Sun, Dec 7, 2025, 4:25 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Arizona Cardinals · Division game
Closing spread
LAR -9.5
✓ LAR W
Total
49.5
▲ Over · 62 pts
Model before kickoff
LAR 28–19 ARI
✓ LAR (80%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenLAR -7.5
CloseLAR -9.5
Total48.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenLAR -7.5
2 → LAR
CloseLAR -9.5
2 pts toward Los Angeles Rams
Total
Open48.5
▲ 1
Close49.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LAR -7.5 · closed LAR -9.5 · moved 2 toward LARmodel LAR -5.5
model LAR -5.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 upmodel 47
model 47
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (60 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenLAR -7.5
CloseLAR -9.5
Total48.5 → 49.5
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
LAR as a 9.5-point road favorite at ARI, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: LAR won 45–17; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 62 points went over 49.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 80%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 56%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 9.8 against an average line of 7.5; 47 points a game (usually 46.5). Of the 4 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar total & rest |
-6.5 | 42–26 | W | O49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 17 · close · similar situation & season form |
-6.5 | 31–2 | W | U47.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation |
-8.5 | 13–30 | L | U50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar season form & situation |
-7.5 | 20–19 | L | U44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation |
-7.5 | 34–6 | W | U44.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 12 · loose · similar total & situation |
-7.5 | 26–20 | L | U50.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 8 · loose · similar total |
-7.5 | 40–9 | W | O48.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 13 · loose · similar season form & rest |
-10 | 28–31 | L | O44.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & team ratings |
-6.5 | 27–23 | L | O44.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 10 · loose · similar total & team ratings |
-6.5 | 23–20 | L | U50.5 |
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
Moderate Los Angeles Rams ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Arizona Cardinals home ATS weakness (1-5)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Market moved toward Los Angeles Rams
2 pts (LAR -7.5 → LAR -9.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 112 earlier overs in games with totals 46.5–52.5, 24% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | |
| 1-9 10% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28 2024 | Arizona Cardinals 9 @ Los Angeles Rams 13 | LAR -6.5 | ARI W |
| Sep 15 2024 | Los Angeles Rams 10 @ Arizona Cardinals 41 | ARI -1.5 | ARI W |
| Nov 26 2023 | Los Angeles Rams 37 @ Arizona Cardinals 14 | LAR -3 | LAR W |
| 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+0.2 →+4.7▲ 4.5#1
ARI+0.1 →−0.4▼ 0.5#19
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#5
Offense
◀ LAR better#20
#5
Defense
◀ LAR better#22
+0.8 #4
Turnovers
◀ LAR better+0.2 #13
61 plays #21
Pace
ARI faster ▶66 plays #4
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LAR off | ARI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.8 #6 | 25.3 #24 | LAR |
| Yards / play | 5.93 #6 | 5.37 #19 | LAR |
| EPA / play | +0.11 #6 | +0.01 #19 | LAR |
| Success rate | 51% #1 | 47% #26 | LAR |
| ARI off | LAR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.1 #20 | 17.5 #2 | LAR |
| Yards / play | 5.14 #21 | 4.85 #6 | LAR |
| EPA / play | −0.02 #23 | −0.10 #3 | LAR |
| Success rate | 44% #16 | 42% #8 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.5 #1 | 8.1 #8 | 15.6 #3 | 4.9 #14 | 7.3 #10 | 12.3 #11 | |
5.1 #23 | 7.3 #20 | 12.4 #21 | 3.8 #11 | 8.8 #28 | 12.6 #22 |
ARI scoring against the LAR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #15 | 6.8 #19 | 11.5 #16 | 5.2 #10 | 5.4 #26 | 10.6 #23 | |
3.3 #3 | 5.8 #10 | 9.1 #5 | 3.1 #5 | 5.1 #5 | 8.2 #4 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
LAR7d
ARI7d
Even
Tempo
Average 126 plays
slowavg 123fast
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