Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 8:15 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Detroit Lions
Closing spread
DET -7
✓ DET W
Total
46
▼ Under · 40 pts
Model before kickoff
LV 21–28 DET
✓ DET (74%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseDET -7
Total46
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseDET -7
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close46
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseDET -7
Total46
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
DET as a 7-point home favorite against LV, the favorite won 8, covered 2, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: DET won 26–14; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 40 points stayed under 46, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 71%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.9 against an average line of 6.9; 47.7 points a game (usually 47.6). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & spread |
-6.5 | 23–20 | L | U46.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & total |
-7.5 | 31–25 | L | O46.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7 | 16–10 | L | U44 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 26–6 | W | U44.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-7 | 30–27 | L | O48.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7 | 20–10 | W | U47 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & total |
-7.5 | 31–27 | L | O45.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 16 · very close · similar spread & total |
-7 | 31–37 | L | O45.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-6.5 | 41–37 | L | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & situation |
-5.5 | 9–20 | L | U46 |
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
Slight Under 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.
Las Vegas Raiders away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Both teams trending Under (6-2 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 18-19 (49%)
Las Vegas Raiders on a cross-country trip
Las Vegas Raiders cross 3 time zones (1,762 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
Small sample warning
Detroit Lions have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 10 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 42% of games with totals 43–49 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-4 43% | 3-4 43% | 1-5 17% | |
| 5-2 71% | 1-1 50% | 1-1 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
LV 1–5 DET
DET leads · 6 games since 2003 · DET has won the last meeting
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 →−3.2▼ 3.2#27
DET+1.7 →+2.8▲ 1.1#7
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7
Longer bar = better
#24
Offense
DET better ▶#7
#23
Defense
DET better ▶#16
−1.4 #32
Turnovers
DET better ▶+0.3 #11
60 plays #26
Pace
DET faster ▶67 plays #4
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LV off | DET def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 16.0 #30 | 21.6 #19 | DET |
| Yards / play | 4.75 #26 | 5.27 #18 | DET |
| EPA / play | −0.10 #24 | −0.05 #14 | DET |
| Success rate | 43% #15 | 43% #14 | Even |
| DET off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.9 #8 | 23.0 #21 | DET |
| Yards / play | 5.59 #7 | 5.07 #13 | DET |
| EPA / play | +0.05 #7 | +0.05 #28 | DET |
| Success rate | 46% #7 | 47% #29 | DET |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
LV scoring against the DET defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.4 #18 | 4.1 #28 | 8.6 #26 | 0.9 #32 | 6.6 #15 | 7.4 #29 | |
3.4 #8 | 6.3 #13 | 9.7 #7 | 4.4 #20 | 6.6 #18 | 11.0 #22 |
DET scoring against the LV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.9 #4 | 7.3 #12 | 14.1 #7 | 3.0 #23 | 7.7 #5 | 10.7 #11 | |
5.3 #22 | 7.7 #22 | 13.0 #25 | 5.9 #27 | 4.1 #7 | 10.0 #15 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
LV8d
DET8d
Even
Tempo
Average 127 plays
slowavg 127fast
Travel
LV 1,762 mi
3 time zones
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