What if Mike Tomlin, Nick Saban, Tony Dungy, Jim Harbaugh, Sean McVay, Pete Carroll or Dabo Swinney were to be the next coach of the Raiders? Or will it be Rich Bisaccia?
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Based on a parlay of each team’s conference futures at BetMGM — where the Bucs are +210 favorites to win the NFC and the Pats are the +450 third pick to win the AFC — the odds are 16-1 that the matchup happens.
A 36-33 overtime victory by the Raiders on Thanksgiving is the latest example of how balanced the 32-team league is this year.
Quarterback Derek Carr helps Raiders snap three-game losing streak by throwing for 373 yards and a touchdown.
How the Raiders performed in a 36-33 overtime win.
Circa sportsbook took sharp money on the Raiders-Cowboys and Bills-Saints games, and the South Point took sharp action on the Bears-Lions matchup.
The Raiders need to compete and coach as if their season depends on the outcome when facing Dallas on Thanksgiving Day.
In the first seven weeks of the season, there were only two outright upsets by underdogs of seven points or more. But there have been nine such upsets in the last four weeks.
Another midseason slide seems likely after a 32-13 loss to the Bengals on Sunday.
At one point between this week and last, the Raiders missed converting on third down 14 straight times.
The Raiders rank just 28th across the NFL in rushing average (85.0) and yards per carry (3.7).
Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy, the 6-1 third choice, and New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, the +850 fourth pick, are the two biggest liabilities at Circa Sports.
The Raiders were beaten down in every way by a Kansas City side that hasn’t done much of that this season, a 41-14 thrashing by the Chiefs.
The Raiders managed just 15 first downs on offense. And on defense, they had just three hits on Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes via 50 dropbacks.
After 248 contestants selected the Steelers before the 3 p.m. Saturday deadline, Ben Roethlisberger was placed on the COVID list for Sunday’s game against the Lions.
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