Fourth-year cornerback Nate Hobbs is a key ingredient to a Raiders defense that could rank among the NFL’s best this season.
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This week’s questions from Raiders fans include the state of the quarterback competition and how long it will take the offense to master the new scheme.
Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said his players could decompress after the team’s mandatory minicamp this week, but he doesn’t want them to stop working.
The Raiders’ defense was one of the NFL’s best down the stretch last season. They could be even better this year.
Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay has clinched the RJ Challenge title with a 56-23-6 record against the spread (70.9 percent).
PritchardsPicks.com handicapper Scott Pritchard analyzes every NFL Week 18 Sunday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
The Buffalo Bills will play for safety Damar Hamlin amid his recovery, and they will play to knock the New England Patriots out of the playoffs Sunday.
The Chiefs must win Saturday’s game at Allegiant Stadium to clinch the AFC’s No. 1 playoff seed against a Raiders squad that has been eliminated from the postseason.
With apologies to Winston Churchill, halfway through the NFL season, handicapping the league remains a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.
Sportsline.com handicapper Micah Roberts leads the contest with a 23-16-1 ATS record by a half point over Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay (22-16-2).
The Jets, Giants, Jaguars and Browns are the four losingest NFL franchises since 2015 and the Lions aren’t too far behind. But all five underdogs covered as books had a banner day.
The South Point reported Friday that there was a lot of sharp action on Las Vegas, which was a consensus pick’em Friday at the valley’s sportsbooks.
Denver dropped to a 1-point favorite at most Las Vegas sportsbooks Friday after Raiders coach Jon Gruden said the plan is for Brown to play against the Broncos.