Sun Oct 18, 4:25 PM ET · CBS · Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas Indoor Upcoming · Fri 4:25 PM
Buffalo Bills
4-1 · 4-1 last season
Implied29.5
At BUF -5.5 Total 53.5 Live line · BUF -245 · LV +200
Las Vegas Raiders
3-2 · 3-2 last season
Implied24.0
Line movement open Oct 13 LV spread +5.5 +5.5 no move Total 53.5 53.5 no move FanDuel

BUF @ LV: the angle lands Fri 4:25 PM

Lines, matchups, injuries and forecast below are live now.

Key matchups

TeamPlayerPos ProjDK $ vs defenseFPAEdge
BUF Josh Allen QB 24.8 $7,500 LV #28 of 32 20.4 Smash
BUF James Cook III RB 13.5 $7,400 LV #22 of 32 24.1 Favorable
BUF Dalton Kincaid TE 12.7 $5,100 LV #25 of 32 16.0 Favorable
BUF Khalil Shakir WR 11.8 $5,300 LV #19 of 32 33.7 Neutral
LV Kirk Cousins QB 15.8 $5,400 BUF #25 of 32 20.3 Favorable
LV Ashton Jeanty RB 15.8 $6,500 BUF #28 of 32 26.2 Smash
LV Brock Bowers TE 15.7 $7,500 BUF #7 of 32 10.6 Tough
LV Tre Tucker WR 9.7 $4,700 BUF #27 of 32 37.6 Smash
BUF skill positions vs LV defense
QB
#28/32
20.4 fpa
Elite
RB
#22/32
24.1 fpa
Good
WR
#19/32
33.7 fpa
Good
TE
#25/32
16.0 fpa
Elite
LV skill positions vs BUF defense
QB
#25/32
20.3 fpa
Elite
RB
#28/32
26.2 fpa
Elite
WR
#27/32
37.6 fpa
Elite
TE
#7/32
10.6 fpa
Avoid

Rank 32 allows the most fantasy points to the position (softest matchup), 1 the fewest. Ratings blend the 2025-26 regular season (with a last-8-games form tilt) into current-season data as games are played: current weight = games / (games + 4), so the new season takes over quickly.

Game script & scoring

Projected points (market implied)
BUF29.5
LV24.0
Offense profile
BUFRank of 32LV
32.8 #1 Pts / G 26.4 #9
254.4 #12 Pass yds / G 263.4 #8
158.0 #5 Rush yds / G 82.0 #28
59.0 #23 Plays / G 65.0 #8
48% Pass rate 57%
1.4 Pass TD / G 2.4
2.6 Rush TD / G 0.4
2.0 Sacks taken / G 1.6
0.8 INT thrown / G 0.8
Defense profile
BUFRank of 32LV
28.2 #28 Pts allowed / G 25.8 #23
295.8 #31 Pass yds allowed 254.6 #25
108.2 #15 Rush yds allowed 140.6 #28
2.2 Sacks / G 2.6
0.4 INT / G 0.8
2.6 Pass TD allowed 2.2
1.0 Rush TD allowed 1.2

Rank 1 = best of 32 (offense: most; defense: fewest allowed). Basis: rolling window from 2026-09-09, 5 games per team.

Weather

Indoor: no weather factor. Allegiant Stadium is a covered venue.

DFS

BUF projected players
PosPlayerProj Floor / ceilDK $Val FD $vs
QB Josh Allen 24.8 16.0 / 34.5 $7,500 3.31x $9,500 #28
RB James Cook III 13.5 7.2 / 22.6 $7,400 1.82x $8,400 #22
TE Dalton Kincaid 12.7 5.1 / 21.0 $5,100 2.48x $5,900 #25
WR Khalil Shakir 11.8 5.1 / 20.3 $5,300 2.23x $5,900 #19
WR Keon Coleman 10.5 3.9 / 20.0 $4,900 2.14x $5,700 #19
RB Ty Johnson 5.4 1.7 / 11.0 $4,700 1.16x $5,500 #22
TE Dawson Knox 4.8 0.0 / 11.7 $2,600 1.85x $4,800 #25
LV projected players
PosPlayerProj Floor / ceilDK $Val FD $vs
QB Kirk Cousins 15.8 8.8 / 22.7 $5,400 2.93x $6,800 #25
RB Ashton Jeanty 15.8 8.5 / 22.5 $6,500 2.43x $7,600 #28
TE Brock Bowers 15.7 8.1 / 26.4 $7,500 2.09x $8,300 #7
WR Tre Tucker 9.7 3.3 / 16.6 $4,700 2.06x $5,800 #27
RB Mike Washington Jr. 9.3 3.7 / 15.8 $5,000 1.86x $4,900 #28
TE Michael Mayer 7.8 3.2 / 14.6 $3,200 2.45x $4,800 #7
WR Cody White 7.0 1.5 / 13.7 $3,200 2.17x $5,200 #27

Val = projected points per $1,000 of DraftKings salary. vs = the opposing defense's rank against that position (32 softest).

Props

PlayerMarketLine ProjOverBookOpp rank
Josh Allen QB BUF Pass TD 1.5 1.1 -115 BetRivers #27
Josh Allen QB BUF Pass yds 232.5 201.5 -113 DraftKings #25
Josh Allen QB BUF Rush yds 33.5 38.6 -110 DraftKings #28
Kirk Cousins QB LV Pass TD 1.5 1.9 -143 BetRivers #29
Kirk Cousins QB LV Pass yds 240.5 201.9 -111 DraftKings #31
Kirk Cousins QB LV Rush yds 1.5 – +136 FanDuel #15
Ashton Jeanty RB LV Rush yds 53.5 52.5 -114 DraftKings #15
Ashton Jeanty RB LV Receptions 3.5 4.0 -107 DraftKings #31
Ashton Jeanty RB LV Rec yds 23.5 38.8 -112 DraftKings #31
Brock Bowers TE LV Receptions 6.5 4.8 -114 BetRivers #31
Brock Bowers TE LV Rec yds 77.5 62.6 -114 DraftKings #31
James Cook III RB BUF Rush yds 94.5 71.4 -114 DraftKings #28
James Cook III RB BUF Receptions 1.5 0.9 +106 FanDuel #25
James Cook III RB BUF Rec yds 8.5 4.2 -109 DraftKings #25

Best available over price per line. Opp rank = the defense's rank in that stat allowed (32 allows the most).

All BUF and LV props with AI grades

Injuries

BUF 8 listed
  • Out DJ Moore WR Shoulder Severe
  • Out Joshua Palmer WR Unknown Severe
  • Out Tyrell Shavers WR Unknown Severe
  • Out Dee Alford CB Ankle Minimal
  • Out Ed Oliver DT Unknown Minimal
  • Out Landon Jackson DE Knee Minimal
  • Quest. Spencer Brown T Back Minimal
  • Quest. Te'Cory Couch DB Hamstring Minimal
LV 8 listed
  • Out Chris Collier RB Undisclosed Severe
  • Out Corey Rucker WR Undisclosed Severe
  • Out Jalen Nailor WR Concussion Severe
  • Out Brennan Jackson OLB Unknown Minimal
  • Out Justin Pickett G Unknown Minimal
  • Out Trey Zuhn III G Unknown Minimal
  • Quest. Patrick Johnson DE Stinger/Neck Minimal
  • Quest. Tonka Hemingway DE Unknown Minimal
Full NFL injury report

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