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Arizona Cardinals vs Las Vegas Raiders

Real survivor-pool comparison built on the same validated tables the team pages use — de-vigged market win probability and equity, spreads and totals, ELO ranks, defense vs position, charted scheme tendencies, recent form and current injuries. Green marks the better league rank.

Week 1 verdict

Raiders is the better survivor pick this week

Raiders score 0.426 equity (60.2% win probability) against Cardinals at 0.199 — a real gap of 0.227.

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This week

2026 week 1 · de-vigged consensus from live_game_lines + equity_scores

@ LACOpponentvs MIA

19.9%Win prob60.2%

0.199Equity score0.426

+9.5Spread11/11 books−3.0

47.5Game total40.5

▼ 0.000Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▲ 0.002

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

Week 17LV @ ARInot played yet

All-time series: 7 meetings · ARI 4 — LV 3. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1386.3ELO rating1373.0

#29ELO rank#31

3-14Record3-14

NFC WestDivisionAFC West

#4Division rank#4

L 17 · L 23 · L 7 · L 20 · L 28Last 5newest firstW +2 · L 24 · L 2 · L 31 · L 7

Defense vs position

ppr allowed per game · 2025 through week 18 · lower rank = tougher

17.0 · #19vs QB16.1 · #16

26.9 · #30vs RB23.4 · #21

30.2 · #15vs WR33.5 · #22

16.9 · #30vs TE10.1 · #2

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

tested and published as flat: neither predicts survivor outcomes beyond the market

1.76 (2025)Sacks / game2.12 (2025)

6.82Pressures / game6.76

3-9Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows8-14

Both of these are context, not edge. Our own tests found DL strength (finding #10) and primetime risk (finding #11) statistically flat once the market price is accounted for.

Scheme tendencies — offense

ftn charting · 2025 season · rank 1 = highest rate

35.4% · #30Pre-snap motion41.4% · #22

13.8% · #3Play action12.4% · #9

2.0% · #26RPO3.2% · #23

4.7% · #8Screen pass4.1% · #12

9.9% · #6No huddle7.4% · #13

59.2% · #9Shotgun54.2% · #19

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

29.1% · #19Man coverage21.9% · #29

27.4% · #17Blitz (5+ rushers)22.4% · #26

25.7% · #29Pressure27.8% · #27

ARI scheme profile →LV scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

Arizona Cardinals

Blake GillikinPFull Participation in Practice
Dadrion Taylor-DemersonSLimited Participation in Practice
Garrett WilliamsCBLimited Participation in Practice
Isaiah AdamsGDid Not Participate In Practice
James ConnerRunning BackQuestionable
Jeremiyah LoveRBLimited Participation in Practice
Joey BlountSafetyQuestionable
Josh SweatLBDid Not Participate In Practice
Kaleb ProctorDefensive TackleInjured Reserve
PJ MustipherDefensive TackleInjured Reserve
Will JohnsonCBFull Participation in Practice

Las Vegas Raiders

Adam ButlerDefensive TackleQuestionable
Aidan O'ConnellQuarterbackOut
AJ ColePunterQuestionable
Alex CappaGuardQuestionable
Andre Carter IIDefensive EndQuestionable
Ashton JeantyRBFull Participation in Practice
Brock BowersTEDid Not Participate In Practice
Brodric Martin-RhodesDefensive TackleOut
Caleb RogersGuardOut
Charles SnowdenDefensive EndOut
Darnay HolmesCornerbackOut
Decamerion RichardsonCornerbackOut

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