2012 · Week 9

Final

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Josh Freeman

42·32

Raiders

Oakland

QB Carson Palmer

O.co Coliseum · outdoors · grass · 71°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

OAK -1

Total

47

Model margin

+4.0est.

OAK perspective

Push chance

2.1%est.

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Buccaneers

How each play moved the game.

Raiders winsBuccaneers 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

All square 4–4 since 1999

TB have won 2 straight. Meetings average 56.6 points. OAK are 4-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W14LV @ TB1328TB
2020 · W7TB @ LV4520TB
2016 · W8OAK @ TB3024RAIDERS
2008 · W17OAK @ TB3124RAIDERS
2004 · W3TB @ OAK2030RAIDERS
2002 · playoffsOAK @ TB2148TB
1999 · W15TB @ OAK045RAIDERS

Box score

Individual performances

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Josh Freeman18/3024720

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Doug Martin2525110.04
Josh Freeman5224.40
LeGarrette Blount252.50

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 +13.7%6.7%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Buccaneers.

Half-point at risk

2.12%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

59.7%

Expected total

45.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.74
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.24
  • Expected margin+3.99

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.