Mon, Sep 15, 2025, 10:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Las Vegas Raiders · Division game
Weather at kickoffIndoorsDome or roof: weather does not applyWeather watch ›
1-0 · Power #15
20
▲ winner
Final
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1-0 · Power #30
9
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LAC -3.5 · unchangedmodel LAC -2
Opened 44.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 2 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 16 · close · similar total & season form
-4.533–36 L O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & rest
-3.516–18 L U49.5
Close
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.530–13 W U48.5
Close
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-27–34 L U46.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & rest
-4.541–31 W O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & rest
-2.530–23 W O50.5
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar spread & rest
-2.59–27 L U47.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & total
-3.536–24 W O48.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar spread
-2.524–14 W U48.5
Close
2024 · Week 18 · close · similar spread & total
-2.519–17 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.
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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
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

LAC
Longer bar = better
LV
#3
Offense
◀ LAC better
#14
#24
Defense
LV better ▶
#7
0.0 #20
Turnovers
Even
0.0 #19
62 plays #16
Pace
Even
62 plays #15
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LAC has the ball
Even matchup
LAC offLV defEdge
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
When LV has the ball
Advantage: LV offense
LV offLAC defEdge
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
LV +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
LAC10d
LV8d
LAC +2 days
Tempo
Average 124 plays
slowavg 122fast