Sun, Oct 15, 2023, 4:05 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Las Vegas Raiders
Closing spread
LV -3.5
✓ LV W
Total
40.5
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
NE 18–21 LV
✓ LV (64%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseLV -3.5
Total40.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseLV -3.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close40.5
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseLV -3.5
Total40.5
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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
LV as a 3.5-point home favorite against NE, the favorite won 6, covered 2, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: LV won 21–17; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 40.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
2 of 922%
Normal range · usually 44%
Went over
7 of 978%
Normal range · usually 46%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 1.5 against an average line of 3.2; 47.1 points a game (usually 46.7). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2020 · Week 17 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3 | 28–14 | W | O40.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 18 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 31–32 | L | O37.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 2 · close · similar total & spread |
-4 | 30–29 | L | O41 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 20–24 | L | O41.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form |
-2 | 20–19 | L | U42.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar total & situation |
-2.5 | 17–24 | L | O39.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 23–20 | P | O39.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-4 | 17–9 | W | U45 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 20–23 | L | P43 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-4 | 37–34 | L | O41.5 |
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 New England Patriots 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.
New England Patriots on a cross-country trip
New England Patriots cross 3 time zones (2,365 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
Small sample warning
New England Patriots have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 20% | 0-0 — | 0-0 — | |
| 2-3 40% | 2-3 40% | 0-4 0% |
Recent meetings
The series
NE 8–4 LV
NE leads · 12 games since 2001 · NE has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
NE0.0 →−7.1▼ 7.1#31
LV0.0 →−2.8▼ 2.8#23
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#31
Offense
LV better ▶#23
#13
Defense
◀ NE better#22
−1.6 #30
Turnovers
Even−1.4 #29
65 plays #13
Pace
◀ NE faster59 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NE off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 11.0 #32 | 22.8 #21 | LV |
| Yards / play | 4.44 #28 | 5.23 #16 | LV |
| EPA / play | −0.27 #32 | +0.03 #26 | LV |
| Success rate | 38% #31 | 45% #23 | LV |
| LV off | NE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 15.8 #30 | 26.2 #25 | NE |
| Yards / play | 4.78 #25 | 4.63 #5 | NE |
| EPA / play | −0.10 #24 | −0.03 #14 | NE |
| Success rate | 45% #11 | 41% #6 | NE |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
NE scoring against the LV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.2 #29 | 4.8 #27 | 6.0 #29 | 0.6 #31 | 4.4 #25 | 5.0 #32 | |
6.0 #25 | 8.8 #26 | 14.8 #27 | 5.4 #23 | 2.6 #2 | 8.0 #7 |
LV scoring against the NE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.6 #13 | 3.2 #29 | 8.8 #25 | 0.6 #31 | 6.4 #16 | 7.0 #30 | |
7.2 #28 | 9.8 #29 | 17.0 #31 | 1.8 #5 | 7.4 #22 | 9.2 #16 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
NE7d
LV6d
NE +1 day
Tempo
Average 124 plays
slowavg 127fast
Travel
NE 2,365 mi
3 time zones
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