Sun, Nov 24, 2024, 4:05 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Las Vegas Raiders · Division game
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6-5 · Power #15
29
▲ winner
Final
@
2-8 · Power #27
19
final
Closing spread
DEN -5.5
✓ DEN W
Total
41.5
▲ Over · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
DEN 24–18 LV
✓ DEN (69%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDEN -4.5
CloseDEN -5.5
Total40.5 → 41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Denver Broncos
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DEN -4.5 · closed DEN -5.5 · moved 1 toward DENmodel DEN -5
Opened 40.5 · closed 41.5 · moved 1 upmodel 42.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 3.5–7.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 49% (64 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 47% (34 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDEN -4.5
CloseDEN -5.5
Total40.5 → 41.5
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 DEN as a 5.5-point road favorite at LV, the favorite won 9, covered 7, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: DEN won 29–19; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 48 points went over 41.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 63%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 44%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 46%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 11.8 against an average line of 6.2; 44.4 points a game (usually 45.3). Of the 6 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form
-5.523–13 W U40.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-7.534–6 W U44.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-3.532–13 W O36.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total
-7.522–25 L O41.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total
-6.541–21 W O39.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & rest
-5.521–14 W U42.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-3.527–22 W O42.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-7.534–10 W O41.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-8.527–20 L O42.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar total & situation
-6.520–19 L U41.5
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Denver Broncos ATS trend Hit
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 22-16 (58%) in our 2023–25 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 (8-2)
Denver Broncos have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Denver Broncos 5-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Denver Broncos 4-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
Market moved toward Denver Broncos
1 pt (DEN -4.5 → DEN -5.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
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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 →+0.9▲ 1.9#12
LV−0.8 →−4.5▼ 3.7#31
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

DEN
Longer bar = better
LV
#19
Offense
◀ DEN better
#28
#2
Defense
◀ DEN better
#23
0.0 #18
Turnovers
◀ DEN better
−1.5 #32
61 plays #22
Pace
Even
61 plays #24
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When DEN has the ball
Even matchup
DEN offLV defEdge
Points / game 21.4 #20 28.5 #29 DEN
Yards / play 5.11 #21 5.30 #12 LV
EPA / play −0.03 #18 +0.06 #25 DEN
Success rate 42% #18 46% #25 DEN
When LV has the ball
Advantage: DEN defense
LV offDEN defEdge
Points / game 18.7 #24 16.6 #2 DEN
Yards / play 4.67 #29 4.65 #1 DEN
EPA / play −0.18 #32 −0.12 #3 DEN
Success rate 40% #25 39% #3 DEN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
DEN scoring against the LV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DEN scored
2.5
#28
9.2
#5
11.6
#15
3.5
#23
6.3
#16
9.7
#23
LV allowed
4.7
#22
8.2
#23
12.9
#24
6.0
#28
9.6
#30
15.6
#32
LV scoring against the DEN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LV scored
4.8
#13
3.1
#32
7.9
#29
2.9
#28
7.9
#6
10.8
#17
DEN allowed
4.3
#18
5.9
#11
10.2
#12
3.0
#5
3.5
#2
6.5
#1

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LV +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
DEN7d
LV7d
Even
Tempo
Average 122 plays
slowavg 124fast

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