Week 15: Raiders vs. Chargers

Tonight Week 15 in the NFL Kicks off as the Los Angeles Chargers visit the Las Vegas Raiders. We put our Game-Outcomes model to the test to generate some predictions for this Thursday Night matchup. Which QB out performs the other: Carr or Herbert? Will Josh Jacobs get going on the ground? Can the Raiders keep their playoff hopes alive? And who will get the win? The offense outcomes and final scores are predicted here.

The Raiders on Offense

The Raiders have been quite the interesting team this year. Whether its going toe-to-toe with the Chiefs or needing a game winning TD to beat the Jets, they are always playing up and down to their competition. Our projection has the Raiders preforming right around their season averages in tonight's game against the Chargers:
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• Pass Yards: 230 yards (Exact projection: 229.9)
• Pass Touchdowns: 2 TDs (Exact projection 2.4)
• Interceptions Thrown: 1 INT (Exact projection: 0.6)
• Rush Yards: 121 Yards (Exact Projection: 121.9)
• Rush TDs: 2 TDs (Exact Projection: 1.6)

The Chargers on Offense

The Chargers, despite the great year from their rookie Justin Herbert, have had a hard time producing wins. However despite being 4-9, you can count on the Chargers to be competitive in every game (ignoring the Patriots game). That pattern should be the same this week. If the Raiders are not on their game this week, the Chargers could deliver the upset. Our model is projecting a solid game for the Chargers on Offense overall:
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• Pass Yards: 288 yards (Exact projection: 288.4)
• Pass Touchdowns: 2 TDs (Exact projection 1.7)
• Interceptions Thrown: 1 INT (Exact projection: 0.9)
• Rush Yards: 123 Yards (Exact Projection: 123.1)
• Rush TDs: 1 TDs (Exact Projection: 1.2)

Final Score Prediction:

Our model is showing with the final score prediction that the Raiders hold on and keep their playoff hopes alive, and the Chargers lose another close game:

Final Score Projection: Raiders 27, Chargers 24