2012 · Week 10

Final

Chargers

San Diego

QB Philip Rivers

24·34

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Josh Freeman

Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass · 80°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

TB -3

Total

46.5

Model margin

+0.5est.

TB perspective

Push chance

7.4%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Buccaneers
  • Chargers

How each play moved the game.

Buccaneers winsChargers 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

TB lead 4–2 since 1999

TB have won 4 straight. Meetings average 58.8 points. TB are 3-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W15TB @ LAC4017TB
2020 · W4LAC @ TB3138TB
2016 · W13TB @ SD2821TB
2008 · W16SD @ TB4124CHARGERS
2004 · W14TB @ SD2431CHARGERS

Box score

Individual performances

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Josh Freeman14/2021020

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Doug Martin19683.60
Josh Freeman144.00
LeGarrette Blount133.00
D.J. Ware1-1-1.00

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 +32.6%4.3%2.9%7.3%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Buccaneers; negative favour Chargers.

Half-point at risk

7.40%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

50.4%

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+0.51

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.