Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:25 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Las Vegas Raiders · Division game
Weather at kickoffIndoorsDome or roof: weather does not applyWeather watch ›
3-0 · Power #2
30
▲ winner
Final
@
3-0 · Power #23
27
final
Closing spread
KC -3.5
✓ LV W
Total
47.5
▲ Over · 57 pts
Model before kickoff
KC 24–20 LV
✓ KC (63%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenKC -5.5
CloseKC -3.5
Total43.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Las Vegas Raiders
Total
Up 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KC -5.5 · closed KC -3.5 · moved 2 toward LVmodel KC -5
Opened 43.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 4 upmodel 43.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 53% (159 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 59% (30 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenKC -5.5
CloseKC -3.5
Total43.5 → 47.5
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 LV, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: KC won 30–27; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 57 points went over 47.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 64%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 53%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.4 against an average line of 3.3; 42.4 points a game (usually 44.6). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2025 · Week 2 · close · similar situation
-3.520–9 W U46.5
Close
2025 · Postseason · close · similar rest & spread
-3.510–7 L U43.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest
-2.530–23 W O50.5
Loose
2024 · Week 11 · loose
-3.516–18 L U49.5
Loose
2025 · Week 17 · loose · similar total & rest
-4.523–17 W U48.5
Loose
2024 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & spread
-2.524–14 W U48.5
Loose
2024 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest
-4.533–36 L O47.5
Loose
2024 · Week 15 · loose
-2.530–13 W U48.5
Loose
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation
-27–34 L U46.5
Loose
2024 · Week 6 · loose
-3.536–24 W O48.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2023 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
Slight Las Vegas Raiders ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
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.

Market moved toward Las Vegas Raiders
2 pts (KC -5.5 → KC -3.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved up 4
43.5 → 47.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Small sample warning
Kansas City Chiefs have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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+0.7 →+3.4▲ 2.7#2
LV−3.0 →−0.9▲ 2.1#20
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

KC
Longer bar = better
LV
#5
Offense
◀ KC better
#19
#4
Defense
◀ KC better
#9
+1.0 #4
Turnovers
Even
+1.7 #1
65 plays #10
Pace
Even
63 plays #13
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When KC has the ball
Even matchup
KC offLV defEdge
Points / game 29.3 #7 18.0 #8 Even
Yards / play 6.44 #4 5.16 #14 KC
EPA / play +0.18 #4 −0.18 #2 Even
Success rate 50% #5 42% #11 KC
When LV has the ball
Advantage: KC defense
LV offKC defEdge
Points / game 29.3 #8 16.7 #3 KC
Yards / play 4.92 #24 4.71 #3 KC
EPA / play −0.01 #17 −0.09 #6 KC
Success rate 40% #25 38% #4 KC

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
KC scoring against the LV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
KC scored
8.0
#2
7.0
#14
15.0
#5
5.7
#13
6.7
#17
12.3
#10
LV allowed
2.0
#5
6.7
#12
8.7
#7
9.3
#32
0.0
#1
9.3
#8
LV scoring against the KC defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LV scored
3.3
#23
11.0
#4
14.3
#6
7.7
#7
7.3
#12
15.0
#7
KC allowed
7.0
#31
4.3
#5
11.3
#16
2.0
#1
2.3
#3
4.3
#1

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LV +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
KC7d
LV7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 128 plays
slowavg 123fast
Travel
KC 1,149 mi
2 time zones