Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:25 PM EDTWeek 3 · at New Orleans Saints
Closing spread
NO -3.5
✓ LV W
Total
44.5
▲ Over · 62 pts
Model before kickoff
LV 20–23 NO
✗ NO (62%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNO -3
CloseNO -3.5
Total42.5 → 44.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenNO -3
0.5 → NO
CloseNO -3.5
0.5 pts toward New Orleans Saints
Total
Open42.5
▲ 2
Close44.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NO -3 · closed NO -3.5 · moved 0.5 toward NOmodel NO -2
model NO -2
Opened 42.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 2 upmodel 42.5
model 42.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 53% (222 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3The team the line moved toward covered 28% (32 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNO -3
CloseNO -3.5
Total42.5 → 44.5
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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
NO as a 3.5-point home favorite against LV, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: LV won 35–27 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 62 points went over 44.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 65%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 53%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 1.6 against an average line of 3.4; 49 points a game (usually 44.6). Of the 6 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 21–26 | L | O46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total |
-5.5 | 26–13 | W | U43.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 16 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 20–34 | L | O46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar total & rest |
-2.5 | 29–31 | L | O44.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 33–26 | W | O45.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation |
-4.5 | 17–21 | L | U44.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 24–38 | L | O48.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-1.5 | 29–9 | W | U44.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 27–20 | W | U49.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 27–19 | W | O41.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2023 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
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Over 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.
Total moved up 2
42.5 → 44.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Small sample warning
Las Vegas Raiders have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 249 earlier overs in games with totals 41.5–47.5, 23% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 6-4 60% | 8-1 89% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
LV 5–4 NO
LV leads · 9 games since 2000 · LV has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29 2024 | Las Vegas Raiders 25 @ New Orleans Saints 10 | LV -2.5 | LV W |
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−3.0 →−1.4▲ 1.6#22
NO−1.2 →−0.1▲ 1.1#17
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#22
Offense
NO better ▶#15
#5
Defense
◀ LV better#21
+1.0 #9
Turnovers
◀ LV better−0.5 #21
64 plays #9
Pace
NO faster ▶75 plays #2
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LV off | NO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.5 #12 | 24.0 #19 | LV |
| Yards / play | 4.69 #28 | 5.28 #17 | NO |
| EPA / play | −0.07 #22 | +0.05 #18 | Even |
| Success rate | 39% #26 | 53% #31 | LV |
| NO off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.0 #9 | 13.5 #5 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.11 #20 | 5.08 #11 | LV |
| EPA / play | +0.05 #13 | −0.25 #1 | LV |
| Success rate | 43% #18 | 35% #1 | LV |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 24 teams
LV scoring against the NO defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 | 10.0 | 13.5 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 13.0 | |
7.0 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
NO scoring against the LV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 12.5 | 21.0 | |
0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
LV7d
NO7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 122fast
Travel
LV 1,510 mi
2 time zones
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