Raiders vs. Patriots
NFL Week 1, 2025 season. Sunday, Sep 7, 2025, 12:00 PM CT. Gillette Stadium. Referee: Ron Torbert.
The Sim's pick: New England Patriots
Sim wrong
39% Raiders
Patriots 61%
- Projected score
- LV 20, NE 23
- Sim line
- NE -3
- Backtest
- made after kickoff
Beat the Sim: your pick
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The Sim's take
The Sim made the Patriots a slight favorite at home: 61% to beat the Raiders, with a projected score of 23-20 (NE by 3).
Final: Raiders 20, Patriots 13. The Sim's pick was wrong.
Raiders: last 5 games
- L 20-34 vs Chargers Week 18, 2024
- W 25-10 at Saints Week 17, 2024
- W 19-14 vs Jaguars Week 16, 2024
- L 9-15 vs Falcons Week 15, 2024
- L 13-28 at Buccaneers Week 14, 2024
Patriots: last 5 games
Last meetings: Raiders vs. Patriots
- 2023, Week 6 NE 17 at LV 21 Raiders won
- 2022, Week 15 NE 24 at LV 30 Raiders won
- 2020, Week 3 LV 20 at NE 36 Patriots won
- 2017, Week 11 NE 33 at LV 8 Patriots won
- 2014, Week 3 LV 9 at NE 16 Patriots won
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