Running back Alexander Mattison played five seasons with the Minnesota Vikings before being released and signing a one-year contract with the Raiders in March.
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Raiders fans brought plenty of questions for this week’s mailbag, including one on whether the team thought it could land a quarterback in this year’s draft.
Former Raiders tight end Darren Waller released a song and video Thursday that appear to reference his previous relationship with Aces star Kelsey Plum.
Raiders assistant Luke Steckel worked on some major film productions after college, but coaching was always in his blood.
The Westgate SuperBook’s Jay Kornegay leads the contest with a 24-14-2 record against the spread. Handicapper Kelly Stewart is in second at 22-17-1.
Wizardraceandsports.com handicapper “Dr. Alan” Dumond analyzes every NFL Week 9 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
Pro sports bettor Jeff Whitelaw has already wagered on two NFL teams to go over their season win totals. He also provides an early analysis of the Raiders.
Bettors backed the Raiders for the first time in three weeks and had their faith rewarded, as the Raiders won and covered in a 27-20 victory over the Chargers.
The Raiders seemed to hit rock bottom in last week’s 24-0 loss at New Orleans, but bettors haven’t given up on them for Sunday’s game at Jacksonville.
The Raiders not only soared over last season’s win total of 7 at Circa en route to a 10-7 mark. But they also flew over their alternate win total of 8, which paid +160.
Professional handicapper Dana Lane (@DanaLaneSports) analyzes every NFL Sunday and Monday game, with trends and final scores for each.
Review-Journal sports betting columnist Todd Dewey leads the contest with a 32-27-1 ATS record. Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay is second at 31-27-2.
There are six teams with odds of 10-1 or less to win the Super Bowl. The Bills are the clear betting favorites to win it all. But the NFC is a 2-point favorite over the AFC in the early Super Bowl line.
Pro bettors account for most of the exhibition action, which explains why the preseason limits at sportsbooks are one-tenth of what they are during the regular season.