Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2022 · Week 1 · Division

Final

Raiders

Las Vegas

QB Derek Carr

19·24

Chargers

Los Angeles

QB Justin Herbert

SoFi Stadium · dome · matrixturf

Closing spread

LAC -3.5

Total

52.5

Model margin

+4.6est.

LAC perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Chargers
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Chargers 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.

Raidersedge mapChargers
  • +0.009EPA / play+0.007
  • 43.4%Success rate44.1%
  • +0.057EPA / dropback+0.037
  • -0.071EPA / rush-0.057
  • 9.9%Explosive rate6.9%
  • -2.03CPOE+1.13
  • 39.7%Third-down rate43.5%
  • 59.7%Red-zone TD rate55.9%
  • 2.10Points / drive1.97
  • 1.9%Turnover rate1.5%

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

LAC lead 33–21 since 1999

CHARGERS have won 4 straight. Meetings average 43.9 points. LAC are 31-22-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W13LV @ LAC1431CHARGERS
2025 · W2LAC @ LV209CHARGERS
2024 · W18LAC @ LV3420CHARGERS
2024 · W1LV @ LAC1022CHARGERS
2023 · W15LAC @ LV2163RAIDERS
2023 · W4LV @ LAC1724CHARGERS
2022 · W13LAC @ LV2027RAIDERS
2021 · W18LAC @ LV3235RAIDERS

Box score

Individual performances

Raiders

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Derek Carr22/3729523

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Josh Jacobs10575.70
Brandon Bolden372.30

Chargers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Justin Herbert26/3427930

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Austin Ekeler14362.60
Joshua Kelley4215.30
Sony Michel7121.70
Josh Palmer144.00
Zander Horvath122.00
Justin Herbert410.30

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 +3.53.6%6.5%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%3.0%

Positive margins favour Chargers; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

2.55%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

61.4%

Expected total

44.9est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.92
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+4.62