Closing spread
OAK -3.5
Total
41
Model margin
+1.4est.
OAK perspective
Push chance
None
half-point line — cannot push
Win probability
- Raiders
- Broncos
How each play moved the game.
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
DEN lead 31–23 since 1999
DEN have won 4 straight. Meetings average 43.1 points. OAK are 29-23-2 ATS in the series.
Box score
Individual performances
Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Siemian | 11/21 | 149 | 2 | 0 |
| Paxton Lynch | 9/14 | 41 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paxton Lynch | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 |
| C.J. Anderson | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Devontae Booker | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Trevor Siemian | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Jamaal Charles | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Latimer | 3 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
| Austin Traylor | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0 |
| Bennie Fowler | 3 | 4 | 33 | 1 |
| Devontae Booker | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 5 | 8 | 18 | 0 |
| Virgil Green | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Jamaal Charles | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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.
Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Broncos.
Half-point at risk
2.51%
outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5
Model home win
52.7%
Expected total
43.3est.
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+1.74
- Quarterback adjustment-0.82
- Rest differential0.00
- Expected margin+1.36
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.