Mon, Oct 6, 2025, 8:15 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Jacksonville Jaguars
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2-2 · Power #12
28
final
Final
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3-1 · Power #7
31
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Kansas City Chiefs
Total
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
Opened 45.5 · unchangedmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 16 · very close · similar rest & season form
-4.533–36 L O47.5
Very close
2025 · Week 2 · very close · similar team ratings & spread
-3.520–9 W U46.5
Very close
2025 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest
-3.531–25 W O43.5
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation
-4.541–31 W O50.5
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar rest & total
-2.59–27 L U47.5
Close
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar situation & season form
-2.530–13 W U48.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & season form
-3.516–18 L U49.5
Close
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar total & rest
-27–34 L U46.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar total & situation
-2.537–20 W O47.5
Close
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & rest
-2.520–37 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%)
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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 →+2.4▲ 1.1#7
JAX−2.1 →−0.1▲ 2.0#18
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4

KC
Longer bar = better
JAX
#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
When KC has the ball
Advantage: JAX defense
KC offJAX defEdge
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
When JAX has the ball
Even matchup
JAX offKC defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
KC scored
1.5
#32
9.8
#4
11.3
#19
5.8
#10
7.3
#15
13.0
#12
JAX allowed
3.3
#8
2.3
#1
5.5
#1
5.5
#26
7.0
#18
12.5
#19
JAX scoring against the KC defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
JAX scored
4.3
#18
11.0
#3
15.3
#4
4.8
#13
4.0
#29
8.8
#25
KC allowed
5.3
#22
4.5
#4
9.8
#12
3.3
#7
6.0
#12
9.3
#6

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
JAX +1.8
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