Closing spread
KC -6.5
Total
44
Model margin
+2.9est.
OAK perspective
Push chance
None
half-point line — cannot push
Win probability
- Raiders
- Chiefs
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
KC lead 35–19 since 1999
Meetings average 44.3 points. OAK are 27-26-1 ATS in the series.
Box score
Individual performances
Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 17/20 | 287 | 5 | 0 |
| Chase Daniel | 3/5 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knile Davis | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 1 |
| Jamaal Charles | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Alex Smith | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 |
| A.J. Jenkins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Cyrus Gray | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Chase Daniel | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Charles | 8 | 8 | 195 | 4 |
| Donnie Avery | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bowe | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Cyrus Gray | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Sean McGrath | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1 |
| Chad Hall | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Knile Davis | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Junior Hemingway | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Jenkins | 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 Raiders; negative favour Chiefs.
Half-point at risk
2.63%
outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5
Model home win
56.7%
Expected total
44.8est.
Model
Where the number comes from
Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.
- Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.37
- Home-field advantage+2.49
- Quarterback adjustment0.00
- Rest differential0.00
- Expected margin+2.86
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.