Sun, Dec 7, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Minnesota Vikings
Closing spread
MIN -1.5
✓ MIN W
Total
43.5
▼ Under · 31 pts
Model before kickoff
WSH 23–24 MIN
✓ MIN (54%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMIN -1.5
CloseMIN -1.5
Total42.5 → 43.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIN -1.5
no move
CloseMIN -1.5
No change since the open
Total
Open42.5
▲ 1
Close43.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIN -1.5 · unchangedmodel WSH -2
model WSH -2
Opened 42.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 1 upmodel 46.5
model 46.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 57%, covered 51% (103 games)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMIN -1.5
CloseMIN -1.5
Total42.5 → 43.5
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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
MIN as a 1.5-point home favorite against WSH, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 2 went over the total.
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This game: MIN won 31–0; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 31 points stayed under 43.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 45%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.6 against an average line of 2.7; 38.4 points a game (usually 43.4). Of the 2 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 |
2024 · Week 16 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-2.5 | 19–14 | W | U41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total & spread |
-2.5 | 36–30 | W | O43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & rest |
-1.5 | 38–6 | W | U44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 21–16 | W | U43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 6–10 | L | U40.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 17–19 | L | U47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-1.5 | 29–9 | W | U44.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 2 · close · similar rest |
-3.5 | 6–22 | L | U44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 18 · close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 26–23 | L | O45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar season form |
-2.5 | 17–20 | 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Minnesota Vikings ATS trend Hit
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.
Washington Commanders away ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Washington Commanders 2-7 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 69-56 (55%)
Minnesota Vikings home ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 20 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 51% of games with totals 40.5–46.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% | 7-3 70% | |
| 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
The series
WSH 4–9 MIN
MIN leads · 13 games since 2004 · MIN has won the last 4 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
WSH+0.7 →−2.0▼ 2.7#23
MIN+1.0 →−2.0▼ 3.0#22
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#14
Offense
◀ WSH better#28
#29
Defense
MIN better ▶#12
−0.7 #30
Turnovers
Even−1.3 #32
61 plays #22
Pace
◀ WSH faster56 plays #31
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WSH off | MIN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.8 #22 | 23.4 #18 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.56 #12 | 4.94 #7 | MIN |
| EPA / play | +0.04 #12 | −0.03 #10 | Even |
| Success rate | 47% #8 | 43% #12 | Even |
| MIN off | WSH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.7 #28 | 26.9 #28 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.90 #27 | 6.28 #32 | MIN |
| EPA / play | −0.18 #29 | +0.14 #30 | Even |
| Success rate | 41% #29 | 47% #27 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
WSH scoring against the MIN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.3 #31 | 7.3 #11 | 9.7 #23 | 5.6 #9 | 6.1 #20 | 11.7 #14 | |
4.8 #22 | 6.6 #16 | 11.4 #18 | 5.5 #25 | 6.5 #15 | 12.0 #21 |
MIN scoring against the WSH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.5 #15 | 4.2 #29 | 8.7 #27 | 4.0 #21 | 6.0 #21 | 10.0 #24 | |
6.7 #30 | 8.0 #25 | 14.7 #28 | 6.3 #28 | 5.2 #7 | 11.4 #16 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
WSH7d
MIN7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 116 plays
slowavg 123fast
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