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Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams

Monday, October 12 · 8:15 PM ET · SoFi Stadium
Buffalo Bills 3-1 26.1
AT
Los Angeles Rams 2-2 29.0

01 / THE NUMBER

The model makes this Los Angeles Rams -2.9. The market has it Los Angeles Rams -3, a gap of 0.1 points toward Buffalo Bills.

Tested against closing lines on 1,171 games since 2022, this model tracks the market rather than beating it. A large gap is a question worth asking, not a signal to follow.

SPREAD
Vegas lineLos Angeles Rams -3
ModelLos Angeles Rams -2.9
Difference0.1

02 / PROJECTED SCORE

Buffalo Bills26.1Los Angeles R.29.0

03 / WHERE THE MARGIN COMES FROM

Home field1.8Passing game1.2Pass consistency0.3Rush consistency0.3Running game0.2Buffalo Bills ←→ Los Angeles R.

Each bar is that input's contribution to the projected margin, in points, pointing toward the team it favours. They sum to 2.9 toward Los Angeles Rams.

04 / QUARTERBACK

StarterTeamAdjustment, EPA / dropback
Josh AllenBuffalo Bills+0.000
Matthew StaffordLos Angeles Rams+0.002

Each listed starter measured against whoever actually played in the games these ratings were built from. Zero means the starter is the same quarterback already in the numbers.

05 / HOW THEY RATE · percentile vs the league

Offence
PassingRushingPass cons.Rush cons.Pass ratePace
Defence
PassingRushingPass cons.Rush cons.Pass ratePace
Buffalo Bills Los Angeles Rams
Percentile, 0–100Buffalo Bills offLos Angeles R. off Buffalo Bills defLos Angeles R. def
Passing97812990
Rushing9781387
Pass cons.65943990
Rush cons.10090355
Pass rate19716842
Pace52877110

06 / TEAM RATINGS

Per play, vs averageBuffalo Bills offLos Angeles R. off Buffalo Bills defLos Angeles R. def
Pass EPA / dropback+0.111+0.087+0.015-0.050
Rush EPA / carry+0.088+0.036+0.016-0.006
Pass success rate+0.013+0.036+0.006-0.015
Rush success rate+0.091+0.035+0.031-0.011
Pass rate-0.021+0.010-0.012+0.005
Plays per game-0.0+1.7-0.3+1.3

Opponent adjusted and shrunk toward last season. On defence, negative is good. Rest: Buffalo Bills 8 days, Los Angeles Rams 8 days.