2020 · Week 14

Final

Colts

Indianapolis

QB Philip Rivers

44·27

Raiders

Las Vegas

QB Derek Carr

Allegiant Stadium · dome · grass

Closing spread

IND -2.5

Total

51.5

Model margin

-1.1est.

LV perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Colts

How each play moved the game.

Raiders winsColts wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Coltsedge mapRaiders
  • +0.083EPA / play+0.066
  • 46.8%Success rate47.4%
  • +0.181EPA / dropback+0.155
  • -0.048EPA / rush-0.067
  • 11.3%Explosive rate10.3%
  • -0.03CPOE+2.18
  • 39.7%Third-down rate45.5%
  • 58.8%Red-zone TD rate59.9%
  • 2.35Points / drive2.49
  • 1.4%Turnover rate2.3%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

IND lead 9–5 since 1999

IND have won 3 straight. Meetings average 51.4 points. LV are 8-6 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W5LV @ IND640IND
2023 · W17LV @ IND2023IND
2022 · W10IND @ LV2520IND
2021 · W17LV @ IND2320RAIDERS
2019 · W4OAK @ IND3124RAIDERS
2018 · W8IND @ OAK4228IND
2016 · W16IND @ OAK2533RAIDERS
2013 · W1OAK @ IND1721IND

Box score

Individual performances

Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Philip Rivers19/2824420

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jonathan Taylor201507.52
Nyheim Hines7588.30
Jordan Wilkins133.00
Michael Pittman133.00
Jacoby Brissett2-2-1.00

Raiders

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Derek Carr31/4531622
Zay Jones1/12900

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Josh Jacobs13493.80
Derek Carr3124.01
Jalen Richard2105.00
Devontae Booker482.00

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 -2.52.8%4.6%3.0%7.5%7.2%2.8%4.2%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Colts.

Half-point at risk

2.13%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

46.1%

Expected total

46.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.81
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-1.10