Week 5 predictions

Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots

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Week 5, 2026 · Sunday, Oct 11, 5:00 PM · outdoors

Las Vegas Raiders
1–0 · Elo 1420 · Kirk Cousins (+70)
Elo: NE 67%Spread: NE 74%
New England Patriots
0–1 · Elo 1564 · Drake Maye · Home

What the forecasters say

ForecasterFavorsNELVNote
EloNE 67%67%33%NE 1564 vs LV 1420, implied spread NE −4.9
Closing spreadNE 74%74%26%NE -8.5
The blendNE 72%72%28%

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The spot: Clear favorite, mild disagreement

Both favor the same team by 60% or more, but they differ by 4 to 10 points. Replays: favorites won about as often as the average of the two forecasts said (no surplus either way). The blend without a bump. Nothing to exploit; take the average.

New England Patriots over the Raiders: Elo 67%, market 74%. Clear favorite, take the average. Cousins is worth 70 Elo.

Details

Line movement

No market has priced this game yet. Kalshi and Polymarket usually list games about a week out; sportsbooks earlier.