Sun, Nov 9, 2025, 4:25 PM ESTWeek 10 · at Washington Commanders
Weather at kickoff67°F6 mphgusts 20DryWeather watch ›
5-3 · Power #6
44
▲ winner
Final
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3-6 · Power #27
22
final
Closing spread
DET -7.5
✓ DET W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 66 pts
Model before kickoff
DET 28–20 WSH
✓ DET (76%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDET -3.5
CloseDET -7.5
Total51.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4 pts toward Detroit Lions
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DET -3.5 · closed DET -7.5 · moved 4 toward DETmodel DET -11.5
Opened 51.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 3 downmodel 47.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 44% (40 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 28% (29 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDET -3.5
CloseDET -7.5
Total51.5 → 48.5
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 DET as a 7.5-point road favorite at WSH, the favorite won 7, covered 3, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: DET won 44–22; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 66 points went over 48.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 72%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 43%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 57%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7.1 against an average line of 7.3; 43.9 points a game (usually 46.5). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 18 · close · similar spread & rest
-7.523–19 L U43.5
Close
2024 · Week 17 · close · similar season form & situation
-6.531–2 W U47.5
Loose
2024 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & season form
-7.512–7 L U42.5
Loose
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar situation & season form
-8.545–15 W O49.5
Loose
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & season form
-79–24 L U45.5
Loose
PHI @ CHI
2022 · Week 15 · loose · similar season form & team ratings
-925–20 L U48
Loose
KC @ LAC
2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & season form
-730–27 L O53
Loose
PHI @ NYG
2022 · Week 14 · loose · similar rest & season form
-7.548–22 W O44
Loose
SF @ ATL
2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & season form
-614–28 L U46.5
Loose
TB @ PIT
2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & situation
-6.518–20 L U46.5
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 Detroit Lions ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Detroit Lions 4-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
Washington Commanders 1-5 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 69-56 (55%)
Market moved toward Detroit Lions
4 pts (DET -3.5 → DET -7.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 3
51.5 → 48.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
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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
DET+2.8 →+4.7▲ 1.9#1
WSH+0.7 →−1.3▼ 2.0#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

DET
Longer bar = better
WSH
#7
Offense
◀ DET better
#15
#7
Defense
◀ DET better
#25
+0.8 #5
Turnovers
◀ DET better
−0.7 #30
61 plays #21
Pace
Even
59 plays #23
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When DET has the ball
Advantage: DET offense
DET offWSH defEdge
Points / game 29.9 #2 26.2 #23 DET
Yards / play 5.77 #9 6.17 #30 DET
EPA / play +0.10 #7 +0.11 #26 DET
Success rate 46% #11 46% #21 DET
When WSH has the ball
Advantage: DET defense
WSH offDET defEdge
Points / game 22.3 #20 22.3 #13 DET
Yards / play 5.62 #13 4.96 #8 DET
EPA / play +0.01 #20 −0.09 #4 DET
Success rate 47% #7 40% #4 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
DET scoring against the WSH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DET scored
6.5
#5
8.1
#7
14.6
#6
5.5
#12
9.8
#3
15.3
#2
WSH allowed
6.7
#29
8.0
#24
14.7
#28
6.4
#29
5.1
#9
11.6
#18
WSH scoring against the DET defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WSH scored
2.4
#31
7.9
#9
10.3
#23
5.2
#15
6.8
#17
12.0
#14
DET allowed
6.4
#28
4.6
#2
11.0
#15
3.8
#10
7.5
#21
11.3
#14

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WSH +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 6 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
DET7d
WSH7d
Even
Tempo
Average 119 plays
slowavg 122fast
Quarterback
WSH backup QB started
Model priced WSH with its QB out