2021 · Week 5

Final

Bears

Chicago

QB Justin Fields

20·9

Raiders

Las Vegas

QB Derek Carr

Allegiant Stadium · dome · grass

Closing spread

LV -5.5

Total

46

Model margin

+1.3est.

LV perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Bears

How each play moved the game.

Raiders winsBears wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Bearsedge mapRaiders
  • -0.087EPA / play-0.001
  • 41.4%Success rate45.2%
  • -0.077EPA / dropback+0.089
  • -0.105EPA / rush-0.161
  • 7.4%Explosive rate9.2%
  • -2.87CPOE+1.92
  • 34.7%Third-down rate36.8%
  • 52.0%Red-zone TD rate53.8%
  • 1.62Points / drive1.87
  • 2.4%Turnover rate2.1%

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

CHI lead 6–3 since 1999

CHI have won 3 straight. Meetings average 40.1 points. LV are 2-6-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W4CHI @ LV2524CHI
2023 · W7LV @ CHI1230CHI
2019 · W5CHI @ OAK2124RAIDERS
2015 · W4OAK @ CHI2022CHI
2011 · W12CHI @ OAK2025RAIDERS
2007 · W10CHI @ OAK176CHI
2003 · W5OAK @ CHI2124CHI
1999 · W3CHI @ OAK1724RAIDERS

Box score

Individual performances

Bears

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Justin Fields12/2011110
Andy Dalton1/1800

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Khalil Herbert18754.20
Damien Williams16644.01
Justin Fields341.30

Raiders

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Derek Carr22/3520601

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Josh Jacobs15483.21
Kenyan Drake2115.50
Derek Carr3103.30
Nathan Peterman221.00

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

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Bears.

Half-point at risk

3.02%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

52.4%

Expected total

44.9est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.38
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.08
  • Expected margin+1.25