Sun, Oct 5, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Philadelphia Eagles
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenPHI -5.5
1 → DEN
ClosePHI -4.5
1 pt toward Denver Broncos
Total
Open44.5
no move
Close44.5
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
model PHI -2.5
Opened 44.5 · unchangedmodel 43.5
model 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
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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
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2025 · Week 4 · very close · similar season form & rest |
-3.5 | 21–26 | L | O46.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 3 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3.5 | 33–26 | W | O45.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar season form & team ratings |
-4.5 | 42–29 | W | O47.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 23–22 | L | U45.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 24–22 | L | U47.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 27–13 | W | U43.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-4.5 | 23–20 | L | U45.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 17–40 | L | O45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & total |
-5.5 | 21–13 | W | U46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 16 · close · similar season form & situation |
-2.5 | 34–27 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 25 in the 4th quarter and got 18. 52% of games with totals 41.5–47.5 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% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | |
| 10-0 100% | 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
The series
DEN 3–3 PHI
Series tied · 6 games since 2005 · DEN has won the last meeting
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
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
Longer bar = better
#16
Offense
Even#18
#4
Defense
◀ DEN better#14
−0.5 #23
Turnovers
PHI better ▶+1.0 #5
63 plays #11
Pace
◀ DEN faster60 plays #21
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| DEN off | PHI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| PHI off | DEN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.3 #17 | 10.5 #3 | 14.8 #9 | 5.0 #9 | 4.3 #27 | 9.3 #25 | |
5.0 #17 | 8.8 #25 | 13.8 #25 | 5.3 #22 | 3.0 #2 | 8.3 #4 |
PHI scoring against the DEN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.8 #2 | 6.8 #17 | 15.5 #4 | 6.8 #2 | 4.8 #26 | 11.5 #14 | |
3.8 #10 | 6.8 #16 | 10.5 #14 | 2.3 #2 | 4.0 #6 | 6.3 #2 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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