Sun, Jan 19, 2025, 3:00 PM ESTNFC Divisional Playoffs · at Philadelphia Eagles
Weather at kickoff33°F8 mphgusts 17Wet0.0 mmWet Over 51% of 104 games since 2023Weather watch ›
11-7 · Power #16
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15-3 · Power #2
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▲ winner
Closing spread
PHI -7.5
✓ LAR W
Total
43.5
▲ Over · 50 pts
Model before kickoff
LAR 18–26 PHI
✓ PHI (75%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPHI -6
ClosePHI -7.5
Total45.5 → 43.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Philadelphia Eagles
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened PHI -6 · closed PHI -7.5 · moved 1.5 toward PHImodel PHI -5.5
Opened 45.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 2 downmodel 44
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 71%, covered 47% (70 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (59 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPHI -6
ClosePHI -7.5
Total45.5 → 43.5
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 PHI as a 7.5-point home favorite against LAR, the favorite won 10, covered 8, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: PHI won 28–22; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 50 points went over 43.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Above normal · usually 71%
Favorite covered
8 of 1080%
Above normal · usually 45%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 53%

Wins above normal, covers above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 15.9 against an average line of 7.2; 46.9 points a game (usually 46.5). Of the 7 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 16 · very close · similar spread & rest
-7.534–17 W O45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & situation
-5.527–13 W U43.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form
-6.534–13 W O46.5
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar total & rest
-9.528–14 W U44.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form
-9.534–10 W O41.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form
-6.535–10 W O44.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & season form
-5.542–21 W O46.5
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar situation & rest
-5.522–10 W U45.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-7.528–23 L O46.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & rest
-8.530–24 L O45.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
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 Philadelphia Eagles
1.5 pts (PHI -6 → PHI -7.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 2
45.5 → 43.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Los Angeles Rams on a cross-country trip
Los Angeles Rams cross 3 time zones (2,396 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
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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
LAR+0.7 →+0.3▼ 0.4#16
PHI−0.1 →+5.6▲ 5.7#3
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotWC

LAR
Longer bar = better
PHI
#15
Offense
PHI better ▶
#10
#20
Defense
PHI better ▶
#2
+0.4 #10
Turnovers
PHI better ▶
+0.8 #3
61 plays #24
Pace
PHI faster ▶
65 plays #3
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LAR has the ball
Advantage: PHI defense
LAR offPHI defEdge
Points / game 21.9 #20 17.4 #1 PHI
Yards / play 5.43 #15 4.75 #1 PHI
EPA / play +0.02 #13 −0.10 #1 PHI
Success rate 47% #10 40% #3 PHI
When PHI has the ball
Advantage: PHI offense
PHI offLAR defEdge
Points / game 26.9 #7 21.9 #15 PHI
Yards / play 5.58 #11 5.56 #23 PHI
EPA / play +0.11 #6 +0.02 #17 PHI
Success rate 45% #14 45% #23 PHI

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
LAR scoring against the PHI defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LAR scored
2.2
#30
7.2
#16
9.4
#23
5.3
#11
6.8
#12
12.1
#11
PHI allowed
4.2
#15
4.2
#1
8.4
#2
3.7
#4
5.3
#8
9.0
#5
PHI scoring against the LAR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PHI scored
4.0
#19
8.3
#7
12.3
#14
6.2
#7
8.4
#3
14.7
#4
LAR allowed
5.1
#26
5.2
#3
10.3
#10
5.8
#26
5.5
#11
11.3
#15

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PHI +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
33° · 8 mph
gusts 17 mph · 0.016 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
LAR6d
PHI7d
PHI +1 day
Tempo
Average 126 plays
slowavg 124fast
Travel
LAR 2,396 mi
3 time zones

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