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2022 · Week 2

Final / OT

Cardinals

Arizona

QB Kyler Murray

29·23

Raiders

Las Vegas

QB Derek Carr

Allegiant Stadium · dome · grass

Closing spread

LV -5.5

Total

51.5

Model margin

+1.8est.

LV perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Cardinals

How each play moved the game.

Raiders winsCardinals wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Cardinalsedge mapRaiders
  • -0.081EPA / play+0.009
  • 40.7%Success rate43.4%
  • -0.079EPA / dropback+0.057
  • -0.084EPA / rush-0.071
  • 6.3%Explosive rate9.9%
  • -1.70CPOE-2.03
  • 35.4%Third-down rate39.7%
  • 59.7%Red-zone TD rate59.7%
  • 1.60Points / drive2.10
  • 2.0%Turnover rate1.9%

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

ARI lead 4–3 since 1999

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

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2018 · W11OAK @ ARI2321RAIDERS
2014 · W7ARI @ OAK2413ARI
2010 · W3OAK @ ARI2324ARI
2006 · W7ARI @ OAK922RAIDERS
2002 · W12OAK @ ARI4120RAIDERS
2001 · W12ARI @ OAK3431ARI

Box score

Individual performances

Cardinals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Kyler Murray31/4927711

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Darrel Williams8597.41
Eno Benjamin8313.90
Kyler Murray5285.61
James Conner7253.60

Raiders

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Derek Carr25/3925220

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Josh Jacobs19693.60
Derek Carr199.00
Zamir White122.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Mack Hollins58660
Hunter Renfrow710590
Darren Waller68501
Foster Moreau34300
Ameer Abdullah11230
Davante Adams27121
Josh Jacobs11120

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 +5.54.1%2.8%7.1%7.5%3.1%4.7%2.9%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Cardinals.

Half-point at risk

3.06%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

53.8%

Expected total

44.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.05
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.75