2019 · Week 9

Final

Lions

Detroit

QB Matthew Stafford

24·31

Raiders

Oakland

QB Derek Carr

Ring Central Coliseum · outdoors · grass · 71°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

OAK -2.5

Total

51.5

Model margin

+3.9est.

OAK perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Lions

How each play moved the game.

Raiders winsLions 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

DET lead 5–1 since 1999

Meetings average 45.7 points. OAK are 1-4-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W8LV @ DET1426DET
2015 · W11OAK @ DET1318DET
2011 · W15DET @ OAK2827DET
2007 · W1DET @ OAK3621DET
2003 · W9OAK @ DET1323DET

Box score

Individual performances

Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matthew Stafford26/4140631

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
J.D. McKissic4328.00
Ty Johnson9293.20
Paul Perkins2168.00
Marvin Hall177.00
Matthew Stafford362.00

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 +2.53.7%6.7%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Lions.

Half-point at risk

7.51%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

59.6%

Expected total

43.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.19
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+3.93

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.