2016 · Week 8

Final / OT

Raiders

Oakland

QB Derek Carr

30·24

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Jameis Winston

Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass · 86°F · wind 15mph

Closing spread

TB -1

Total

48

Model margin

+1.9est.

TB perspective

Push chance

2.2%est.

Win probability

  • Buccaneers
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Buccaneers 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

All square 4–4 since 1999

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

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W14LV @ TB1328TB
2020 · W7TB @ LV4520TB
2012 · W9TB @ OAK4232TB
2008 · W17OAK @ TB3124RAIDERS
2004 · W3TB @ OAK2030RAIDERS
2002 · playoffsOAK @ TB2148TB
1999 · W15TB @ OAK045RAIDERS

Box score

Individual performances

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jameis Winston16/3218020

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jacquizz Rodgers19693.61
Antone Smith4164.00
Jameis Winston3165.30
Peyton Barber111.00

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 +14.1%2.7%7.1%7.5%3.1%4.7%2.9%

Positive margins favour Buccaneers; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

2.16%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

54.1%

Expected total

44.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.15
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.89

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.