Sun, Nov 26, 2023, 4:05 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Arizona Cardinals · Division game
Closing spread
LAR -3
✓ LAR W
Total
45
▲ Over · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
LAR 26–23 ARI
✓ LAR (61%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseLAR -3
Total45
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Market
Open → close
Spread
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no open
CloseLAR -3
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Total
Open—
no open
Close45
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseLAR -3
Total45
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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
LAR as a 3-point road favorite at ARI, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: LAR won 37–14; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 51 points went over 45, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7 against an average line of 3.2; 46.2 points a game (usually 46.3). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest |
-2.5 | 27–13 | W | U45 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-2 | 23–25 | L | O43.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3.5 | 33–41 | L | O45.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 30–31 | L | O44.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 21–17 | W | U43 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total |
-4 | 28–19 | W | O45.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total |
-4 | 19–20 | L | U44 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 44–6 | W | O48 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 34–11 | W | U46.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3.5 | 7–13 | L | U45 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2020 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
Slight Arizona Cardinals 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.
Los Angeles Rams ATS struggles (1-4)
Los Angeles Rams have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Both teams trending Under (9-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 18-19 (49%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 23 earlier overs in games with totals 42–48, 13% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 1-4 20% | 1-4 20% | |
| 2-8 20% | 3-3 50% | 2-4 33% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
LAR 29–21 ARI
LAR leads · 50 games since 2002 · ARI has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 2023 | Arizona Cardinals 9 @ Los Angeles Rams 26 | LAR -7.5 | LAR 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
LAR+7.8 →−0.5▼ 8.3#17
ARI−0.4 →−3.6▼ 3.2#30
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#16
Offense
◀ LAR better#25
#20
Defense
◀ LAR better#27
−0.2 #20
Turnovers
Even−0.2 #19
63 plays #17
Pace
◀ LAR faster61 plays #25
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LAR off | ARI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 19.5 #22 | 25.8 #27 | LAR |
| Yards / play | 5.22 #15 | 5.38 #23 | LAR |
| EPA / play | −0.02 #14 | +0.04 #28 | LAR |
| Success rate | 43% #14 | 46% #30 | LAR |
| ARI off | LAR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 17.5 #25 | 22.0 #19 | LAR |
| Yards / play | 4.91 #24 | 5.29 #18 | LAR |
| EPA / play | −0.14 #27 | 0.00 #23 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #24 | 43% #19 | LAR |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
LAR scoring against the ARI defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #19 | 5.8 #20 | 9.8 #22 | 4.2 #15 | 4.9 #26 | 9.1 #24 | |
4.6 #17 | 8.1 #24 | 12.7 #23 | 4.9 #20 | 8.2 #31 | 13.1 #29 |
ARI scoring against the LAR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.1 #18 | 7.4 #13 | 11.5 #14 | 3.5 #21 | 2.5 #31 | 6.0 #31 | |
4.4 #16 | 7.4 #17 | 11.8 #17 | 3.7 #14 | 6.5 #22 | 10.2 #17 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
LAR7d
ARI7d
Even
Tempo
Average 124 plays
slowavg 127fast
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