Sun, Nov 10, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 10 · at Kansas City Chiefs · Division game
Closing spread
KC -7.5
✓ DEN W
Total
41.5
▼ Under · 30 pts
Model before kickoff
DEN 16–24 KC
✓ KC (75%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKC -9
CloseKC -7.5
Total41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenKC -9
1.5 → DEN
CloseKC -7.5
1.5 pts toward Denver Broncos
Total
Open41.5
no move
Close41.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KC -9 · closed KC -7.5 · moved 1.5 toward DENmodel KC -8
model KC -8
Opened 41.5 · unchangedmodel 40
model 40
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 42% (50 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKC -9
CloseKC -7.5
Total41.5
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
KC as a 7.5-point home favorite against DEN, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: KC won 16–14; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 30 points stayed under 41.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 43%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 53%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 12.3 against an average line of 7.3; 37.9 points a game (usually 46.7). Of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & rest |
-8.5 | 30–24 | L | O45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & situation |
-7.5 | 26–8 | W | U41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar rest |
-6.5 | 19–13 | L | U45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-8.5 | 41–10 | W | O46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar season form |
-5.5 | 21–13 | W | U46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total |
-9.5 | 34–10 | W | O41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & total |
-6.5 | 24–3 | W | U39.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar season form & total |
-8.5 | 9–10 | L | U39.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest |
-4.5 | 23–20 | L | U45.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Postseason · loose · similar rest & situation |
-7.5 | 24–17 | L | O40 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 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 Denver Broncos ATS trend Hit
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.
Denver Broncos ATS trend (6-2)
Denver Broncos have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Denver Broncos 4-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Market moved toward Denver Broncos
1.5 pts (KC -9 → KC -7.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 15 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 48% of games with totals 38.5–44.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 6-3 67% | 7-2 78% | |
| 10-0 100% | 6-4 60% | 4-5-1 44% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
DEN 24–31 KC
KC leads · 55 games since 1999 · KC has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 2023 | Kansas City Chiefs 9 @ Denver Broncos 24 | KC -7 | DEN W |
| Oct 12 2023 | Denver Broncos 8 @ Kansas City Chiefs 19 | KC -9.5 | KC W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
DEN−1.0 →−0.1▲ 0.9#15
KC+2.2 →+4.5▲ 2.3#3
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#24
Offense
KC better ▶#10
#4
Defense
◀ DEN better#10
−0.1 #19
Turnovers
◀ DEN better−0.5 #25
62 plays #19
Pace
KC faster ▶67 plays #1
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| DEN off | KC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.3 #23 | 18.4 #4 | KC |
| Yards / play | 4.98 #25 | 5.12 #7 | KC |
| EPA / play | −0.08 #26 | −0.04 #12 | KC |
| Success rate | 41% #22 | 44% #17 | KC |
| KC off | DEN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.4 #10 | 17.9 #3 | DEN |
| Yards / play | 5.24 #19 | 4.71 #2 | DEN |
| EPA / play | +0.08 #9 | −0.12 #3 | DEN |
| Success rate | 52% #1 | 40% #7 | KC |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
DEN scoring against the KC defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.2 #27 | 8.1 #10 | 10.3 #19 | 3.4 #23 | 6.6 #15 | 10.0 #21 | |
4.6 #19 | 5.4 #7 | 10.0 #11 | 3.1 #4 | 5.3 #13 | 8.4 #7 |
KC scoring against the DEN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.4 #23 | 9.1 #7 | 12.5 #14 | 3.3 #25 | 8.9 #2 | 12.1 #16 | |
4.9 #22 | 5.8 #10 | 10.7 #14 | 3.3 #6 | 3.9 #3 | 7.2 #2 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
57° · 9 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
DEN7d
KC6d
DEN +1 day
Tempo
Fast 129 plays
slowavg 124fast
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