Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2018 · Week 1

Final

Rams

Los Angeles

QB Jared Goff

33·13

Raiders

Oakland

QB Derek Carr

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · outdoors · grass · 69°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

LA -6

Total

47.5

Model margin

+0.1est.

OAK perspective

Push chance

2.9%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Rams

How each play moved the game.

Raiders winsRams 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

LA lead 6–1 since 1999

RAMS have won 4 straight. Meetings average 36.7 points. OAK are 1-6 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W7LV @ LA1520RAMS
2022 · W14LV @ LA1617RAMS
2014 · W13OAK @ STL052RAMS
2010 · W2STL @ OAK1416RAIDERS
2006 · W15STL @ OAK200RAMS
2002 · W6OAK @ STL1328RAMS

Box score

Individual performances

Rams

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jared Goff18/3323320

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Todd Gurley201085.40
Cooper Kupp2168.00
Robert Woods166.00
Brandin Cooks166.00
Malcolm Brown155.00
Jared Goff1-1-1.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Brandin Cooks58870
Cooper Kupp59521
Todd Gurley35391
Robert Woods39370
Malcolm Brown22180

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 -62.7%4.4%2.9%7.3%7.4%2.9%4.4%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Rams.

Half-point at risk

2.91%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

49.4%

Expected total

44.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.63
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.11

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.