Home › NFL › Week 2 › LV @ LAC
NFL · Week 2 · 2026 Final Division game

Raiders at Chargers

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 · 20:05 UTC
Las Vegas Raiders logo
Las Vegas
Raiders
1-0 · W1
26
@
Los Angeles Chargers logo
Los Angeles
Chargers
0-1 · L1
14
Los Angeles Chargers to win 66% win probability · projected 18–24 · Solid

Result & Grading

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

Final score
26–14
LV at LAC
Our pick
LAC ✗
Missed
Margin error
17.3
points from our projection
Against the spread
Covered ✓
vs line of LAC −7.0

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.

LV 34%
LAC 66%
Projected score
18–24
LV at LAC
Projected margin
+5.3
home perspective
Projected total
42.2
combined points
Confidence
Solid
published before kickoff

Engine vs The Line

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

8th Day Engine
Los Angeles Chargers
by 5.3 points · total 42.2
Closing line
Los Angeles Chargers
by 7.0 points · total 43.5

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
SoFi Stadium
Roof
Dome
Surface
Matrixturf
Rest · LV
7 days
Rest · LAC
7 days
QB · LV
Kirk Cousins
QB · LAC
Justin Herbert

Recent Form

Last five completed games this season, most recent first.

Las Vegas Raiders

W vs MIA 27–13

Los Angeles Chargers

L vs ARI 14–26

Season Scoring

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

LV · scored
27.0
per game · 1 played
LV · allowed
13.0
per game
LAC · scored
14.0
per game · 1 played
LAC · allowed
26.0
per game

How The Model Sees It

Our rating has Los Angeles Chargers as the stronger side by 97 rating points, which on its own is worth about 3.9 points on the scoreboard (LV 1,375, LAC 1,472).

Home field adds 1.4 points to LAC — 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 +5.3, and running that through the historical spread of actual results against projections gives Los Angeles Chargers at 66%.

The closing line agrees on the winner, making Los Angeles Chargers favourite by 7.0 against our 5.3.

More From Week 2

Next Up Elsewhere

Other games already through the engine.

Recently Graded

Called before kickoff, scored after — hits and misses both.

Explore CleverScores

Every sport runs on the same engine, and every pick is published before the event and graded after.