Mon, Oct 6, 2025, 8:15 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Jacksonville Jaguars
Closing spread
KC -3.5
✓ JAX W
Total
45.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
KC 23–20 JAX
✗ KC (62%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKC -2.5
CloseKC -3.5
Total45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenKC -2.5
1 → KC
CloseKC -3.5
1 pt toward Kansas City Chiefs
Total
Open45.5
no move
Close45.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KC -2.5 · closed KC -3.5 · moved 1 toward KCmodel KC -2.5
model KC -2.5
Opened 45.5 · unchangedmodel 43
model 43
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 57% (102 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 42% (31 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKC -2.5
CloseKC -3.5
Total45.5
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 3.5-point road favorite at JAX, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: JAX won 31–28 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 59 points went over 45.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 64%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 0.6 against an average line of 3.2; 49.4 points a game (usually 44). Of the 5 overs, 1 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 |
2024 · Week 16 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-4.5 | 33–36 | L | O47.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 2 · very close · similar team ratings & spread |
-3.5 | 20–9 | W | U46.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 31–25 | W | O43.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-4.5 | 41–31 | W | O50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 9–27 | L | U47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar situation & season form |
-2.5 | 30–13 | W | U48.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & season form |
-3.5 | 16–18 | L | U49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar total & rest |
-2 | 7–34 | L | U46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar total & situation |
-2.5 | 37–20 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & rest |
-2.5 | 20–37 | L | O49.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
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.
Jacksonville Jaguars ATS trend (3-1)
Jacksonville Jaguars have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Market moved toward Kansas City Chiefs
1 pt (KC -2.5 → KC -3.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 163 earlier overs in games with totals 42.5–48.5, 24% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
KC 10–5 JAX
KC leads · 15 games since 2001 · JAX has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 2023 | Kansas City Chiefs 17 @ Jacksonville Jaguars 9 | — | — |
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 →+2.4▲ 1.1#7
JAX−2.1 →−0.1▲ 2.0#18
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#15
Offense
Even#16
#15
Defense
JAX better ▶#4
+0.8 #8
Turnovers
JAX better ▶+2.3 #1
63 plays #14
Pace
JAX faster ▶66 plays #6
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| KC off | JAX def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.3 #15 | 18.0 #4 | JAX |
| Yards / play | 5.27 #22 | 5.10 #10 | JAX |
| EPA / play | +0.12 #7 | −0.13 #1 | JAX |
| Success rate | 45% #15 | 39% #2 | JAX |
| JAX off | KC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.0 #16 | 19.0 #5 | KC |
| Yards / play | 5.32 #18 | 5.35 #18 | Even |
| EPA / play | +0.04 #17 | 0.00 #14 | Even |
| Success rate | 45% #12 | 46% #21 | JAX |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
KC scoring against the JAX defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.5 #32 | 9.8 #4 | 11.3 #19 | 5.8 #10 | 7.3 #15 | 13.0 #12 | |
3.3 #8 | 2.3 #1 | 5.5 #1 | 5.5 #26 | 7.0 #18 | 12.5 #19 |
JAX scoring against the KC defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.3 #18 | 11.0 #3 | 15.3 #4 | 4.8 #13 | 4.0 #29 | 8.8 #25 | |
5.3 #22 | 4.5 #4 | 9.8 #12 | 3.3 #7 | 6.0 #12 | 9.3 #6 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
78° · 10 mph
gusts 20 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
KC8d
JAX8d
Even
Tempo
Fast 129 plays
slowavg 123fast
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