2017 · Week 1

Final

Raiders

Oakland

QB Derek Carr

26·16

Titans

Tennessee

QB Marcus Mariota

Nissan Stadium · outdoors · grass · 72°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

TEN -2.5

Total

49.5

Model margin

+1.1est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Titans
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Titans 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 8–8 since 1999

Meetings average 46.7 points. TEN are 7-9 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W6TEN @ LV1020RAIDERS
2022 · W3LV @ TEN2224TEN
2019 · W14TEN @ OAK4221TEN
2016 · W3OAK @ TEN1710RAIDERS
2015 · W12OAK @ TEN2421RAIDERS
2013 · W12TEN @ OAK2319TEN
2010 · W1OAK @ TEN1338TEN
2007 · W8OAK @ TEN913TEN

Box score

Individual performances

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Marcus Mariota25/4125600

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
DeMarco Murray12443.70
Marcus Mariota3268.71
Derrick Henry6254.20

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Delanie Walker79760
Rishard Matthews59710
Corey Davis610690
DeMarco Murray22160
Taywan Taylor22140
Eric Decker38100
Jonnu Smith0100

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 +2.54.2%2.8%7.2%7.4%3.0%4.6%2.8%

Positive margins favour Titans; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

7.45%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

52.0%

Expected total

43.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.66
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.08

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.