jeremy cluff, arizona republic
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Which NFL teams have the best chances of winning their games on the NFL Week 15 schedule?
ESPN Analytics has revealed its Matchup Predictor numbers for the 16 games in the league this week, and they offer some interesting win probabilities.
Take a look at the site's picks for this week's NFL games, beginning with the Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday Night Football and ending with the Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football.
Some of the site's predictions differ from NFL Week 15 odds and other NFL Week 15 picks for this week's games.
How correct will the analytics be this week?
Click on each game for more NFL Week 15 predictions for that NFL matchup. All times MST.
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Thursday Night Football prediction, Dec. 14
Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders, 6:15 p.m., Amazon Prime Video (stream with Amazon Prime Video)
Chargers have a 75.7% chance to beat Raiders on Thursday Night Football.
The site gives the Raiders a 24.1% shot at winning the Week 15 NFL game.
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Saturday football games predictions, Dec. 16
Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals, 11 a.m., NFL Network (stream with free trial from FUBO)
Bengals have a 53.2% chance to beat Vikings on Saturday.
The site gives the Vikings a 46.4% shot at winning the Week 15 NFL game.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts, 2:30 p.m., NFL Network (stream with free trial from FUBO)
Steelers have a 56% chance to beat Colts on Saturday.
The site gives the Colts a 43.6% shot at winning the Week 15 NFL game.
Denver Broncos at Detroit Lions, 6:15 p.m., NFL Network (stream with free trial from FUBO)
Lions have a 59.2% chance to beat Broncos on Saturday.
The site gives the Broncos a 40.5% shot at winning the Week 15 NFL game.
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Sunday early football games predictions, Dec. 17
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers, 11 a.m., FOX (stream with free trial from FUBO)
Falcons have a 66.4% chance to beat Panthers on Sunday.
The site gives the Panthers a 33.3% shot at winning the Week 15 NFL game.
Chicago Bears at Cleveland Browns, 11 a.m., FOX (stream with free trial from FUBO)
Browns have a 57.1% chance to beat Bears on Sunday.
The site gives the Bears a 42.5% shot at winning the Week 15 NFL game.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers, 11 a.m., CBS (stream with free trial from FUBO)
Packers have a 57.6% chance to beat Buccaneers on Sunday.
The site gives the Buccaneers a 42% shot at winning the Week 15 NFL game.
New York Jets at Miami Dolphins, 11 a.m., CBS (stream with free trial from FUBO)
Dolphins have an 82% chance to beat Jets on Sunday.
The site gives the Jets a 17.9% shot at winning the Week 15 NFL game.
New York Giants at New Orleans Saints, 11 a.m., FOX (stream with free trial from FUBO)
Saints have an 81.3% chance to beat Giants on Sunday.
The site gives the Giants an 18.6% shot at winning the Week 15 NFL game.
Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans, 11 a.m., CBS (stream with free trial from FUBO)
Texans have a 59.1% chance to beat Titans on Sunday.
The site gives the Titans a 40.6% shot at winning the Week 15 NFL game.
Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots, 11 a.m., FOX (stream with free trial from FUBO)
Chiefs have a 76.1% chance to beat Patriots on Sunday.
The site gives the Patriots a 23.7% shot at winning the Week 15 NFL game.
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Sunday late football games predictions, Dec. 17
San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals, 2:05 p.m., CBS (stream with free trial from FUBO)
49ers have an 85.1% chance to beat Cardinals on Sunday.
The site gives the Cardinals a 14.8% shot at winning the Week 15 NFL game.
Washington Commanders at Los Angeles Rams, 2:05 p.m., CBS (stream with free trial from FUBO)
Rams have a 75.3% chance to beat Commanders on Sunday.
The site gives the Commanders a 24.5% shot at winning the Week 15 NFL game.
Dallas Cowboys at Buffalo Bills, 2:25 p.m., FOX (stream with free trial from FUBO)
Cowboys have a 50.1% chance to beat Bills on Sunday.
The site gives the Bills a 49.5% shot at winning the Week 15 NFL game.
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Sunday Night Football prediction, Dec. 17
Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars, 6:20 p.m., NBC, Universo (stream with free trial from FUBO)
Ravens have a 63.8% chance to beat Jaguars on Sunday Night Football.
The site gives the Jaguars a 35.9% shot at winning the Week 15 NFL game.
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Monday Night Football prediction, Dec. 18
Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks, 6:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes (stream with free trial from FUBO)
Eagles have a 57.8% chance to beat Seahawks on Monday Night Football.
The site gives the Seahawks a 41.9% shot at winning the Week 15 NFL game.
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