2018 · Week 3

Final

Raiders

Oakland

QB Derek Carr

20·28

Dolphins

Miami

QB Ryan Tannehill

Hard Rock Stadium · outdoors · grass · 90°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

MIA -3

Total

46

Model margin

-1.4est.

MIA perspective

Push chance

7.2%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Dolphins
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Dolphins 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

MIA lead 13–5 since 1999

Meetings average 44.2 points. MIA are 11-6-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W1MIA @ LV1327RAIDERS
2024 · W11LV @ MIA1934MIA
2023 · W11LV @ MIA1320MIA
2021 · W3MIA @ LV2831RAIDERS
2020 · W16MIA @ LV2625MIA
2017 · W9OAK @ MIA2724RAIDERS
2014 · W4MIA @ OAK3814MIA
2012 · W2OAK @ MIA1335MIA

Box score

Individual performances

Dolphins

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Ryan Tannehill17/2328930
Albert Wilson1/15210

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ryan Tannehill3268.70
Frank Gore6122.00
Kenyan Drake530.60

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 +32.9%4.6%3.0%7.5%7.2%2.8%4.2%

Positive margins favour Dolphins; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

7.17%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

45.4%

Expected total

42.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-3.12
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-1.38

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.