Sun, Sep 21, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Washington Commanders
Weather at kickoff72°F6 mphgusts 16Wet0.0 mmWet Over 51% of 104 games since 2023Weather watch ›
1-1 · Power #30
24
final
Final
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1-1 · Power #27
41
▲ winner
Closing spread
WSH -2.5
✓ WSH W
Total
44.5
▲ Over · 65 pts
Model before kickoff
LV 20–22 WSH
✓ WSH (58%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSH -6.5
CloseWSH -2.5
Total47.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4 pts toward Las Vegas Raiders
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WSH -6.5 · closed WSH -2.5 · moved 4 toward LVmodel Pick’em
Opened 47.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 3 downmodel 42
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 64%, covered 52% (148 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 40% (25 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSH -6.5
CloseWSH -2.5
Total47.5 → 44.5
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 WSH as a 2.5-point home favorite against LV, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: WSH won 41–24; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 65 points went over 44.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 45%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 0.2 against an average line of 3.3; 44 points a game (usually 43.6). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar season form & situation
-3.514–42 L O48.5
Loose
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar season form
-4.523–20 L U45.5
Loose
2024 · Week 17 · loose · similar season form
-3.530–24 W O46.5
Loose
NYG vs CAR
2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar situation & season form
-219–16 W U43.5
Loose
JAX vs NYG
2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation & season form
-317–23 L U43.5
Loose
SEA vs NYG
2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar season form & team ratings
-327–13 W U44.5
Loose
2024 · Week 13 · loose · similar season form
-3.523–22 L U45.5
Loose
CLE vs NE
2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar season form & situation
-2.515–38 L O43.5
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar season form
-2.527–20 W O44.5
Loose
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation
-4.524–3 W U41.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2022 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
Slight Las Vegas Raiders ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
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.

Market moved toward Las Vegas Raiders
4 pts (WSH -6.5 → WSH -2.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 3
47.5 → 44.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Las Vegas Raiders on a cross-country trip
Las Vegas Raiders cross 3 time zones (2,094 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
Small sample warning
Las Vegas Raiders have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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−2.0 →−2.3▼ 0.3#24
WSH+0.7 →+1.0▲ 0.3#13
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

LV
Longer bar = better
WSH
#29
Offense
WSH better ▶
#19
#11
Defense
Even
#10
−1.0 #26
Turnovers
WSH better ▶
0.0 #19
64 plays #13
Pace
Even
65 plays #10
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LV has the ball
Advantage: WSH defense
LV offWSH defEdge
Points / game 14.5 #31 16.5 #5 WSH
Yards / play 4.78 #24 5.08 #12 WSH
EPA / play −0.15 #29 −0.04 #11 WSH
Success rate 37% #31 42% #13 WSH
When WSH has the ball
Advantage: LV defense
WSH offLV defEdge
Points / game 19.5 #23 16.5 #6 LV
Yards / play 5.09 #21 5.31 #17 Even
EPA / play +0.01 #17 −0.05 #10 LV
Success rate 45% #15 42% #11 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 2 teams
LV scoring against the WSH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LV scored
5.0
1.5
6.5
5.0
3.0
8.0
WSH allowed
3.5
5.0
8.5
3.0
5.0
8.0
WSH scoring against the LV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WSH scored
3.5
5.0
8.5
0.0
11.0
11.0
LV allowed
8.5
5.0
13.5
1.5
1.5
3.0

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WSH +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
72° · 6 mph
gusts 16 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
LV6d
WSH10d
WSH +4 days
Tempo
Fast 129 plays
slowavg 122fast
Travel
LV 2,094 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
WSH backup QB started
Model priced WSH with its QB out