2015 · Week 2

Final

Ravens

Baltimore

QB Joe Flacco

33·37

Raiders

Oakland

QB Derek Carr

O.co Coliseum · outdoors · grass · 80°F · wind 8mph

Closing spread

BAL -6

Total

42

Model margin

+4.9est.

OAK perspective

Push chance

2.4%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Ravens

How each play moved the game.

Raiders winsRavens 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

BAL lead 7–5 since 1999

RAIDERS have won 2 straight. Meetings average 47.1 points. OAK are 6-6 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W2LV @ BAL2623RAIDERS
2021 · W1BAL @ LV2733RAIDERS
2018 · W12OAK @ BAL1734BAL
2017 · W5BAL @ OAK3017BAL
2016 · W4OAK @ BAL2827RAIDERS
2012 · W10OAK @ BAL2055BAL
2009 · W17BAL @ OAK2113BAL
2008 · W8OAK @ BAL1029BAL

Box score

Individual performances

Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Joe Flacco32/4538421

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Justin Forsett15684.50
Lorenzo Taliaferro7344.91
Javorius Allen155.00
Joe Flacco221.00

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 -63.5%6.4%7.5%3.2%4.9%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Ravens.

Half-point at risk

2.38%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

62.2%

Expected total

43.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.45
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+4.93

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.