Despite being tied for first place with the unbeaten Denver Broncos (3-0), the Raiders remain +550 long shots at BetMGM to win the division after opening the season at 18-1.
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Bettors were all over the Raiders, who outlasted the Dolphins 31-28 in overtime as 3½-point favorites after squandering an 11-point fourth-quarter lead.
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At Caesars Sportsbook, 94 percent of the tickets and 92 percent of the money wagered are on Arizona, and 89 percent of the tickets and 79 percent of the money are on the Raiders.
VegasInsider.com handicapper Chip Chirimbes analyzes every NFL Sunday and Monday game and gives final scores for each.
Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers are banged up. That’s why Pittsburgh has dropped from a touchdown favorite to a 3-point home favorite over the Cincinnati Bengals.
The South Point took sharp money on the Miami Dolphins +4½, but the public is on the Raiders, consensus 4-point favorites at Las Vegas sportsbooks for Sunday’s game.
On the lookahead line at the Westgate SuperBook, which posts lines for NFL games 12 days in advance, the Raiders opened -1 over the Dolphins and that number has shot up to -4.
The Raiders are arguably the most surprising 2-0 team after traveling across the country on a short week and beating the Steelers 26-17 on Sunday as 5½-point underdogs.
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Systemplays.com handicapper Doug Fitz analyzes every NFL Sunday and Monday game and gives final scores for each.
Micah Roberts, Lou Finocchiaro and Mark Franco each went 4-1 ATS in Week 1 to take the contest lead, and Jay Kornegay and Doug Fitz each went 3-1-1 ATS.
The look-ahead line on Saints-Panthers was pick’em before New Orleans’ win over Green Bay. But with the Saints’ stock soaring, oddsmakers made them 3½-point favorites at Carolina.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is editor of The Gold Sheet (Goldsheet.com). He provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends.
A week after wiseguys backed the Raiders in their wild overtime win over the Baltimore Ravens, they’re betting against them in Sunday’s game at Pittsburgh.
