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Las Vegas Raiders @ New Orleans Saints

BOOK NO 63% MODEL NO 63%
Week 3 · 2026-09-27 · 16:25 · Caesars Superdome (dome) · sportturf
Last 5 yrs H2H: LV 11 NO
NO -3.5
Vegas line (context)
42.5
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

LV OFFENSE vs NO DEFENSE
NO DEFENSE LV OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 39% run Ball-control
NO OFFENSE vs LV DEFENSE
LV DEFENSE NO OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 40% run Avg pace
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

LV OFFENSE vs NO DEFENSE
-0.19 #29 Pass attack DEF +17 #12 -0.05
-0.26 #32 Run game DEF +30 #2 -0.07
195 #26 Pass yards DEF +21 #5 196
77 #32 Rush yards DEF +13 #19 121
3.8 #32 Pass pro vs rush DEF +21 #11 2.6
34% #29 3rd down DEF +24 #5 36%
56% #27 Red zone DEF +12 #15 62%
NO OFFENSE vs LV DEFENSE
-0.08 #27 Pass attack even #23 +0.08
-0.10 #31 Run game DEF +17 #14 -0.04
237 #10 Pass yards even #13 214
94 #28 Rush yards DEF +11 #17 117
2.9 #25 Pass pro vs rush even #21 2.1
40% #19 3rd down OFF +11 #30 47%
50% #32 Red zone DEF +21 #11 59%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

LV PASS RUSH vs NO PASS PRO
Maxx Crosby DE 10.0 sacks '25
Malcolm Koonce DE 4.5 sacks '25
Kwity Paye DE 4.0 sacks '25
2.9 #25 sacks allowed /g #11 2.1
NO PASS RUSH vs LV PASS PRO
Chase Young DE 10.0 sacks '25
Carl Granderson DE 6.0 sacks '25
Tyree Wilson DE 4.0 sacks '25
3.8 #32 sacks allowed /g #21 2.6
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

LV

Kirk Cousins QB 2025: ATL vs #12 PASS D 172.1 pass y/g 6/10
Ashton Jeanty RB vs #2 RUN D 57.4 rush y/g 4/10
Tre Tucker WR1 vs #12 PASS D 40.9 rec y/g 3/10
Jalen Nailor WR2 2025: MIN vs #12 PASS D 26.1 rec y/g 4/10
Jack Bech WR3 vs #12 PASS D 16.0 rec y/g 5/10
Brock Bowers TE vs #12 PASS D 56.7 rec y/g 3/10

NO

Tyler Shough QB vs #23 PASS D 216.7 pass y/g 7/10
Travis Etienne Jr. RB 2025: JAC vs #14 RUN D 65.2 rush y/g 5/10
Chris Olave WR1 vs #23 PASS D 72.7 rec y/g 5/10
Jordyn Tyson WR2 vs #23 PASS D rec y/g
Devaughn Vele WR3 vs #23 PASS D 32.6 rec y/g 4/9
Juwan Johnson TE vs #23 PASS D 52.3 rec y/g 5/10
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.