Mon, Sep 15, 2025, 10:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Las Vegas Raiders · Division game
Closing spread
LAC -3.5
✓ LAC W
Total
46.5
▼ Under · 29 pts
Model before kickoff
LAC 24–21 LV
✓ LAC (62%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLAC -3.5
CloseLAC -3.5
Total44.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenLAC -3.5
no move
CloseLAC -3.5
No change since the open
Total
Open44.5
▲ 2
Close46.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LAC -3.5 · unchangedmodel LAC -2
model LAC -2
Opened 44.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 2 upmodel 45.5
model 45.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 56% (97 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLAC -3.5
CloseLAC -3.5
Total44.5 → 46.5
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
LAC as a 3.5-point road favorite at LV, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: LAC won 20–9; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 29 points stayed under 46.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 64%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
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: favorite by 0.8 against an average line of 3.1; 48.2 points a game (usually 43.6). Of the 4 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 16 · close · similar total & season form |
-4.5 | 33–36 | L | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 16–18 | L | U49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 30–13 | W | U48.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-2 | 7–34 | L | U46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & rest |
-4.5 | 41–31 | W | O50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 30–23 | W | O50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 9–27 | L | U47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & total |
-3.5 | 36–24 | W | O48.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar spread |
-2.5 | 24–14 | W | U48.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 18 · close · similar spread & total |
-2.5 | 19–17 | L | U48.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Over 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.
Total moved up 2
44.5 → 46.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Small sample warning
Los Angeles Chargers has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 21 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 49% of games with totals 43.5–49.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | 8-2 80% | |
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 4 since 2023
LAC 33–22 LV
LAC leads · 55 games since 1999 · LV has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 2024 | Los Angeles Chargers 34 @ Las Vegas Raiders 20 | LAC -6.5 | LAC W |
| Sep 8 2024 | Las Vegas Raiders 10 @ Los Angeles Chargers 22 | LAC -3 | LAC W |
| Dec 14 2023 | Los Angeles Chargers 21 @ Las Vegas Raiders 63 | LV -3 | LV W |
| Oct 1 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders 17 @ Los Angeles Chargers 24 | LAC -6.5 | LAC 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
LAC+0.5 →+0.9▲ 0.4#11
LV−2.0 →−1.4▲ 0.6#25
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1
Longer bar = better
#3
Offense
◀ LAC better#14
#24
Defense
LV better ▶#7
0.0 #20
Turnovers
Even0.0 #19
62 plays #16
Pace
Even62 plays #15
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LAC off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.0 #7 | 13.0 #1 | LV |
| Yards / play | 6.35 #3 | 4.94 #9 | LAC |
| EPA / play | +0.32 #1 | −0.07 #7 | LAC |
| Success rate | 58% #1 | 41% #9 | LAC |
| LV off | LAC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.0 #23 | 21.0 #15 | LAC |
| Yards / play | 6.27 #5 | 5.98 #24 | LV |
| EPA / play | +0.11 #10 | +0.22 #31 | LV |
| Success rate | 43% #19 | 47% #24 | LV |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
LAC10d
LV8d
LAC +2 days
Tempo
Average 124 plays
slowavg 122fast
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