Sun, Nov 16, 2025, 4:25 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Denver Broncos · Division game
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8-2 · Power #8
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▲ winner
Closing spread
KC -4.5
✓ DEN W
Total
45.5
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
KC 23–19 DEN
✗ KC (65%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKC -3.5
CloseKC -4.5
Total44.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Kansas City Chiefs
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KC -3.5 · closed KC -4.5 · moved 1 toward KCmodel KC -1.5
Opened 44.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 1 upmodel 42
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 71%, covered 54% (79 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 47% (100 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKC -3.5
CloseKC -4.5
Total44.5 → 45.5
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 4.5-point road favorite at DEN, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: DEN won 22–19 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 41 points stayed under 45.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
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 6 against an average line of 3.8; 51.2 points a game (usually 44.5). Of the 6 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 16 · very close · similar spread & situation
-4.533–36 L O47.5
Very close
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar season form & spread
-3.528–31 L O45.5
Close
2025 · Week 2 · close · similar total & spread
-3.520–9 W U46.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form
-3.516–18 L U49.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation
-4.526–23 L U49.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & season form
-4.541–31 W O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar situation & season form
-2.530–13 W U48.5
Close
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar total
-6.527–23 L O44.5
Close
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar total
-2.528–22 W O44.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total
-2.537–20 W O47.5
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Kansas City Chiefs ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) 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.

Market moved toward Kansas City Chiefs
1 pt (KC -3.5 → KC -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
KC+1.3 →+4.3▲ 3.0#3
DEN+0.4 →+2.2▲ 1.8#11
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

KC
Longer bar = better
DEN
#6
Offense
◀ KC better
#18
#13
Defense
DEN better ▶
#2
+0.4 #10
Turnovers
◀ KC better
−0.4 #21
64 plays #7
Pace
◀ KC faster
63 plays #12
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When KC has the ball
Even matchup
KC offDEN defEdge
Points / game 26.1 #9 17.3 #3 DEN
Yards / play 5.76 #9 4.34 #1 DEN
EPA / play +0.16 #2 −0.11 #2 Even
Success rate 50% #3 36% #1 Even
When DEN has the ball
Even matchup
DEN offKC defEdge
Points / game 23.5 #17 17.7 #4 KC
Yards / play 5.30 #18 5.39 #18 Even
EPA / play +0.04 #13 −0.02 #13 Even
Success rate 42% #24 46% #18 KC

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
KC scoring against the DEN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
KC scored
2.9
#30
9.7
#3
12.6
#10
6.0
#6
7.6
#12
13.6
#7
DEN allowed
4.4
#15
5.6
#8
10.0
#9
3.7
#10
3.6
#3
7.3
#1
DEN scoring against the KC defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DEN scored
4.4
#15
6.9
#17
11.3
#16
2.6
#29
9.6
#4
12.2
#14
KC allowed
3.4
#4
5.9
#11
9.3
#7
3.8
#11
4.6
#5
8.3
#5

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
DEN +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
70° · 4 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
KC14d bye
DEN10d
KC +4 days
Tempo
Fast 127 plays
slowavg 122fast