Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2016 · Week 14 · Division

Final

Raiders

Oakland

QB Derek Carr

13·21

Chiefs

Kansas City

QB Alex Smith

Arrowhead Stadium · outdoors · grass · 21°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

KC -3.5

Total

46

Model margin

+2.5est.

KC perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Chiefs
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Chiefs 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

KC lead 35–19 since 1999

Meetings average 44.3 points. KC are 26-27-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W18KC @ LV1214RAIDERS
2025 · W7LV @ KC031KC
2024 · W13LV @ KC1719KC
2024 · W8KC @ LV2720KC
2023 · W16LV @ KC2014RAIDERS
2023 · W12KC @ LV3117KC
2022 · W18KC @ LV3113KC
2022 · W5LV @ KC2930KC

Box score

Individual performances

Chiefs

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Alex Smith17/2626411

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Spencer Ware20562.80
Charcandrick West242.01
Alex Smith430.80
Tyreek Hill122.00

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 +3.54.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%2.6%

Positive margins favour Chiefs; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

2.54%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

55.8%

Expected total

43.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.78
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.52

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.