Sun, Oct 6, 2024, 4:05 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Denver Broncos · Division game
Closing spread
DEN -2.5
✓ DEN W
Total
35.5
▲ Over · 52 pts
Model before kickoff
LV 20–22 DEN
✓ DEN (59%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDEN -1.5
CloseDEN -2.5
Total37.5 → 35.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenDEN -1.5
1 → DEN
CloseDEN -2.5
1 pt toward Denver Broncos
Total
Open37.5
▼ 2
Close35.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DEN -1.5 · closed DEN -2.5 · moved 1 toward DENmodel DEN -2.5 matches the line
model DEN -2.5 = line ✓
Opened 37.5 · closed 35.5 · moved 2 downmodel 41.5
model 41.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 57% (91 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDEN -1.5
CloseDEN -2.5
Total37.5 → 35.5
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
DEN as a 2.5-point home favorite against LV, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: DEN won 34–18; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 52 points went over 35.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 44%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 1.1 against an average line of 3; 36.7 points a game (usually 43.7). 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 |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 24–18 | W | O40.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 15 · loose · similar rest |
-3 | 16–24 | L | O37 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest |
-3 | 27–14 | W | O37.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 14–19 | L | U34 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 17 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-2 | 13–16 | L | U35.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 21–18 | L | O37 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 19–13 | W | U40 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 23–20 | P | O39.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar situation |
-3.5 | 16–13 | L | U38 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-1.5 | 16–23 | L | O38.5 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Denver Broncos ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
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 Denver Broncos
1 pt (DEN -1.5 → DEN -2.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 2
37.5 → 35.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Small sample warning
Denver Broncos have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 19 earlier overs in games with totals 32.5–38.5, 32% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 6-3-1 67% | 6-4 60% | |
| 4-6 40% | 5-4 56% | 4-5 44% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
LV 23–31 DEN
DEN leads · 54 games since 1999 · DEN has won the last 4 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7 2023 | Denver Broncos 14 @ Las Vegas Raiders 27 | LV -3 | LV W |
| Sep 10 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders 17 @ Denver Broncos 16 | DEN -3.5 | 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
LV−0.8 →−2.5▼ 1.7#29
DEN−1.0 →−0.3▲ 0.7#17
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#22
Offense
◀ LV better#29
#22
Defense
DEN better ▶#2
−1.0 #30
Turnovers
DEN better ▶−0.5 #26
58 plays #25
Pace
DEN faster ▶61 plays #15
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LV off | DEN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 19.5 #20 | 13.8 #3 | DEN |
| Yards / play | 4.96 #20 | 4.20 #1 | DEN |
| EPA / play | −0.19 #27 | −0.22 #1 | DEN |
| Success rate | 40% #22 | 36% #1 | DEN |
| DEN off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 15.5 #28 | 24.3 #24 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.34 #29 | 5.64 #24 | LV |
| EPA / play | −0.19 #28 | +0.01 #20 | LV |
| Success rate | 36% #31 | 43% #18 | LV |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
LV scoring against the DEN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 #21 | 4.0 #27 | 7.5 #27 | 4.3 #18 | 7.8 #5 | 12.0 #11 | |
2.5 #3 | 5.5 #12 | 8.0 #5 | 3.3 #7 | 2.5 #2 | 5.8 #3 |
DEN scoring against the LV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.3 #19 | 4.0 #27 | 8.3 #23 | 1.8 #30 | 5.5 #16 | 7.3 #28 | |
5.8 #21 | 5.8 #13 | 11.5 #18 | 4.0 #11 | 8.8 #29 | 12.8 #23 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 9 mph
gusts 19 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LV7d
DEN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 120 plays
slowavg 122fast
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