Sun, Jan 19, 2025, 3:00 PM ESTNFC Divisional Playoffs · at Philadelphia Eagles
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenPHI -6
1.5 → PHI
ClosePHI -7.5
1.5 pts toward Philadelphia Eagles
Total
Open45.5
▼ 2
Close43.5
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
model PHI -5.5
Opened 45.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 2 downmodel 44
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 16 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 34–17 | W | O45.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 27–13 | W | U43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form |
-6.5 | 34–13 | W | O46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar total & rest |
-9.5 | 28–14 | W | U44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form |
-9.5 | 34–10 | W | O41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form |
-6.5 | 35–10 | W | O44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & season form |
-5.5 | 42–21 | W | O46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar situation & rest |
-5.5 | 22–10 | W | U45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 28–23 | L | O46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & rest |
-8.5 | 30–24 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 138 earlier overs in games with totals 40.5–46.5, 20% 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% | 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% | |
| 9-1 90% | 8-2 80% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
LAR 5–12 PHI
PHI leads · 17 games since 1999 · LAR has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24 2024 | Philadelphia Eagles 37 @ Los Angeles Rams 20 | PHI -2.5 | PHI W |
| Oct 8 2023 | Philadelphia Eagles 23 @ Los Angeles Rams 14 | — | — |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| LAR off | PHI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| PHI off | LAR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.2 #30 | 7.2 #16 | 9.4 #23 | 5.3 #11 | 6.8 #12 | 12.1 #11 | |
4.2 #15 | 4.2 #1 | 8.4 #2 | 3.7 #4 | 5.3 #8 | 9.0 #5 |
PHI scoring against the LAR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #19 | 8.3 #7 | 12.3 #14 | 6.2 #7 | 8.4 #3 | 14.7 #4 | |
5.1 #26 | 5.2 #3 | 10.3 #10 | 5.8 #26 | 5.5 #11 | 11.3 #15 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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