Sun, Oct 6, 2024, 4:05 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Denver Broncos · Division game
Weather at kickoff73°F9 mphgusts 19DryWeather watch ›
2-2 · Power #27
18
final
Final
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2-2 · Power #15
34
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Denver Broncos
Total
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
Opened 37.5 · closed 35.5 · moved 2 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.524–18 W O40.5
Loose
CAR vs PIT
2022 · Week 15 · loose · similar rest
-316–24 L O37
Loose
2023 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest
-327–14 W O37.5
Loose
TEN vs HOU
2022 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & situation
-314–19 L U34
Loose
BAL vs PIT
2022 · Week 17 · loose · similar rest & situation
-213–16 L U35.5
Loose
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & situation
-3.521–18 L O37
Loose
WSH vs ATL
2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & situation
-3.519–13 W U40
Loose
CHI vs HOU
2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation
-323–20 P O39.5
Loose
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar situation
-3.516–13 L U38
Loose
NYG vs DAL
2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation
-1.516–23 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.
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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
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

LV
Longer bar = better
DEN
#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
When LV has the ball
Advantage: DEN defense
LV offDEN defEdge
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
When DEN has the ball
Advantage: LV defense
DEN offLV defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LV scored
3.5
#21
4.0
#27
7.5
#27
4.3
#18
7.8
#5
12.0
#11
DEN allowed
2.5
#3
5.5
#12
8.0
#5
3.3
#7
2.5
#2
5.8
#3
DEN scoring against the LV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DEN scored
4.3
#19
4.0
#27
8.3
#23
1.8
#30
5.5
#16
7.3
#28
LV allowed
5.8
#21
5.8
#13
11.5
#18
4.0
#11
8.8
#29
12.8
#23

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
DEN +1.8
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