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Bills at Raiders

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 · 20:25 UTC
Buffalo Bills logo
Buffalo
Bills
4-1 · W4
33
@
Las Vegas Raiders logo
Las Vegas
Raiders
3-2 · L2
30
Buffalo Bills to win 72% win probability · projected 27–20 · Strong

Result & Grading

Published before kickoff, graded after. No edits, no quiet deletions.

Final score
33–30
BUF at LV
Our pick
BUF ✓
Correct
Margin error
4.7
points from our projection
Against the spread
Missed ✗
vs line of BUF −6.0

Pre-Game Win Probabilities

From the engine's power ratings, adjusted for home field and rest, then mapped through the margin distribution. Not a blend of the market — this is our own number.

BUF 72%
LV 28%
Projected score
27–20
BUF at LV
Projected margin
-7.7
home perspective
Projected total
47.2
combined points
Confidence
Strong
published before kickoff

Engine vs The Line

We agree with the market on the winner. The margins may still differ.

8th Day Engine
Buffalo Bills
by 7.7 points · total 47.2
Closing line
Buffalo Bills
by 6.0 points · total 53.5

Matchup Facts

Venue and rest come from the schedule feed and feed directly into the model; surface and weather are context we show but don't yet model.

Venue
Allegiant Stadium
Roof
Dome
Rest · BUF
6 days
Rest · LV
7 days
QB · BUF
Josh Allen
QB · LV
Kirk Cousins

Recent Form

Last five completed games this season, most recent first.

Buffalo Bills

W @ LAR 37–34
L vs NE 26–29
W vs LAC 24–16
W vs DET 41–31
W @ HOU 36–31

Las Vegas Raiders

L @ NE 17–45
L vs KC 27–30
W @ NO 35–27
W @ LAC 26–14
W vs MIA 27–13

Season Scoring

Points per game either side of the ball, 2026 season to date.

BUF · scored
32.8
per game · 5 played
BUF · allowed
28.2
per game
LV · scored
26.4
per game · 5 played
LV · allowed
25.8
per game

How The Model Sees It

Our rating has Buffalo Bills as the stronger side by 230 rating points, which on its own is worth about 9.2 points on the scoreboard (BUF 1,654, LV 1,425).

Home field adds 1.4 points to LV — a measured figure from our backtest, not the traditional three, because home advantage in the modern NFL is considerably smaller than it used to be. Rest shifts it a further +0.1 points (BUF 6 days, LV 7).

That lands on a projected margin of -7.7, and running that through the historical spread of actual results against projections gives Buffalo Bills at 72%.

The closing line agrees on the winner, making Buffalo Bills favourite by 6.0 against our 7.7.

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