Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 4:25 PM ESTWeek 9 · at Buffalo Bills
Closing spread
KC -2.5
✓ BUF W
Total
53.5
▼ Under · 49 pts
Model before kickoff
KC 25–23 BUF
✗ KC (58%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKC -1.5
CloseKC -2.5
Total51.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenKC -1.5
1 → KC
CloseKC -2.5
1 pt toward Kansas City Chiefs
Total
Open51.5
▲ 2
Close53.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KC -1.5 · closed KC -2.5 · moved 1 toward KCmodel BUF -1.5
model BUF -1.5
Opened 51.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 2 upmodel 47.5
model 47.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 64%, covered 53% (129 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 47% (91 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKC -1.5
CloseKC -2.5
Total51.5 → 53.5
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
KC as a 2.5-point road favorite at BUF, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: BUF won 28–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 49 points stayed under 53.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
6 of 1060%
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 2.1 against an average line of 2.9; 51.9 points a game (usually 44). Of the 6 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar season form & rest |
-1.5 | 25–27 | L | O51.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 16 · close · similar rest & season form |
-4.5 | 33–36 | L | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 30–23 | W | O50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 24–14 | W | U48.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 16–18 | L | U49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 17 · close · similar rest & season form |
-0.5 | 25–27 | L | O48.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & rest |
-4.5 | 41–31 | W | O50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar situation |
-4.5 | 26–23 | L | U49.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 20–37 | L | O49.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 15 · loose · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 30–13 | W | U48.5 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Kansas City Chiefs ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over 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.
Buffalo Bills home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Market moved toward Kansas City Chiefs
1 pt (KC -1.5 → KC -2.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved up 2
51.5 → 53.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 13 in the 4th quarter and got 8. 49% of games with totals 50.5–56.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | |
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 4 since 2023
KC 11–12 BUF
BUF leads · 23 games since 2000 · BUF has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 2024 | Buffalo Bills 29 @ Kansas City Chiefs 32 | KC -2.5 | KC W |
| Nov 17 2024 | Kansas City Chiefs 21 @ Buffalo Bills 30 | BUF -2.5 | BUF W |
| Jan 21 2023 | Kansas City Chiefs 27 @ Buffalo Bills 24 | BUF -2.5 | KC W |
| Dec 10 2023 | Buffalo Bills 20 @ Kansas City Chiefs 17 | KC -2 | BUF 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
KC+1.3 →+4.7▲ 3.4#2
BUF+2.6 →+3.7▲ 1.1#3
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#5
Offense
Even#4
#9
Defense
◀ KC better#13
+0.6 #6
Turnovers
◀ KC better+0.3 #12
65 plays #4
Pace
◀ KC faster63 plays #13
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| KC off | BUF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.8 #7 | 20.9 #9 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.81 #9 | 5.44 #19 | KC |
| EPA / play | +0.18 #3 | −0.03 #11 | KC |
| Success rate | 51% #2 | 43% #11 | KC |
| BUF off | KC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.6 #4 | 16.4 #2 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.12 #2 | 5.25 #13 | BUF |
| EPA / play | +0.17 #4 | −0.05 #7 | Even |
| Success rate | 49% #4 | 44% #15 | BUF |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
KC scoring against the BUF defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #24 | 9.3 #3 | 12.5 #11 | 6.8 #7 | 7.5 #10 | 14.3 #6 | |
4.9 #21 | 6.1 #16 | 11.0 #15 | 3.9 #9 | 6.0 #13 | 9.9 #8 |
BUF scoring against the KC defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.9 #3 | 6.0 #23 | 12.9 #9 | 8.3 #1 | 8.4 #6 | 16.7 #1 | |
3.0 #6 | 4.9 #4 | 7.9 #4 | 3.4 #4 | 5.1 #7 | 8.5 #7 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
53° · 3 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
KC6d
BUF7d
BUF +1 day
Tempo
Fast 128 plays
slowavg 122fast
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