rungs outside that range show the market only. A contract pays $1 if it settles YES, so a price in cents is an implied probability. Prediction markets carry risk; contracts can settle at $0.
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Season outlook
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Why the model has the Patriots by 11
The model does not think this one is close. The Patriots rate 1st of 32 at +5.5, the Dolphins 28th at -3.3, and once home field is applied the line lands on the Patriots by 11 — 74% to win. That is the 16th-widest gap among the 16 games on the Week 18 board. A preseason rating spread this size is not a promise: it says nothing about turnovers, health, or a defense that shows up different than last year. What it does say is that the Dolphins need the price to be wrong, not the matchup.
The sharpest unit gap in the game runs one way: the Patriots offense grades +4.0 (4th of 32) against a Dolphins defense at -2.7 (28th) — 6.7 points of separation on our scale, and the single biggest reason the line sits where it does. Going the other direction, the Dolphins offense (-1.4, 26th) meets the Patriots defense (+1.3, 5th), a 2.7-point gap. Special teams adds to it: the Dolphins grade +0.8, 6th in the league, against +0.2 (27th) on the other side — close to a point of hidden margin.
Zoom out to the full season and the model projects the Patriots at 10.9 wins (favored in 15 of 17) and the Dolphins at 6.7 (favored in 2) — 4.2 wins apart across the year. By win probability this is the 15th-hardest game on the Patriots' schedule and the 1st-hardest on the Dolphins'. Nothing on the Dolphins' schedule projects harder than this one.
On the standings side, AFC East games are the ones that decide the tiebreakers. Head-to-head record is the first tiebreaker between two teams in the same division, and division record is the next — so the value of this result is not just the win column. They already played in Week 8, so a season sweep is on the table here on the AFC East race.
Recent history, for context only: 48 regular-season meetings since 2002, 28-20 in the Patriots' favour, plus 3 playoff games. They last met in 2025: Patriots won 38-10 in January. Over their last 4 meetings the Patriots are 2-2. It is not an input to the line — rosters turn over faster than series records do.
A note on confidence this high: the model has only been this sure 312 times in 3266 walk-forward games from 2013-2024. Teams it put in the 70-75% range won 71% of those. So a 74% Patriots number is well supported by the record, and still loses about 29 times in 100 — which is exactly why the position is a price question, not a certainty question.
There is no market to compare against yet — Kalshi has not listed KXNFLGAME-27JAN10MIANE — and we are not going to invent a price. What the model will say when it opens: Patriots YES is only worth buying at 69c or below, which is a demanding ask on a side the model already has at 74%. The likelier position on a game this lopsided is the Dolphins at 21c or below, where the payoff does the work. Week 1's KXNFLGAME contracts opened in May 2026 and the rest of the slate lists as the season gets closer; this page picks up the price automatically when it does.
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Dolphins vs Patriots on Kalshi
- Kalshi event
- KXNFLGAME-27JAN10MIANE
- Market-implied (Patriots)
- not listed yet
- Our model (Patriots)
- 74%
- Model vs market
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Kalshi opens NFL game markets week by week and has not listed KXNFLGAME-27JAN10MIANE yet, so there is no Kalshi price for this game to quote. When it opens, the model buys the Patriots at 69c or below, or the Dolphins at 21c or below — a 5-point threshold either way. The numbers above fill in on their own.
Where Dolphins vs Patriots trades
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| Venue | Patriots | Trade |
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| Kalshi | not listed on Kalshi yet — opens week of the game | Trade on Kalshi → |
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Dolphins vs Patriots — frequently asked
Who is favored in Dolphins vs Patriots in Week 18?
Our power-rating model picks the Patriots by 11 points, a 74% win probability over the Dolphins, for a projected score of Patriots 29, Dolphins 18 on a ratings-implied 48.0-point total. The Patriots rate 1st of 32 (+5.5) and the Dolphins 28th (-3.3); Kalshi has not listed KXNFLGAME-27JAN10MIANE yet, so the model line is the only number on the board.
What would it take for the Dolphins to win?
The 11-point line comes from a 8.8-point rating gap, and a single-game margin has roughly a 14.4-point standard deviation around it — which is why the Dolphins still project at 26% rather than zero. Their best structural path is the Dolphins defense (-2.7, 28th of 32) holding up. Ratings do not price injuries or turnover luck, which is where most upsets actually come from.
How do you take a position on Dolphins vs Patriots?
The contract will be KXNFLGAME-27JAN10MIANE on Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated exchange open to traders in all 50 states. It has not opened yet; when it does, the model would take the Patriots at 69c or below, or the Dolphins at 21c or below. There is no point spread — you buy a yes or no contract on a team and it settles at $1 or $0.
When and where do the Patriots host the Dolphins?
Miami Dolphins visit the New England Patriots on Sunday, January 10, 2027 — a Sunday game in NFL Week 18, at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA.
What does the model project for the Patriots and Dolphins this season?
Across all 17 games the model projects the Patriots at 10.9 wins (favored in 15) and the Dolphins at 6.7 (favored in 2). This game ranks 15th-hardest on the Patriots' schedule and 1st-hardest on the Dolphins', by model win probability.
What are the Kalshi odds for Dolphins vs Patriots?
Kalshi has not listed KXNFLGAME-27JAN10MIANE yet, so there is no Kalshi price for this game — anyone quoting one is quoting something else. Kalshi opens NFL game markets week by week. When it opens, our model would take the Patriots at 69c or below or the Dolphins at 21c or below, off a 11-point line.
Can you trade Dolphins vs Patriots on Kalshi?
Yes — as an event contract, not a point spread. Kalshi is a CFTC-regulated exchange open to traders in all 50 states, and the Week 18 game market is KXNFLGAME-27JAN10MIANE. You buy a YES or NO contract on a team between 1c and 99c and it settles at $1 or $0, so the price you pay is the break-even probability. There is no vig baked into a line, and you can exit before kickoff at whatever the market is then paying.
How often does the model win when it is 74% on a team like the Patriots?
71% of the time. Over 3266 walk-forward games from 2013-2024 — trained only on prior seasons, no market line as an input — the model put a team in the 70-75% range 312 times, and those teams won 71% of them. The Patriots at 74% over the Dolphins sit in that band, off a 11-point model line. Straight-up across all 3266 graded games the model picked winners at 59.6%, with a Brier score of 0.236 against 0.25 for a coin flip.
Why read this pick instead of a preview from a big sports outlet?
Two things a bigger outlet does not do. The number is posted before kickoff against the live Kalshi price, so you can see where the model and the market disagree while it still matters. And the page keeps the call after the game — result, hit or miss, closing-line value — so the record is public. Every graded call is at predictionmarketspicks.com/track-record.
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The first meeting
These two already played once in 2026, back in Week 8. Division games are the pairings the model gets two swings at, and the second line usually moves off what the first one showed. Dolphins–Patriots, Week 8 →
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