Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 4:05 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Los Angeles Rams
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenLAR -5.5
2 → LAR
CloseLAR -7.5
2 pts toward Los Angeles Rams
Total
Open44.5
▼ 1
Close43.5
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
model LAR -6
Opened 44.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 1 downmodel 46
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 2 · very close · similar total & season form |
-8.5 | 23–26 | L | O42.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest |
-8.5 | 20–16 | L | U42.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-5.5 | 21–22 | L | U46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & season form |
-7.5 | 33–38 | L | O46.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 16 · loose · similar team ratings & season form |
-7.5 | 20–16 | L | U42.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-6.5 | 15–21 | L | U37.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 4 · loose |
-5.5 | 24–20 | L | U46.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-7.5 | 20–29 | L | O41.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-7 | 16–10 | L | U44 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 15 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-7.5 | 24–12 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 15 in the 4th quarter and got 6. 46% of games with totals 40.5–46.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | |
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
The series
LV 1–6 LAR
LAR leads · 7 games since 2002 · LAR has won the last 4 meetings
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
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| LV off | LAR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| LAR off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.2 #11 | 2.7 #31 | 7.8 #26 | 2.8 #28 | 7.5 #6 | 10.3 #18 | |
7.0 #30 | 6.6 #16 | 13.6 #26 | 9.0 #32 | 4.0 #7 | 13.0 #26 |
LAR scoring against the LV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.2 #31 | 5.2 #26 | 6.4 #31 | 4.8 #18 | 7.6 #5 | 12.4 #10 | |
4.3 #16 | 7.5 #20 | 11.8 #18 | 5.5 #22 | 9.8 #30 | 15.3 #30 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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