Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:25 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Las Vegas Raiders · Division game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenKC -5.5
2 → LV
CloseKC -3.5
2 pts toward Las Vegas Raiders
Total
Open43.5
▲ 4
Close47.5
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
model KC -5
Opened 43.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 4 upmodel 43.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2025 · Week 2 · close · similar situation |
-3.5 | 20–9 | W | U46.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Postseason · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 10–7 | L | U43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest |
-2.5 | 30–23 | W | O50.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 11 · loose |
-3.5 | 16–18 | L | U49.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 17 · loose · similar total & rest |
-4.5 | 23–17 | W | U48.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 24–14 | W | U48.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest |
-4.5 | 33–36 | L | O47.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 15 · loose |
-2.5 | 30–13 | W | U48.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-2 | 7–34 | L | U46.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 6 · loose |
-3.5 | 36–24 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 203 earlier overs in games with totals 44.5–50.5, 21% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 3-6 33% | 2-8 20% | |
| 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs 12 @ Las Vegas Raiders 14 | KC -3.5 | LV W |
| Oct 19 2025 | Las Vegas Raiders 0 @ Kansas City Chiefs 31 | KC -13.5 | KC W |
| Nov 29 2024 | Las Vegas Raiders 17 @ Kansas City Chiefs 19 | KC -13.5 | LV W |
| Oct 27 2024 | Kansas City Chiefs 27 @ Las Vegas Raiders 20 | KC -8.5 | LV W |
| Dec 25 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders 20 @ Kansas City Chiefs 14 | KC -11 | LV 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+0.7 →+3.4▲ 2.7#2
LV−3.0 →−0.9▲ 2.1#20
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3
Longer bar = better
#5
Offense
◀ KC better#19
#4
Defense
◀ KC better#9
+1.0 #4
Turnovers
Even+1.7 #1
65 plays #10
Pace
Even63 plays #13
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| KC off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| LV off | KC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 #2 | 7.0 #14 | 15.0 #5 | 5.7 #13 | 6.7 #17 | 12.3 #10 | |
2.0 #5 | 6.7 #12 | 8.7 #7 | 9.3 #32 | 0.0 #1 | 9.3 #8 |
LV scoring against the KC defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #23 | 11.0 #4 | 14.3 #6 | 7.7 #7 | 7.3 #12 | 15.0 #7 | |
7.0 #31 | 4.3 #5 | 11.3 #16 | 2.0 #1 | 2.3 #3 | 4.3 #1 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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