Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2002 · Week 9

Final / OT

49ers

San Francisco

QB Jeff Garcia

23·20

Raiders

Oakland

QB Rich Gannon

Network Associates Coliseum · outdoors · grass · 65°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

OAK -3

Total

49.5

Model margin

+1.6est.

OAK perspective

Push chance

7.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • 49ers

How each play moved the game.

Raiders wins49ers 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

SF lead 5–2 since 1999

SF have won 2 straight. Meetings average 47.1 points. OAK are 4-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2022 · W17SF @ LV3734SF
2018 · W9OAK @ SF334SF
2014 · W14SF @ OAK1324RAIDERS
2010 · W6OAK @ SF917SF
2006 · W5OAK @ SF2034SF
2000 · W6OAK @ SF3428RAIDERS

Box score

Individual performances

49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jeff Garcia25/3628220

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Kevan Barlow15604.00
Jeff Garcia10464.60
Garrison Hearst18362.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Terrell Owens12141910
Tai Streets811611
Garrison Hearst35120
Cedrick Wilson11111
Justin Swift1270
Kevan Barlow0100

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 +34.2%2.8%7.1%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour 49ers.

Half-point at risk

7.48%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

53.2%

Expected total

45.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.01
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.55

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.