Sun, Oct 27, 2024, 4:25 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Las Vegas Raiders · Division game
Closing spread
KC -8.5
✓ LV W
Total
42.5
▲ Over · 47 pts
Model before kickoff
KC 26–17 LV
✓ KC (78%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKC -9.5
CloseKC -8.5
Total42.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenKC -9.5
1 → LV
CloseKC -8.5
1 pt toward Las Vegas Raiders
Total
Open42.5
no move
Close42.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KC -9.5 · closed KC -8.5 · moved 1 toward LVmodel KC -9.5
model KC -9.5
Opened 42.5 · unchangedmodel 43.5
model 43.5
Openline modelKickoff
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKC -9.5
CloseKC -8.5
Total42.5
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 an 8.5-point road favorite at LV, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: KC won 27–20; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 47 points went over 42.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 77%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 52%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 10.6 against an average line of 8; 49 points a game (usually 47). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 41–21 | W | O39.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 24–27 | L | O44.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-9 | 31–17 | W | O42.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-7 | 38–31 | P | O42.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-10.5 | 28–25 | L | O42.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-7.5 | 31–0 | W | U45 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-7 | 9–24 | L | U45.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-9.5 | 31–24 | L | O45 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & team ratings |
-7 | 30–10 | W | U45.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-9 | 35–13 | W | O40.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 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 Las Vegas Raiders ATS trend Hit
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 Las Vegas Raiders
1 pt (KC -9.5 → KC -8.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 84 earlier overs in games with totals 39.5–45.5, 20% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-0 100% | 8-2 80% | 3-6-1 33% | |
| 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
KC 36–19 LV
KC leads · 55 games since 1999 · KC has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders 20 @ Kansas City Chiefs 14 | KC -11 | LV W |
| Nov 26 2023 | Kansas City Chiefs 31 @ Las Vegas Raiders 17 | KC -9 | KC 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+2.2 →+4.1▲ 1.9#2
LV−0.8 →−3.6▼ 2.8#30
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7
Longer bar = better
#10
Offense
◀ KC better#28
#11
Defense
◀ KC better#21
−0.5 #25
Turnovers
◀ KC better−1.9 #32
65 plays #5
Pace
◀ KC faster62 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| KC off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.3 #13 | 26.1 #29 | KC |
| Yards / play | 5.43 #16 | 5.33 #18 | Even |
| EPA / play | +0.05 #10 | −0.01 #18 | KC |
| Success rate | 52% #1 | 43% #17 | KC |
| LV off | KC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 17.7 #25 | 17.2 #5 | KC |
| Yards / play | 4.80 #26 | 5.23 #12 | KC |
| EPA / play | −0.22 #31 | −0.07 #10 | KC |
| Success rate | 39% #28 | 43% #16 | KC |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
KC scoring against the LV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.8 #26 | 9.3 #7 | 12.2 #12 | 4.3 #17 | 7.8 #7 | 12.2 #13 | |
3.7 #8 | 8.4 #23 | 12.1 #19 | 5.6 #19 | 8.4 #29 | 14.0 #28 |
LV scoring against the KC defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.4 #19 | 3.1 #30 | 7.6 #29 | 2.9 #30 | 7.3 #8 | 10.1 #20 | |
5.0 #19 | 5.5 #9 | 10.5 #12 | 2.0 #3 | 4.7 #9 | 6.7 #4 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
KC7d
LV7d
Even
Tempo
Average 126 plays
slowavg 123fast
Travel
KC 1,149 mi
2 time zones
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