Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 8:35 PM EDTWeek 1 · Neutral site · Division game
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0-0 · Power #3
27
▲ winner
Final
vs
0-0 · Power #5
7
final
Closing spread
LAR -3.5
✓ SF W
Total
47.5
▼ Under · 34 pts
Model before kickoff
SF 22–26 LAR
✗ LAR (62%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenLAR -2.5
CloseLAR -3.5
Total48.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Los Angeles Rams
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LAR -2.5 · closed LAR -3.5 · moved 1 toward LARmodel LAR -2
Opened 48.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 downmodel 48
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 45% (51 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenLAR -2.5
CloseLAR -3.5
Total48.5 → 47.5
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 LAR as a 3.5-point neutral-site favorite against SF, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: SF won 27–7 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 34 points stayed under 47.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 64%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 53%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 1.8 against an average line of 2.9; 47.8 points a game (usually 44.7). Of the 6 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2025 · Postseason · very close · similar spread & total
-4.529–13 W U45.5
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-3.535–7 W U43.5
Close
2025 · Week 1 · close · similar situation & spread
-3.521–27 L O47.5
Close
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar total & spread
-2.516–13 W U46.5
Close
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar team ratings & total
-5.531–25 W O48.5
Close
2024 · Week 1 · close · similar team ratings & situation
-1.534–29 W O49.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar team ratings & spread
-2.523–17 W U42.5
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar total
-1.522–40 L O48.5
Loose
2025 · Week 4 · loose · similar spread & situation
-2.521–24 L O41.5
Loose
2024 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation
-1.516–35 L O44.5
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

Signals

The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Los Angeles Rams 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.

Market moved toward Los Angeles Rams
1 pt (LAR -2.5 → LAR -3.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Small sample warning
San Francisco 49ers have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
56° · 1 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SF1st game
LAR1st game
Even