Sun, Oct 19, 2025, 8:20 PM EDTWeek 7 · at San Francisco 49ers
Weather at kickoff73°F2 mphgusts 10DryWeather watch ›
3-2 · Power #20
10
final
Final
@
4-2 · Power #10
20
▲ winner
Closing spread
ATL -1.5
✓ SF W
Total
46.5
▼ Under · 30 pts
Model before kickoff
ATL 23–22 SF
✗ ATL (55%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSF -3.5
CloseATL -1.5
Total44.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Loading the recap…

Market

Open → close
Spread
5 pts toward Atlanta Falcons
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SF -3.5 · closed ATL -1.5 · moved 5 toward ATLmodel ATL -0.5
Opened 44.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 2 upmodel 45
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 60%, covered 56% (78 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 44% (34 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSF -3.5
CloseATL -1.5
Total44.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like ATL as a 1.5-point road favorite at SF, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 3 went over the total.

Compare by
Customize filters
Only include
Show up to
games
This game: SF won 20–10 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 30 points stayed under 46.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 44%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 0.5 against an average line of 1.6; 43.7 points a game (usually 43.2). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & total
-1.56–31 L U46.5
Close
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest
-1.520–12 W U47.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & situation
-226–20 W U48.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-0.531–26 W O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation
-2.515–37 L O40.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & team ratings
-1.56–16 L U46.5
Close
2023 · Week 18 · close · similar season form & rest
-1.523–19 W U48
Loose
DAL @ MIN
2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & team ratings
-240–3 W U48.5
Loose
LAC @ JAX
2022 · Postseason · loose · similar rest & season form
-1.530–31 L O46.5
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & season form
-124–21 W U48
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Atlanta Falcons ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Market moved toward Atlanta Falcons
5 pts (SF -3.5 → ATL -1.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved up 2
44.5 → 46.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Atlanta Falcons on a cross-country trip
Atlanta Falcons cross 3 time zones (2,112 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
Loading play-by-play…

Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ATL−0.4 →+1.6▲ 2.0#11
SF+0.9 →+1.6▲ 0.7#12
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

ATL
Longer bar = better
SF
#18
Offense
Even
#17
#9
Defense
◀ ATL better
#18
+0.6 #8
Turnovers
◀ ATL better
−0.8 #29
66 plays #3
Pace
Even
69 plays #1
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ATL has the ball
Even matchup
ATL offSF defEdge
Points / game 20.0 #25 21.3 #11 SF
Yards / play 5.74 #9 5.39 #16 ATL
EPA / play 0.00 #20 +0.01 #17 Even
Success rate 44% #16 47% #27 ATL
When SF has the ball
Advantage: ATL defense
SF offATL defEdge
Points / game 20.8 #23 20.0 #7 ATL
Yards / play 5.40 #18 4.84 #7 ATL
EPA / play +0.02 #18 −0.06 #6 ATL
Success rate 48% #7 44% #16 SF

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
ATL scoring against the SF defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ATL scored
7.4
#3
4.0
#29
11.4
#15
4.0
#20
4.6
#26
8.6
#29
SF allowed
1.2
#2
9.5
#28
10.7
#15
5.5
#23
5.2
#8
10.7
#10
SF scoring against the ATL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SF scored
4.3
#17
7.0
#13
11.3
#16
2.8
#30
6.2
#20
9.0
#27
ATL allowed
2.8
#3
5.8
#13
8.6
#8
6.0
#25
5.4
#10
11.4
#14

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SF +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 2 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ATL6d
SF7d
SF +1 day
Tempo
Fast 135 plays
slowavg 122fast
Travel
ATL 2,112 mi
3 time zones