2011 · Week 15

Final

Lions

Detroit

QB Matthew Stafford

28·27

Raiders

Oakland

QB Carson Palmer

O.co Coliseum · outdoors · grass · 50°F · wind 1mph

Closing spread

DET -1

Total

47.5

Model margin

+2.3est.

OAK perspective

Push chance

2.1%est.

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Lions

How each play moved the game.

Raiders winsLions 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

DET lead 5–1 since 1999

Meetings average 45.7 points. OAK are 1-4-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W8LV @ DET1426DET
2019 · W9DET @ OAK2431RAIDERS
2015 · W11OAK @ DET1318DET
2007 · W1DET @ OAK3621DET
2003 · W9OAK @ DET1323DET

Box score

Individual performances

Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matthew Stafford29/5239140

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Kevin Smith15432.90
Stefan Logan155.00
Matthew Stafford155.00
Titus Young144.00
Keiland Williams100.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Calvin Johnson9142142
Nate Burleson711811
Brandon Pettigrew511490
Titus Young510211
Stefan Logan11190
Tony Scheffler1140
Kevin Smith1330

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 -14.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Lions.

Half-point at risk

2.11%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

55.1%

Expected total

45.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.24
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.25

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.