Sun, Nov 16, 2025, 4:05 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Arizona Cardinals · Division game
Closing spread
SF -3.5
✓ SF W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 63 pts
Model before kickoff
SF 25–22 ARI
✓ SF (61%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSF -2.5
CloseSF -3.5
Total47.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenSF -2.5
1 → SF
CloseSF -3.5
1 pt toward San Francisco 49ers
Total
Open47.5
▲ 1
Close48.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SF -2.5 · closed SF -3.5 · moved 1 toward SFmodel SF -0.5
model SF -0.5
Opened 47.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 1 upmodel 47
model 47
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 68%, covered 56% (118 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 44% (45 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSF -2.5
CloseSF -3.5
Total47.5 → 48.5
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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
SF as a 3.5-point road favorite at ARI, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 2 went over the total.
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This game: SF won 41–22; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 63 points went over 48.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 64%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
2 of 1020%
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 2 against an average line of 2.8; 42 points a game (usually 44.4). Of the 2 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 10 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-4.5 | 17–20 | L | U47.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 34–24 | W | O47.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 18 · very close · similar total & season form |
-2.5 | 19–17 | L | U48.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Postseason · very close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 9–27 | L | U47.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar team ratings & situation |
-2.5 | 21–14 | W | U48.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 25–19 | W | U46.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & season form |
-2 | 26–20 | W | U48.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 16 · very close · similar team ratings & season form |
-2.5 | 19–9 | W | U46.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & rest |
-2.5 | 20–37 | L | O49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar total & situation |
-2.5 | 30–13 | W | U48.5 |
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
Moderate San Francisco 49ers ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) 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.
Arizona Cardinals home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Market moved toward San Francisco 49ers
1 pt (SF -2.5 → SF -3.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 127 earlier overs in games with totals 45.5–51.5, 25% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | |
| 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 5 since 2023
SF 29–22 ARI
SF leads · 51 games since 1999 · SF has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 2025 | Arizona Cardinals 15 @ San Francisco 49ers 16 | SF -1.5 | ARI W |
| Jan 5 2024 | San Francisco 49ers 24 @ Arizona Cardinals 47 | ARI -4.5 | ARI W |
| Oct 6 2024 | Arizona Cardinals 24 @ San Francisco 49ers 23 | SF -7.5 | ARI W |
| Dec 17 2023 | San Francisco 49ers 45 @ Arizona Cardinals 29 | SF -12 | SF W |
| Oct 1 2023 | Arizona Cardinals 16 @ San Francisco 49ers 35 | — | — |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
SF+0.9 →+0.9–#15
ARI+0.1 →−0.5▼ 0.6#16
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#13
Offense
◀ SF better#24
#23
Defense
Even#20
−0.8 #31
Turnovers
ARI better ▶+0.3 #11
65 plays #3
Pace
Even64 plays #6
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SF off | ARI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.0 #23 | 23.9 #19 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.48 #14 | 5.34 #17 | Even |
| EPA / play | +0.06 #12 | +0.01 #16 | Even |
| Success rate | 49% #4 | 47% #27 | SF |
| ARI off | SF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.4 #20 | 23.0 #15 | SF |
| Yards / play | 4.92 #26 | 5.51 #21 | SF |
| EPA / play | −0.01 #24 | +0.08 #25 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #25 | 49% #30 | ARI |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
SF scoring against the ARI defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #26 | 7.6 #8 | 10.9 #19 | 3.8 #20 | 7.0 #16 | 10.8 #22 | |
4.6 #19 | 7.0 #21 | 11.6 #20 | 2.4 #1 | 9.9 #29 | 12.3 #21 |
ARI scoring against the SF defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #14 | 7.6 #10 | 12.3 #12 | 6.1 #8 | 4.0 #31 | 10.1 #26 | |
3.1 #4 | 8.0 #23 | 11.1 #17 | 5.7 #24 | 6.2 #12 | 11.9 #19 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
SF7d
ARI7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 129 plays
slowavg 122fast
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