Sun, Sep 21, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Washington Commanders
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenWSH -6.5
4 → LV
CloseWSH -2.5
4 pts toward Las Vegas Raiders
Total
Open47.5
▼ 3
Close44.5
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
model Pick’em
Opened 47.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 3 downmodel 42
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar season form & situation |
-3.5 | 14–42 | L | O48.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar season form |
-4.5 | 23–20 | L | U45.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 17 · loose · similar season form |
-3.5 | 30–24 | W | O46.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-2 | 19–16 | W | U43.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-3 | 17–23 | L | U43.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar season form & team ratings |
-3 | 27–13 | W | U44.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 13 · loose · similar season form |
-3.5 | 23–22 | L | U45.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar season form & situation |
-2.5 | 15–38 | L | O43.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar season form |
-2.5 | 27–20 | W | O44.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation |
-4.5 | 24–3 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 157 earlier overs in games with totals 41.5–47.5, 22% 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% | 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | |
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
LV 1–5 WSH
WSH leads · 6 games since 2005 · WSH has won the last 5 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−2.0 →−2.3▼ 0.3#24
WSH+0.7 →+1.0▲ 0.3#13
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#29
Offense
WSH better ▶#19
#11
Defense
Even#10
−1.0 #26
Turnovers
WSH better ▶0.0 #19
64 plays #13
Pace
Even65 plays #10
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LV off | WSH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| WSH off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | |
3.5 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 |
WSH scoring against the LV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | |
8.5 | 5.0 | 13.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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