Sun, Oct 5, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Philadelphia Eagles
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2-2 · Power #8
21
▲ winner
Final
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4-0 · Power #9
17
final
Closing spread
PHI -4.5
✓ DEN W
Total
44.5
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
DEN 20–24 PHI
✗ PHI (65%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPHI -5.5
ClosePHI -4.5
Total44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Denver Broncos
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened PHI -5.5 · closed PHI -4.5 · moved 1 toward DENmodel PHI -2.5
Opened 44.5 · unchangedmodel 43.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 72%, covered 56% (105 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 38% (45 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPHI -5.5
ClosePHI -4.5
Total44.5
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 PHI as a 4.5-point home favorite against DEN, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: DEN won 21–17 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 44.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 2.7 against an average line of 4; 50.3 points a game (usually 44.4). Of the 5 overs, 4 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2025 · Week 4 · very close · similar season form & rest
-3.521–26 L O46.5
Very close
2025 · Week 3 · very close · similar total & rest
-3.533–26 W O45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar season form & team ratings
-4.542–29 W O47.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.523–22 L U45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation
-3.524–22 L U47.5
Very close
2024 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & situation
-5.527–13 W U43.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-4.523–20 L U45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & season form
-317–40 L O45.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & total
-5.521–13 W U46.5
Close
2024 · Week 16 · close · similar season form & situation
-2.534–27 W O41.5
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Philadelphia Eagles 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.

Denver Broncos ATS struggles (1-3)
Denver Broncos have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Philadelphia Eagles ATS trend (3-1)
Philadelphia Eagles have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Philadelphia Eagles 3-1 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 (PHI -5.5 → PHI -4.5). · 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+0.4 →+1.7▲ 1.3#11
PHI+3.2 →+2.8▼ 0.4#4
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4

DEN
Longer bar = better
PHI
#16
Offense
Even
#18
#4
Defense
◀ DEN better
#14
−0.5 #23
Turnovers
PHI better ▶
+1.0 #5
63 plays #11
Pace
◀ DEN faster
60 plays #21
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When DEN has the ball
Even matchup
DEN offPHI defEdge
Points / game 24.0 #18 22.0 #16 Even
Yards / play 5.60 #10 5.40 #18 DEN
EPA / play +0.06 #11 −0.07 #7 Even
Success rate 42% #23 43% #15 PHI
When PHI has the ball
Advantage: DEN defense
PHI offDEN defEdge
Points / game 27.0 #7 16.8 #2 DEN
Yards / play 4.17 #30 4.66 #7 DEN
EPA / play +0.03 #17 −0.11 #3 DEN
Success rate 44% #19 38% #3 DEN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
DEN scoring against the PHI defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DEN scored
4.3
#17
10.5
#3
14.8
#9
5.0
#9
4.3
#27
9.3
#25
PHI allowed
5.0
#17
8.8
#25
13.8
#25
5.3
#22
3.0
#2
8.3
#4
PHI scoring against the DEN defense
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PHI scored
8.8
#2
6.8
#17
15.5
#4
6.8
#2
4.8
#26
11.5
#14
DEN allowed
3.8
#10
6.8
#16
10.5
#14
2.3
#2
4.0
#6
6.3
#2

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PHI +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
80° · 3 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
DEN6d
PHI7d
PHI +1 day
Tempo
Average 124 plays
slowavg 122fast
Travel
DEN 1,577 mi
2 time zones