Sun, Oct 8, 2023, 4:25 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Minnesota Vikings
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3-1 · Power #5
27
▲ winner
Final
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1-3 · Power #15
20
final
Closing spread
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Total
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Model before kickoff
KC 28–19 MIN
✓ KC (78%) won
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Market

Open → close
Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 

Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal 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.

Small sample warning
Kansas City Chiefs have 0 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−1.7 →+4.3▲ 6.0#8
MIN−0.3 →−3.4▼ 3.1#25
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4

KC
Longer bar = better
MIN
#7
Offense
◀ KC better
#12
#5
Defense
◀ KC better
#17
−0.8 #24
Turnovers
◀ KC better
−2.0 #30
67 plays #11
Pace
◀ KC faster
60 plays #23
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When KC has the ball
Advantage: KC offense
KC offMIN defEdge
Points / game 25.3 #9 23.8 #19 KC
Yards / play 5.89 #5 5.01 #10 KC
EPA / play +0.11 #4 0.00 #20 KC
Success rate 45% #11 44% #18 KC
When MIN has the ball
Advantage: KC defense
MIN offKC defEdge
Points / game 22.5 #17 15.0 #4 KC
Yards / play 6.18 #3 4.87 #9 MIN
EPA / play −0.04 #18 −0.14 #4 KC
Success rate 46% #9 39% #4 KC

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
KC scoring against the MIN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
KC scored
6.0
#11
12.8
#2
18.8
#3
4.3
#14
2.3
#31
6.5
#30
MIN allowed
5.0
#19
7.5
#17
12.5
#21
7.0
#28
4.3
#8
11.3
#20
MIN scoring against the KC defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIN scored
0.0
#31
8.5
#10
8.5
#24
7.0
#4
7.0
#15
14.0
#5
KC allowed
1.8
#4
4.5
#5
6.3
#2
3.8
#14
5.0
#11
8.8
#11

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MIN +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
KC7d
MIN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 127 plays
slowavg 127fast