Sun, Sep 21, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Philadelphia Eagles
Closing spread
PHI -3.5
✓ PHI W
Total
45.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
LAR 21–24 PHI
✓ PHI (62%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPHI -3.5
ClosePHI -3.5
Total45.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenPHI -3.5
no move
ClosePHI -3.5
No change since the open
Total
Open45.5
no move
Close45.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened PHI -3.5 · unchangedmodel PHI -2
model PHI -2
Opened 45.5 · unchangedmodel 44.5
model 44.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 66%, covered 53% (149 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPHI -3.5
ClosePHI -3.5
Total45.5
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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
PHI as a 3.5-point home favorite against LAR, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: PHI won 33–26; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 59 points went over 45.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 64%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 45%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 0.3 against an average line of 3.5; 50.9 points a game (usually 43.7). Of the 5 overs, 3 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 4 · very close · similar season form & rest |
-4.5 | 42–29 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 26–13 | W | U43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 24–22 | L | U47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 17–37 | L | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & season form |
-4.5 | 26–18 | W | U49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 30–21 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 17–40 | L | O45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & season form |
-2.5 | 10–31 | L | U49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 16 · close · similar season form & spread |
-2.5 | 34–27 | W | O41.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 27–18 | W | U47.5 |
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
Slight Los Angeles Rams ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) 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.
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%)
Small sample warning
Los Angeles Rams have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 145 earlier overs in games with totals 42.5–48.5, 23% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 9-1 90% | 4-6 40% | |
| 9-1 90% | 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19 2024 | Los Angeles Rams 22 @ Philadelphia Eagles 28 | PHI -7.5 | LAR W |
| 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+0.2 →+1.8▲ 1.6#8
PHI+3.2 →+2.9▼ 0.3#5
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#8
Offense
◀ LAR better#17
#2
Defense
◀ LAR better#13
+0.5 #15
Turnovers
PHI better ▶+1.0 #5
58 plays #21
Pace
Even60 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LAR off | PHI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.5 #13 | 18.5 #12 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.34 #3 | 5.32 #18 | LAR |
| EPA / play | +0.16 #7 | −0.05 #8 | Even |
| Success rate | 46% #10 | 43% #15 | LAR |
| PHI off | LAR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.0 #16 | 14.0 #1 | LAR |
| Yards / play | 4.32 #30 | 4.27 #3 | LAR |
| EPA / play | +0.08 #13 | −0.13 #3 | LAR |
| Success rate | 47% #8 | 38% #2 | LAR |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 2 teams
LAR scoring against the PHI defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 15.0 | |
3.5 | 11.5 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
PHI scoring against the LAR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 | 8.5 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 6.5 | |
1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 5 mph
gusts 18 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LAR7d
PHI7d
Even
Tempo
Average 118 plays
slowavg 122fast
Travel
LAR 2,396 mi
3 time zones
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