Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2025 · Week 2 · Division

Final

Chargers

Los Angeles

QB Justin Herbert

20·9

Raiders

Las Vegas

QB Geno Smith

Allegiant Stadium · dome · grass

Closing spread

LAC -3.5

Total

46.5

Model margin

-2.3est.

LV perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Chargers

How each play moved the game.

Raiders winsChargers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Chargersedge mapRaiders
  • -0.016EPA / play-0.192
  • 43.6%Success rate38.6%
  • +0.021EPA / dropback-0.130
  • -0.080EPA / rush-0.304
  • 7.4%Explosive rate6.7%
  • +0.01CPOE-0.91
  • 46.7%Third-down rate34.1%
  • 48.9%Red-zone TD rate55.4%
  • 2.10Points / drive1.25
  • 1.7%Turnover rate2.2%

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. LV are 22-31-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W13LV @ LAC1431CHARGERS
2024 · W18LAC @ LV3420CHARGERS
2024 · W1LV @ LAC1022CHARGERS
2023 · W15LAC @ LV2163RAIDERS
2023 · W4LV @ LAC1724CHARGERS
2022 · W13LAC @ LV2027RAIDERS
2022 · W1LV @ LAC1924CHARGERS
2021 · W18LAC @ LV3235RAIDERS

Box score

Individual performances

Chargers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Justin Herbert19/2724220

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Justin Herbert9313.40
Najee Harris8283.50
Omarion Hampton8243.00
Quentin Johnston1-2-2.00

Raiders

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Geno Smith24/4318003

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ashton Jeanty11433.90
Geno Smith5204.00
Tre Tucker177.00
Zamir White2-2-1.00

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 -3.53.0%4.7%3.1%7.5%7.0%2.7%4.0%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Chargers.

Half-point at risk

7.51%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

43.0%

Expected total

40.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-3.82
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.16
  • Expected margin-2.28