Sun, Jan 11, 2026, 4:30 PM ESTNFC Wild Card Playoffs · at Philadelphia Eagles
Weather at kickoff40°F14 mphgusts 33DryWindy Over 46% of 93 games since 2023Weather watch ›
12-5 · Power #10
23
▲ winner
Final
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11-6 · Power #9
19
final
Closing spread
PHI -5.5
✓ SF W
Total
44.5
▼ Under · 42 pts
Model before kickoff
SF 18–23 PHI
✗ PHI (67%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenPHI -3
ClosePHI -5.5
Total46.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2.5 pts toward Philadelphia Eagles
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened PHI -3 · closed PHI -5.5 · moved 2.5 toward PHImodel SF -0.5
Opened 46.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 2 downmodel 40.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 49% (111 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3The team the line moved toward covered 22% (27 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenPHI -3
ClosePHI -5.5
Total46.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

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 5.5-point home favorite against SF, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: SF won 23–19 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 42 points stayed under 44.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.8 against an average line of 4.9; 42.8 points a game (usually 45.7). Of the 4 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar spread & season form
-5.519–17 L U43.5
Very close
2024 · Postseason · very close · similar spread & rest
-5.522–10 W U45.5
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-3.526–15 W U41.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total
-6.534–13 W O46.5
Close
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & total
-5.527–13 W U43.5
Close
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form
-3.510–27 L U48.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & season form
-3.518–30 L O45.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest
-5.542–21 W O46.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest
-4.527–28 L O43.5
Close
2025 · Week 15 · close · similar season form & rest
-5.513–16 L U41.5
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Slight San Francisco 49ers ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Moderate Under trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-24 (47%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

San Francisco 49ers 7-2 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Market moved toward Philadelphia Eagles
2.5 pts (PHI -3 → PHI -5.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 2
46.5 → 44.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
San Francisco 49ers on a cross-country trip
San Francisco 49ers 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%)
Wind 14 mph
Outdoor NFL games with 14 mph wind at kickoff have stayed under the total more often than the market allows for. · Backtest 2023–26: 57-46 (55%)
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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 →+2.2▲ 1.3#10
PHI+3.2 →+2.3▼ 0.9#9
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW18

SF
Longer bar = better
PHI
#8
Offense
◀ SF better
#19
#23
Defense
PHI better ▶
#7
−0.4 #26
Turnovers
PHI better ▶
+0.4 #7
64 plays #9
Pace
◀ SF faster
59 plays #24
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SF has the ball
Even matchup
SF offPHI defEdge
Points / game 25.7 #10 19.1 #5 PHI
Yards / play 5.52 #11 4.95 #7 Even
EPA / play +0.09 #6 −0.08 #8 Even
Success rate 48% #4 42% #9 SF
When PHI has the ball
Even matchup
PHI offSF defEdge
Points / game 22.3 #19 21.8 #13 SF
Yards / play 5.24 #19 5.63 #24 PHI
EPA / play +0.03 #16 +0.07 #24 PHI
Success rate 43% #20 48% #29 PHI

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
SF scoring against the PHI defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SF scored
5.6
#7
7.7
#8
13.3
#8
5.5
#9
6.8
#14
12.2
#11
PHI allowed
3.7
#6
4.9
#3
8.6
#4
3.0
#3
7.3
#22
10.3
#12
PHI scoring against the SF defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PHI scored
6.1
#5
6.4
#23
12.4
#9
4.7
#16
5.2
#29
9.9
#26
SF allowed
4.1
#13
7.1
#18
11.2
#17
4.3
#15
6.4
#13
10.6
#14

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PHI +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
40° · 14 mph
gusts 33 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
SF8d
PHI7d
SF +1 day
Tempo
Average 123 plays
slowavg 123fast
Travel
SF 2,502 mi
3 time zones

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