Closing spread
HOU -4.5
Total
47.5
Model margin
+3.9est.
HOU perspective
Push chance
None
half-point line — cannot push
Availability
The injury report
The official league filing for this week — game designations first, then who missed or was limited in practice.
Raiders
- OutChris JohnsonCBHamstring· DNP
- OutMatt ShaughnessyDEShoulder· DNP
- OutRichard GordonTEHand· DNP
- QuestionableChimdi ChekwaCBHamstring· DNP
- QuestionableLouis MurphyWRGroin· Limited
- QuestionableMarcel ReeceRBAnkle· DNP
- QuestionableMichael HuffSAnkle· Limited
- QuestionableRicky BrownLBConcussion· DNP
- ProbableJarvis MossDEChest· Limited
- ProbableJason CampbellQBFoot· Limited
- ProbableJerome BoydSKnee· Full
- ProbableMichael BushRBAnkle· Full
- ProbableMichael MitchellSKnee· Full
- ProbableTaiwan JonesRBCalf· Full
- ProbableTyvon BranchSKnee· Full
Texans
- OutAndre JohnsonWRHamstring· DNP
- DoubtfulTim DobbinsLBHamstring· DNP
- QuestionableBen TateRBGroin· Limited
- QuestionableBryant JohnsonWRHamstring· DNP
- QuestionableDeMeco RyansLBElbow· Limited
- QuestionableDerrick WardRBAnkle· Limited
- QuestionableKareem JacksonCBKnee· Limited
- QuestionableSherrick McManisCBHamstring· DNP
- ProbableAntonio SmithDEAnkle· Full
- ProbableArian FosterRBHip· Full
- ProbableBrice McCainCBGroin· Full
- ProbableChris MyersCElbow· Full
- ProbableJacoby JonesWRKnee· Full
- ProbableJason AllenCBKnee· Full
- ProbableJohnathan JosephCBHamstring· Full
- ProbableMario WilliamsLBElbow· Full
- ProbableThomas AustinGKnee· Full
Win probability
- Texans
- Raiders
How each play moved the game.
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
HOU lead 9–5 since 1999
Meetings average 45.6 points. HOU are 7-7 ATS in the series.
Possession by possession
How it unfolded
Every drive: who had the ball, how far it went, how it ended, and the score as it settled.
| Ball | Start | Plays | Yards | Result | OAK–HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV | Q1 15:00 | 3 | 5 | Punt | 0–0 |
| HOU | Q1 13:17 | 10 | 65 | Touchdown | 0–7 |
| LV | Q1 8:09 | 3 | 2 | Punt | 0–7 |
| HOU | Q1 7:01 | 4 | 13 | Turnover | 0–7 |
| LV | Q1 4:46 | 3 | -1 | Field goal | 3–7 |
| HOU | Q1 3:26 | 3 | 2 | Punt | 3–7 |
| LV | Q1 1:48 | 4 | 17 | Field goal | 6–7 |
| HOU | Q2 14:55 | 4 | 36 | Punt | 6–7 |
| LV | Q2 12:19 | 1 | 0 | Turnover | 6–13 |
| HOU | Q2 12:09 | 1 | 56 | Touchdown | 6–14 |
| LV | Q2 11:57 | 3 | -2 | Punt | 6–14 |
| HOU | Q2 10:39 | 5 | 30 | Punt | 6–14 |
| LV | Q2 8:01 | 5 | 13 | Punt | 6–14 |
| HOU | Q2 5:34 | 6 | 22 | Punt | 6–14 |
| HOU | Q2 2:08 | 0 | 0 | Punt | 6–14 |
| LV | Q2 2:00 | 5 | 33 | Touchdown | 6–14 |
| LV | Q2 1:25 | 2 | 52 | Touchdown | 12–14 |
| HOU | Q2 1:09 | 6 | 4 | Punt | 12–14 |
| LV | Q2 0:15 | 3 | 22 | End of half | 12–14 |
| HOU | Q3 15:00 | 3 | 5 | Punt | 12–14 |
| LV | Q3 13:22 | 3 | 6 | Punt | 12–14 |
| HOU | Q3 12:14 | 5 | 60 | Missed field goal | 12–14 |
| LV | Q3 10:51 | 11 | 32 | Field goal | 15–14 |
| HOU | Q3 5:12 | 6 | 54 | Field goal | 15–17 |
| LV | Q3 1:59 | 6 | 61 | Touchdown | 22–17 |
| HOU | Q4 14:50 | 3 | 0 | Punt | 22–17 |
| LV | Q4 13:22 | 7 | 46 | Field goal | 25–17 |
| HOU | Q4 10:00 | 3 | 0 | Punt | 25–17 |
| LV | Q4 9:28 | 3 | -4 | Punt | 25–17 |
| HOU | Q4 8:22 | 15 | 55 | Field goal | 25–20 |
| LV | Q4 2:56 | 3 | -4 | Punt | 25–20 |
| HOU | Q4 1:50 | 8 | 71 | Turnover | 25–20 |
Box score
Individual performances
Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 24/51 | 416 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 22 | 68 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Chris Ogbonnaya | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Matt Schaub | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 5 | 7 | 116 | 0 |
| Joel Dreessen | 5 | 9 | 112 | 1 |
| Owen Daniels | 7 | 11 | 89 | 0 |
| Kevin Walter | 5 | 6 | 81 | 1 |
| David Anderson | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Jacoby Jones | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
| James Casey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Graham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Positive margins favour Texans; negative favour Raiders.
Half-point at risk
1.97%
outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5
Model home win
59.5%
Expected total
43.8est.
Model
Where the number comes from
Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.
- Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.41
- Home-field advantage+2.49
- Quarterback adjustment0.00
- Rest differential0.00
- Expected margin+3.90
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.



