The Chiefs have climbed to consensus 10½-point home favorites over the Raiders in their AFC West matchup Monday on Christmas Day.
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Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay went 4-0-1 ATS for the second straight week to run his record to a sizzling 49-20-6 ATS (71.1 percent).
GambLou.com handicapper Lou Finocchiaro analyzes every NFL Week 16 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
GambLou.com handicapper Lou Finocchiaro (@GambLou) went 3-1-1 against the spread in NFL Week 2 and leads the contest with an 8-1-1 record.
GambLou.com handicapper Lou Finocchiaro (@GambLou), who leads the Review-Journal NFL Challenge with an 8-1-1 ATS record, analyzes every Week 3 game.
Systemplays.com handicapper Doug Fitz leads the contest with a 47-26-1 ATS record (64.4 percent), and VSiN host Brent Musburger is in second at 45-30 (60 percent).
VegasInsider.com handicapper Chip Chirimbes analyzes every NFL Week 16 game, with trends and final score predictions.
Will the Raiders make the playoffs? Yes is a 16-1 long shot at Circa Sports, while no is a prohibitive -2,800 favorite.
Eleven of the 74 remaining entrants in the Circa Survivor contest, which pays $6.1 million to the winner, might be too stressed to properly enjoy their Thanksgiving feast.
For the past two decades, bettors could count on Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers to bounce back from a loss and not only win the next week, but cover. Those days are gone.
The Raiders have lost and failed to cover their first two games, including blowing a 20-0 halftime lead in last week’s crushing overtime loss to the Cardinals.
Jimmy Garoppolo has a 37-16 career record as a starter and ranks fourth among active QBs in winning percentage (.698) behind Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady and Lamar Jackson.
Caesars Sportsbook has made 10 regular-season win total head-to-head matchups between NFL and college football teams. Southern California has drawn the most money.
The betting public is backing the Raiders as consensus 3-point favorites over the Eagles in Sunday’s game at Allegiant Stadium. But sharp bettors are backing Philadelphia.
Handicapper Dana Lane (@DanaLaneSports) analyzes every Sunday and Monday NFL game and gives trends and final scores for each.