Mon, Nov 24, 2025, 8:15 PM ESTWeek 12 · at San Francisco 49ers
Closing spread
SF -7
✓ SF W
Total
48.5
▼ Under · 29 pts
Model before kickoff
CAR 20–26 SF
✓ SF (73%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenSF -7
CloseSF -7
Total49.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenSF -7
no move
CloseSF -7
No change since the open
Total
Open49.5
▼ 1
Close48.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SF -7 · unchangedmodel SF -5.5
model SF -5.5
Opened 49.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 1 downmodel 46
model 46
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6–8 since 2023: won 75%, covered 52% (89 games)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenSF -7
CloseSF -7
Total49.5 → 48.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
SF as a 7-point home favorite against CAR, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 9 went over the total.
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This game: SF won 20–9; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 29 points stayed under 48.5, as in 1 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 72%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
9 of 1090%
Above normal · usually 56%
Overs above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 11.9 against an average line of 6.8; 53.1 points a game (usually 46.5). Of the 9 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 34–15 | W | O45.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 33–38 | L | O46.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-6.5 | 32–26 | L | O45.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 41–24 | W | O44.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 28–23 | L | O46.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 17 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-6.5 | 13–9 | L | U48.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 38–20 | W | O43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar team ratings & season form |
-5.5 | 30–17 | W | O46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form |
-6.5 | 34–13 | W | O46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 42–21 | W | O46.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Carolina Panthers ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
San Francisco 49ers home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Carolina Panthers on a cross-country trip
Carolina Panthers cross 3 time zones (2,276 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 23 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 50% of games with totals 45.5–51.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | |
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
The series
CAR 10–6 SF
CAR leads · 16 games since 1999 · SF has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CAR−3.5 →−3.4▲ 0.1#27
SF+0.9 →+1.2▲ 0.3#14
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#24
Offense
SF better ▶#10
#18
Defense
◀ CAR better#24
−0.4 #21
Turnovers
◀ CAR better−0.5 #25
63 plays #10
Pace
Even64 plays #8
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CAR off | SF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.8 #28 | 22.9 #16 | SF |
| Yards / play | 4.97 #27 | 5.65 #24 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.04 #25 | +0.08 #25 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #17 | 49% #30 | CAR |
| SF off | CAR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.7 #14 | 22.6 #14 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.47 #13 | 5.61 #23 | SF |
| EPA / play | +0.07 #9 | +0.08 #24 | SF |
| Success rate | 49% #3 | 43% #10 | SF |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CAR scoring against the SF defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 #22 | 3.9 #30 | 7.5 #30 | 4.0 #19 | 7.1 #14 | 11.1 #21 | |
3.5 #4 | 7.5 #21 | 11.0 #15 | 5.2 #23 | 6.7 #17 | 11.9 #19 |
SF scoring against the CAR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.2 #18 | 8.0 #8 | 12.2 #12 | 4.4 #16 | 6.9 #17 | 11.3 #20 | |
3.5 #5 | 11.1 #32 | 14.6 #27 | 3.8 #10 | 4.2 #4 | 8.0 #5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
55° · 2 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CAR8d
SF8d
Even
Tempo
Average 127 plays
slowavg 123fast
Travel
CAR 2,276 mi
3 time zones
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