Sun, Jan 26, 2025, 3:00 PM ESTNFC Championship · at Philadelphia Eagles · Division game
Weather at kickoff38°F8 mphgusts 20DryCold Over 55% of 98 games since 2023Weather watch ›
14-5 · Power #10
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16-3 · Power #2
55
▲ winner
Closing spread
PHI -6.5
✓ PHI W
Total
47.5
▲ Over · 78 pts
Model before kickoff
WSH 21–27 PHI
✓ PHI (72%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPHI -6
ClosePHI -6.5
Total48.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Philadelphia Eagles
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened PHI -6 · closed PHI -6.5 · moved 0.5 toward PHImodel PHI -4.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 downmodel 47.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 72%, covered 49% (89 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPHI -6
ClosePHI -6.5
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 PHI as a 6.5-point home favorite against WSH, the favorite won 10, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: PHI won 55–23; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 78 points went over 47.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Above normal · usually 68%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%

Wins above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 12.5 against an average line of 6.7; 43.9 points a game (usually 45.8). Of the 5 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Postseason · very close · similar season form & rest
-5.522–10 W U45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 15 · very close · similar season form & rest
-5.527–13 W U43.5
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar season form & team ratings
-4.526–18 W U49.5
Very close
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.530–23 L O50.5
Very close
2024 · Postseason · very close · similar season form & rest
-7.531–7 W U48.5
Very close
2024 · Week 16 · very close · similar situation & season form
-7.534–17 W O45.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation
-6.535–10 W O44.5
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar situation & rest
-7.528–22 L O43.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-8.530–24 L O45.5
Close
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & rest
-6.519–13 L U45.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Washington Commanders 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.

Washington Commanders 6-2 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
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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
WSH−3.1 →+1.9▲ 5.0#9
PHI−0.1 →+5.5▲ 5.6#3
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotDIV

WSH
Longer bar = better
PHI
#6
Offense
◀ WSH better
#10
#19
Defense
PHI better ▶
#2
+0.4 #9
Turnovers
PHI better ▶
+0.9 #2
65 plays #3
Pace
Even
65 plays #5
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WSH has the ball
Even matchup
WSH offPHI defEdge
Points / game 29.1 #4 17.6 #1 Even
Yards / play 5.72 #10 4.81 #1 PHI
EPA / play +0.15 #4 −0.09 #1 Even
Success rate 48% #4 40% #3 Even
When PHI has the ball
Advantage: PHI offense
PHI offWSH defEdge
Points / game 27.0 #7 23.3 #18 PHI
Yards / play 5.59 #11 5.58 #23 PHI
EPA / play +0.11 #6 +0.02 #17 PHI
Success rate 45% #14 44% #18 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
WSH scoring against the PHI defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WSH scored
5.9
#4
8.8
#4
14.7
#3
5.2
#12
8.9
#1
14.1
#6
PHI allowed
4.4
#17
4.1
#1
8.5
#2
3.8
#6
5.4
#9
9.2
#7
PHI scoring against the WSH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PHI scored
4.5
#16
7.8
#9
12.3
#13
6.1
#7
8.6
#2
14.7
#4
WSH allowed
4.1
#13
5.3
#4
9.3
#5
5.1
#22
8.8
#29
13.9
#28

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PHI +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
38° · 8 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WSH8d
PHI7d
WSH +1 day
Tempo
Fast 130 plays
slowavg 124fast

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