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Chiefs at Raiders

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 · 20:25 UTC
Kansas City Chiefs logo
Kansas City
Chiefs
3-0 · W3
30
@
Las Vegas Raiders logo
Las Vegas
Raiders
3-0 · W3
27
Kansas City Chiefs to win 58% win probability · projected 23–20 · Lean

Result & Grading

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

Final score
30–27
KC at LV
Our pick
KC ✓
Correct
Margin error
0.4
points from our projection
Against the spread
Covered ✓
vs line of KC −4.5

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.

KC 58%
LV 42%
Projected score
23–20
KC at LV
Projected margin
-2.6
home perspective
Projected total
42.7
combined points
Confidence
Lean
published before kickoff

Engine vs The Line

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

8th Day Engine
Kansas City Chiefs
by 2.6 points · total 42.7
Closing line
Kansas City Chiefs
by 4.5 points · total 47.5

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
Surface
Grass
Rest · KC
7 days
Rest · LV
7 days
QB · KC
Patrick Mahomes
QB · LV
Kirk Cousins

Recent Form

Last five completed games this season, most recent first.

Kansas City Chiefs

W @ MIA 24–10
W vs IND 33–30
W vs DEN 31–10

Las Vegas Raiders

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.

KC · scored
29.3
per game · 3 played
KC · allowed
16.7
per game
LV · scored
29.3
per game · 3 played
LV · allowed
18.0
per game

How The Model Sees It

Our rating has Kansas City Chiefs as the stronger side by 100 rating points, which on its own is worth about 4.0 points on the scoreboard (KC 1,557, LV 1,457).

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.

That lands on a projected margin of -2.6, and running that through the historical spread of actual results against projections gives Kansas City Chiefs at 58%.

The closing line agrees on the winner, making Kansas City Chiefs favourite by 4.5 against our 2.6.

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