Sun, Oct 22, 2023, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Chicago Bears
Closing spread
LV -1.5
✓ CHI W
Total
37.5
▲ Over · 42 pts
Model before kickoff
LV 22–20 CHI
✗ LV (55%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseLV -1.5
Total37.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseLV -1.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close37.5
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseLV -1.5
Total37.5
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
LV as a 1.5-point road favorite at CHI, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 1 went over the total.
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This game: CHI won 30–12 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 42 points went over 37.5, as in 1 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 53%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
1 of 1010%
Below normal · usually 45%
Overs below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: underdog by 1.1 against an average line of 1.8; 34.9 points a game (usually 45.4). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & spread |
-1 | 12–7 | W | U37.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & rest |
-1.5 | 17–10 | W | U39.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread |
-1 | 10–23 | L | U36 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 16 · close · similar spread & rest |
-1.5 | 14–51 | L | O36.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar spread |
-1.5 | 20–20 | L | U40.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest |
-3 | 23–10 | W | U41 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar spread |
-2.5 | 15–25 | L | U41.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 16 · loose · similar spread & total |
-1.5 | 20–3 | W | U37.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-1.5 | 22–17 | W | U40 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 12 · loose · similar team ratings |
-3 | 16–14 | L | U41.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2020 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
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
Chicago Bears have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-3 50% | 3-3 50% | 0-5 0% | |
| 1-5 17% | 1-1 50% | 1-1 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
LV 3–6 CHI
CHI leads · 9 games since 1999 · CHI has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
LV0.0 →−2.3▼ 2.3#25
CHI−5.2 →−3.2▲ 2.0#30
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#21
Offense
CHI better ▶#18
#22
Defense
◀ LV better#28
−1.2 #30
Turnovers
Even−1.0 #28
60 plays #27
Pace
CHI faster ▶62 plays #21
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LV off | CHI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 16.7 #28 | 29.3 #30 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.89 #23 | 5.76 #29 | LV |
| EPA / play | −0.08 #21 | +0.11 #31 | LV |
| Success rate | 44% #12 | 45% #22 | LV |
| CHI off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.3 #19 | 21.8 #19 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.25 #14 | 5.14 #17 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.09 #24 | +0.03 #25 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #14 | 46% #26 | CHI |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
LV scoring against the CHI defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.2 #14 | 4.3 #28 | 9.5 #22 | 1.0 #31 | 6.2 #17 | 7.2 #30 | |
4.5 #17 | 8.7 #26 | 13.2 #23 | 8.8 #32 | 7.3 #22 | 16.2 #29 |
CHI scoring against the LV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #20 | 8.3 #10 | 11.7 #13 | 2.5 #26 | 7.2 #12 | 9.7 #18 | |
5.0 #21 | 7.8 #22 | 12.8 #20 | 5.7 #25 | 3.3 #2 | 9.0 #14 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
52° · 7 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LV7d
CHI7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 122 plays
slowavg 127fast
Travel
LV 1,526 mi
2 time zones
Quarterback
LV, CHI backup QBs started
Model priced LV, CHI with their QBs out
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