Sun, Oct 1, 2023, 4:05 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Los Angeles Chargers · Division game
Closing spread
LAC -6.5
✓ LAC W
Total
49
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
LV 26–32 LAC
✓ LAC (71%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseLAC -6.5
Total49
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseLAC -6.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close49
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseLAC -6.5
Total49
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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
LAC as a 6.5-point home favorite against LV, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: LAC won 24–17; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 41 points stayed under 49, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 43%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.9 against an average line of 6.6; 53.1 points a game (usually 47.4). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-6.5 | 23–20 | L | U46.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6 | 33–26 | W | O49.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Postseason · very close · similar total & spread |
-6 | 26–19 | W | U49 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & rest |
-6.5 | 42–21 | W | O51 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & spread |
-7 | 28–31 | L | O50 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form |
-5.5 | 9–20 | L | U46 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 5 · close · similar total & spread |
-7 | 30–27 | L | O48.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 7 · close · similar total & season form |
-7.5 | 39–29 | W | O48 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & rest |
-6.5 | 41–37 | L | O47.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar total & spread |
-7 | 24–6 | W | U49.5 |
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
Los Angeles Chargers have 0 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 33% | 1-2 33% | 0-2 0% | |
| 1-2 33% | 0-0 — | 0-0 — |
Recent meetings
The series
LV 22–33 LAC
LAC leads · 55 games since 1999 · LV 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 →−1.8▼ 1.8#20
LAC−2.1 →+0.6▲ 2.7#12
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3
Longer bar = better
#19
Offense
LAC better ▶#4
#27
Defense
Even#29
−2.3 #32
Turnovers
LAC better ▶+1.0 #9
54 plays #31
Pace
LAC faster ▶68 plays #9
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LV off | LAC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 15.0 #30 | 29.0 #28 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.36 #12 | 6.56 #31 | LV |
| EPA / play | −0.07 #19 | +0.10 #27 | LV |
| Success rate | 44% #13 | 47% #28 | LV |
| LAC off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.7 #5 | 25.7 #24 | LAC |
| Yards / play | 6.10 #3 | 5.43 #23 | LAC |
| EPA / play | +0.15 #4 | +0.12 #29 | LAC |
| Success rate | 51% #4 | 48% #30 | LAC |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
LV scoring against the LAC defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #7 | 2.0 #31 | 9.0 #22 | 0.0 #32 | 6.0 #19 | 6.0 #30 | |
2.3 #7 | 11.0 #30 | 13.3 #23 | 7.0 #26 | 7.7 #23 | 14.7 #27 |
LAC scoring against the LV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.7 #13 | 9.3 #6 | 15.0 #8 | 4.7 #14 | 9.0 #7 | 13.7 #7 | |
6.7 #26 | 9.0 #24 | 15.7 #28 | 5.7 #22 | 4.3 #12 | 10.0 #13 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 6 mph
gusts 13 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
LV7d
LAC7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 122 plays
slowavg 128fast
Quarterback
LV backup QB started
Not on the final injury report
Schedules, links & other games
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