Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 4:05 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Los Angeles Rams
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2-4 · Power #27
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1-4 · Power #16
20
▲ winner
Closing spread
LAR -7.5
✓ LV W
Total
43.5
▼ Under · 35 pts
Model before kickoff
LV 19–27 LAR
✓ LAR (75%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLAR -5.5
CloseLAR -7.5
Total44.5 → 43.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Los Angeles Rams
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LAR -5.5 · closed LAR -7.5 · moved 2 toward LARmodel LAR -6
Opened 44.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 1 downmodel 46
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 64%, covered 40% (42 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLAR -5.5
CloseLAR -7.5
Total44.5 → 43.5
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 LAR as a 7.5-point home favorite against LV, the favorite won 5, covered 1, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: LAR won 20–15; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 9 of the 10 similar games. 35 points stayed under 43.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 68%
Favorite covered
1 of 1010%
Below normal · usually 43%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 51%

Covers below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 0.6 against an average line of 7.2; 42.6 points a game (usually 46.5). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 2 · very close · similar total & season form
-8.523–26 L O42.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest
-8.520–16 L U42.5
Close
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-5.521–22 L U46.5
Close
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & season form
-7.533–38 L O46.5
Loose
ATL vs DET
2021 · Week 16 · loose · similar team ratings & season form
-7.520–16 L U42.5
Loose
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & season form
-6.515–21 L U37.5
Loose
2024 · Week 4 · loose
-5.524–20 L U46.5
Loose
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar spread & situation
-7.520–29 L O41.5
Loose
MIA vs PIT
2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation & season form
-716–10 L U44
Loose
GB vs LAR
2022 · Week 15 · loose · similar situation & season form
-7.524–12 W U40
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals 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.

Los Angeles Rams ATS struggles (1-4)
Los Angeles Rams have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Market moved toward Los Angeles Rams
2 pts (LAR -5.5 → LAR -7.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
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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 →−3.9▼ 3.1#30
LAR+0.7 →−1.2▼ 1.9#24
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

LV
Longer bar = better
LAR
#26
Offense
LAR better ▶
#17
#20
Defense
◀ LV better
#31
−1.7 #32
Turnovers
LAR better ▶
−0.4 #24
60 plays #22
Pace
LAR faster ▶
63 plays #13
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LV has the ball
Even matchup
LV offLAR defEdge
Points / game 18.2 #27 27.8 #29 Even
Yards / play 4.92 #23 6.23 #32 LV
EPA / play −0.20 #31 +0.16 #31 Even
Success rate 40% #23 49% #30 LV
When LAR has the ball
Even matchup
LAR offLV defEdge
Points / game 18.8 #25 27.2 #28 Even
Yards / play 5.14 #19 5.38 #14 LV
EPA / play −0.03 #18 +0.03 #21 Even
Success rate 48% #6 43% #18 LAR

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
LV scoring against the LAR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LV scored
5.2
#11
2.7
#31
7.8
#26
2.8
#28
7.5
#6
10.3
#18
LAR allowed
7.0
#30
6.6
#16
13.6
#26
9.0
#32
4.0
#7
13.0
#26
LAR scoring against the LV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LAR scored
1.2
#31
5.2
#26
6.4
#31
4.8
#18
7.6
#5
12.4
#10
LV allowed
4.3
#16
7.5
#20
11.8
#18
5.5
#22
9.8
#30
15.3
#30

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LAR +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
84° · 8 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LV7d
LAR14d bye
LAR +7 days
Tempo
Average 123 plays
slowavg 124fast
Quarterback
LV backup QB started
Not on the final injury report