2018 · Week 2 · Division

Final

Raiders

Oakland

QB Derek Carr

19·20

Broncos

Denver

QB Case Keenum

Sports Authority Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass · 92°F · wind 4mph

Closing spread

DEN -5.5

Total

44.5

Model margin

+1.4est.

DEN perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Broncos
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Broncos 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

DEN lead 31–23 since 1999

DEN have won 4 straight. Meetings average 43.1 points. DEN are 23-29-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W14DEN @ LV2417DEN
2025 · W10LV @ DEN710DEN
2024 · W12DEN @ LV2919DEN
2024 · W5LV @ DEN1834DEN
2023 · W18DEN @ LV1427RAIDERS
2023 · W1LV @ DEN1716RAIDERS
2022 · W11LV @ DEN2216RAIDERS
2022 · W4DEN @ LV2332RAIDERS

Box score

Individual performances

Broncos

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Case Keenum19/3522201

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Phillip Lindsay141077.60
Royce Freeman8283.51
Devontae Booker3175.70
Case Keenum3165.31

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 +5.54.2%2.8%7.2%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Broncos; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

3.03%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

52.7%

Expected total

44.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.46
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.08
  • 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.