2002 · Week 6

Final

Raiders

Oakland

QB Rich Gannon

13·28

Rams

St. Louis

QB Marc Bulger

Edward Jones Dome · dome · astroturf

Closing spread

OAK -7

Total

49

Model margin

+2.6est.

STL perspective

Push chance

4.0%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Rams winsRaiders wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

The rivalry

STL lead 6–1 since 1999

RAMS have won 4 straight. Meetings average 36.7 points. STL are 6-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W7LV @ LA1520RAMS
2022 · W14LV @ LA1617RAMS
2018 · W1LA @ OAK3313RAMS
2014 · W13OAK @ STL052RAMS
2010 · W2STL @ OAK1416RAIDERS
2006 · W15STL @ OAK200RAMS

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line -74.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

3.97%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.0%

Expected total

44.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)0.00
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.56

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.