Sun, Jan 3, 2027, 8:20 PM ESTWeek 17 · at San Francisco 49ers
2-4 · Power #24
21
projected
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6-0 · Power #3
23
projected
PHI 42%
58% SF
Spread
SF -1.5
 
Total
45.5
model 44
Spread edge
SF by 6.5
lean · context
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CurrentSF -1.5
Total45.5
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Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 57%, covered 52% (122 games)ⓘ
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CurrentSF -1.5
Total45.5
Last updateSep 21, 12:32 PM ET
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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 SF as a 1.5-point home favorite against PHI, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 3 went over the total.

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Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 53%
Went over
3 of 1030%
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 6 against an average line of 3.1; 41.2 points a game (usually 44.5). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2026 · Week 4 · close · similar season form
-324–14 W U48.5
Loose
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar season form & situation
-3.534–13 W O43.5
Loose
2023 · Week 11 · loose · similar total & situation
-3.534–20 W O46.5
Loose
2024 · Week 13 · loose · similar situation & season form
-3.530–17 W U47.5
Loose
2025 · Week 3 · loose · similar spread & season form
-1.517–10 W U42.5
Loose
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation & total
-3.517–24 L U43.5
Loose
2024 · Week 17 · loose · similar situation & total
-3.530–24 W O46.5
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest
-310–12 L U43
Loose
2024 · Week 13 · loose · similar total & situation
-3.523–22 L U45.5
Loose
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & total
-2.517–20 L U44.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2023 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

Model view

Power-rating model, before kickoff
Model Favorite
San Francisco 49ers 58%
Projected PHI 21 – SF 23 · Model Favorite won 66.2% in backtest
Model line
SF -8
Market SF -1.5
Against the spread
Lean SF -1.5
6.4-pt edge · No edge, context only · 458-426 (51.8%)
Total
No lean
Model 44 · Below the 5-point lean threshold.
How the model gets there (points from SF’s side; the model line rounds to the half point)
SpreadSF rating edge+5.9+Home field+1.8+QB EPA gap+1.7+Travel−1.5=Model marginSF by 7.9
TotalScoring ratings43.8=Model total43.8

Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Philadelphia Eagles ATS trend
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.

Philadelphia Eagles on a cross-country trip
Philadelphia Eagles cross 3 time zones (2,502 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)

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+1.1 →−2.3▼ 3.4#24
SF+0.9 →+3.7▲ 2.8#3
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW16

PHI
Longer bar = better
SF
#30
Offense
SF better ▶
#2
#21
Defense
SF better ▶
#8
−0.3 #20
Turnovers
SF better ▶
+0.2 #16
58 plays #28
Pace
Even
57 plays #29
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PHI has the ball
Advantage: SF defense
PHI offSF defEdge
Points / game 17.7 #29 18.3 #4 SF
Yards / play 4.38 #32 4.75 #4 SF
EPA / play −0.13 #30 −0.06 #6 SF
Success rate 36% #30 43% #16 SF
When SF has the ball
Advantage: SF offense
SF offPHI defEdge
Points / game 29.5 #3 22.8 #16 SF
Yards / play 6.40 #3 5.38 #17 SF
EPA / play +0.21 #1 +0.08 #27 SF
Success rate 53% #1 45% #25 SF

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
PHI scoring against the SF defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PHI scored
0.5
#32
12.2
#2
12.7
#11
1.0
#32
4.0
#30
5.0
#32
SF allowed
2.2
#4
4.2
#5
6.3
#1
4.5
#15
7.5
#19
12.0
#17
SF scoring against the PHI defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SF scored
6.2
#4
8.0
#10
14.2
#7
7.3
#5
8.0
#12
15.3
#5
PHI allowed
5.0
#17
4.3
#6
9.3
#9
3.8
#9
9.7
#31
13.5
#26

Game conditions

Before kickoff
Home field
SF +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Not yet
Forecast 15 days before kickoff
Rest
PHI10d
SF7d
PHI +3 days
Tempo
Slow 116 plays
slowavg 125fast
Travel
PHI 2,502 mi
Model moves the line 1.5 pts

News & sentiment

ESPN and Google News headlines
Recent ESPN and Google News headlines for both teams, injury and suspension mentions, and a keyword-based read on the tone of coverage.