Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 4:25 PM ESTWeek 17 · at Buffalo Bills
Closing spread
BUF -3.5
✓ PHI W
Total
45.5
▼ Under · 25 pts
Model before kickoff
PHI 21–25 BUF
✗ BUF (63%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenBUF -3
CloseBUF -3.5
Total46.5 → 45.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBUF -3
0.5 → BUF
CloseBUF -3.5
0.5 pts toward Buffalo Bills
Total
Open46.5
▼ 1
Close45.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BUF -3 · closed BUF -3.5 · moved 0.5 toward BUFmodel BUF -4
model BUF -4
Opened 46.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 1 downmodel 46.5
model 46.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 53% (200 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3The team the line moved toward covered 26% (23 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenBUF -3
CloseBUF -3.5
Total46.5 → 45.5
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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
BUF as a 3.5-point home favorite against PHI, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: PHI won 13–12 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 25 points stayed under 45.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 63%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.5 against an average line of 3.6; 47.7 points a game (usually 44.5). Of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2025 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 30–19 | W | O46.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 24–22 | L | U47.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 16 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3.5 | 24–28 | L | O47.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-4.5 | 17–21 | L | U44.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3.5 | 25–10 | W | U45.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3.5 | 23–22 | L | U45.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-3.5 | 16–20 | L | U43.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 17 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3.5 | 30–24 | W | O46.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & total |
-4.5 | 42–29 | W | O47.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-2.5 | 30–21 | W | O47.5 |
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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.
No notable trends or market moves for this game.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 33 in the 4th quarter and got 12. 51% of games with totals 42.5–48.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | |
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
PHI 6–2 BUF
PHI leads · 8 games since 1999 · PHI has won the last 4 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26 2023 | Buffalo Bills 34 @ Philadelphia Eagles 37 | PHI -2.5 | PHI 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
PHI+3.2 →+2.7▼ 0.5#7
BUF+2.6 →+3.7▲ 1.1#4
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW16
Longer bar = better
#16
Offense
BUF better ▶#4
#7
Defense
◀ PHI better#16
+0.3 #7
Turnovers
◀ PHI better+0.1 #11
60 plays #24
Pace
BUF faster ▶62 plays #13
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| PHI off | BUF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.3 #16 | 22.9 #15 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.36 #16 | 5.50 #21 | PHI |
| EPA / play | +0.04 #12 | 0.00 #14 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #20 | 44% #12 | BUF |
| BUF off | PHI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.9 #3 | 19.3 #4 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.97 #5 | 5.02 #8 | Even |
| EPA / play | +0.14 #3 | −0.08 #6 | Even |
| Success rate | 48% #3 | 42% #8 | BUF |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
PHI scoring against the BUF defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.4 #3 | 6.3 #24 | 12.7 #9 | 4.7 #17 | 5.9 #24 | 10.5 #22 | |
5.0 #22 | 8.9 #28 | 13.9 #26 | 2.9 #1 | 6.2 #10 | 9.1 #4 |
BUF scoring against the PHI defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.2 #9 | 7.4 #12 | 12.6 #10 | 7.5 #2 | 8.9 #2 | 16.3 #1 | |
4.2 #17 | 4.9 #4 | 9.1 #5 | 3.4 #5 | 6.5 #18 | 9.9 #9 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
38° · 6 mph
gusts 9 mph · 0.138 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
PHI8d
BUF7d
PHI +1 day
Tempo
Average 122 plays
slowavg 123fast
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