2015 · Week 11

Final

Raiders

Oakland

QB Derek Carr

13·18

Lions

Detroit

QB Matthew Stafford

Ford Field · dome · fieldturf

Closing spread

OAK -2

Total

50

Model margin

+2.9est.

DET perspective

Push chance

2.0%est.

Win probability

  • Lions
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Lions winsRaiders 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. DET are 4-1-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W8LV @ DET1426DET
2019 · W9DET @ OAK2431RAIDERS
2011 · W15DET @ OAK2827DET
2007 · W1DET @ OAK3621DET
2003 · W9OAK @ DET1323DET

Box score

Individual performances

Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matthew Stafford22/3528200

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ameer Abdullah12443.70
Matthew Stafford6315.21
Joique Bell6223.70
Theo Riddick6142.30
Golden Tate1-2-2.00

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 -23.9%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%

Positive margins favour Lions; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

2.01%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.9%

Expected total

44.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.43
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.91

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.