Sun, Dec 7, 2025, 4:05 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Las Vegas Raiders · Division game
Closing spread
DEN -8.5
✓ LV W
Total
40.5
▲ Over · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
DEN 24–16 LV
✓ DEN (78%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenDEN -7.5
CloseDEN -8.5
Total40.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenDEN -7.5
1 → DEN
CloseDEN -8.5
1 pt toward Denver Broncos
Total
Open40.5
no move
Close40.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DEN -7.5 · closed DEN -8.5 · moved 1 toward DENmodel DEN -8.5 matches the line
model DEN -8.5 = line ✓
Opened 40.5 · unchangedmodel 40.5 matches the line
model 40.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 6.5–10.5 since 2023: won 74%, covered 42% (54 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 46% (106 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenDEN -7.5
CloseDEN -8.5
Total40.5
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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
DEN as an 8.5-point road favorite at LV, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 8 went over the total.
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This game: DEN won 24–17; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 41 points went over 40.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 76%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 43%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 55%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 9.3 against an average line of 7.3; 45.3 points a game (usually 46.3). Of the 8 overs, 2 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 8 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-8.5 | 27–20 | L | O42.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 6 · very close · similar season form & total |
-7.5 | 17–34 | L | O41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 34–6 | W | U44.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & season form |
-9.5 | 27–20 | L | O44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 18 · close · similar situation & total |
-6.5 | 34–20 | W | O41.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 31–13 | W | O41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total |
-7.5 | 22–25 | L | O41.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form |
-6 | 25–3 | W | U42.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest |
-5.5 | 29–19 | W | O41.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 27–20 | L | O42.5 |
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
Mixed signals on the spread
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 2-6 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 69-56 (55%)
Market moved toward Denver Broncos
1 pt (DEN -7.5 → DEN -8.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 152 earlier overs in games with totals 37.5–43.5, 26% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% | |
| 1-9 10% | 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 5 since 2023
DEN 31–23 LV
DEN leads · 54 games since 1999 · DEN has won the last 4 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6 2025 | Las Vegas Raiders 7 @ Denver Broncos 10 | DEN -9.5 | LV W |
| Nov 24 2024 | Denver Broncos 29 @ Las Vegas Raiders 19 | DEN -5.5 | DEN W |
| Oct 6 2024 | Las Vegas Raiders 18 @ Denver Broncos 34 | DEN -2.5 | DEN W |
| Jan 7 2023 | Denver Broncos 14 @ Las Vegas Raiders 27 | LV -3 | LV W |
| Sep 10 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders 17 @ Denver Broncos 16 | DEN -3.5 | LV 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+0.4 →+2.1▲ 1.7#9
LV−2.0 →−5.4▼ 3.4#31
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#16
Offense
◀ DEN better#31
#3
Defense
◀ DEN better#20
−0.3 #20
Turnovers
Even−0.3 #21
63 plays #11
Pace
◀ DEN faster58 plays #28
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| DEN off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.7 #13 | 25.7 #26 | DEN |
| Yards / play | 5.37 #15 | 5.19 #12 | Even |
| EPA / play | +0.05 #11 | +0.03 #23 | DEN |
| Success rate | 43% #23 | 45% #17 | LV |
| LV off | DEN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 14.9 #31 | 18.2 #4 | DEN |
| Yards / play | 4.51 #30 | 4.46 #1 | DEN |
| EPA / play | −0.20 #32 | −0.08 #5 | DEN |
| Success rate | 40% #30 | 37% #1 | DEN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
DEN scoring against the LV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.4 #18 | 6.6 #20 | 11.0 #20 | 3.3 #24 | 8.8 #5 | 12.1 #12 | |
4.8 #21 | 7.8 #23 | 12.7 #22 | 7.0 #30 | 5.4 #8 | 12.4 #21 |
LV scoring against the DEN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #28 | 3.6 #31 | 6.8 #32 | 2.3 #31 | 5.3 #26 | 7.6 #30 | |
3.9 #8 | 5.5 #9 | 9.4 #8 | 4.3 #14 | 4.0 #3 | 8.3 #5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
DEN7d
LV7d
Even
Tempo
Average 121 plays
slowavg 123fast
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