Commanders vs Chiefs – Week 8 2025
WAS
KC
WAS
AWAY
7@28
KC BY 21
FINAL · WEEK 8
2025 SEASON
GEHA Field at Arrowhead · Kansas City, MO
KC
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THE SHORT ANSWER
Final: Washington Commanders 7, Kansas City Chiefs 28.
Going in, our model had favored Kansas City Chiefs at 74% win probability, and the pick won.
Out or doubtful: 3 Commanders, 2 Chiefs.
Model confidence: KC 74%Our line: KC -8.7
ODDS
SPREAD
KC -10.5
MARKET SPREAD · MARKET AVG
KC -8.7
OUR LINE
COVERED
VS SPREAD
MONEYLINE
KC · OUR WIN PROBABILITY
TEAM COMPARISON2025 SEASON · EFFICIENCY, SCORING, TENDENCIES · RANK IN PARENTHESES · FULL-SEASON NUMBERS, NOT AS OF WEEK 8
-0.137Net EPA / play+0.055
+0.005 (18)Offense EPA / play+0.035 (11)
+0.142 (30)Defense EPA / play-0.020 (12)
45.6% (10)Offense success %44.5% (14)
GAME NARRATIVE
KC A-tier pick hits. Model was directionally correct.
CORRECT
Model correctly picked KC. Projected margin: 8.7. Actual: 21. Off by 12.3 points but directionally right.
INSTANT CLASSIC
The win probability swung past 50% 6 times. One of the wildest games of the week.
COVERED
This pick covered the spread by 10.5 points.
Another data point for the model. A-tier picks continue to track.
SITUATIONAL TRENDS
Historical splits, shown for context only. We tested them: picking the situations that beat break-even in training goes 770–760 (50.3%) out of sample, so they are not a betting signal and are not coloured like one.
WAS
Divisional 4-2 ATS (67%)
KC
Divisional 2-4 ATS (33%)
GAME WEATHER
VENUE
OUTDOOR
TEMP
54°F
WIND
8 MPH
IN-GAME WIN PROBABILITY
TOP FANTASY SCORERS2025 SEASON
DEEP MATCHUP DATA2025 PRODUCTION BY UNIT
INJURY REPORTWEEK 8
WHAT PRO ADDS
Every stat on this page is free, and so is the model's pick for this game. Pro is the separate question of which games we would actually bet, and at what stake, plus player props, unit sizing, and the full profit-and-loss ledger.
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Our pick and its win probability, or the final score once the game is played.
COMMON QUESTIONSWAS vs KC
Our model takes Kansas City Chiefs at 74% win probability, a Tier A pick. The margin models project KC by 8.7. The market has KC at -10.5.
Kansas City Chiefs won, WAS 7, KC 28. Our model had favored Kansas City Chiefs at 74% win probability, and the pick won.
The market has Kansas City Chiefs at -10.5, meaning the book expects Kansas City Chiefs to win by 10.5 points.
In Week 8, the Washington Commanders were without 3 players (Out or Doubtful) and the Kansas City Chiefs were without 2 players (Out or Doubtful).
Sportsbooks have this game at 48.5 combined points. NoPunt's model projects 45.6, 2.9 below the market.
Week 8 of the 2025 season, MON 8:15 PM.
Kansas City Chiefs, KC 31, WAS 13 in Week 6 of 2021.
By net EPA per play over the 2025 season, Kansas City Chiefs: WAS -0.137 against KC +0.055.
