Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2018 · Week 11

Final

Raiders

Oakland

QB Derek Carr

23·21

Cardinals

Arizona

QB Josh Rosen

State Farm Stadium · closed · grass

Closing spread

ARI -4.5

Total

41

Model margin

-1.9est.

ARI perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Cardinals
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Cardinals 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

ARI lead 4–3 since 1999

Meetings average 48.1 points. ARI are 3-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2022 · W2ARI @ LV2923ARI
2014 · W7ARI @ OAK2413ARI
2010 · W3OAK @ ARI2324ARI
2006 · W7ARI @ OAK922RAIDERS
2002 · W12OAK @ ARI4120RAIDERS
2001 · W12ARI @ OAK3431ARI

Box score

Individual performances

Cardinals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Josh Rosen9/2013632

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
David Johnson251375.50
Chase Edmonds5173.40
Josh Rosen100.00

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 +4.52.9%4.7%3.1%7.5%7.1%2.7%4.1%

Positive margins favour Cardinals; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

1.75%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

44.1%

Expected total

43.0est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-3.60
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-1.86

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.