The Raiders’ coaching staff has increased the energy at practice, and one rookie has stood out in the first week of organized team activities.
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Six key Raiders players from a defense that surrendered the ninth-fewest points in the NFL last season are entering the final year of their contracts.
The Raiders have begun organized team activities, which means fans have questions about how the team is shaping up so far.
Raiders home games at Allegiant Stadium are once again the most popular purchase in the NFL on the online ticket broker StubHub.
For the first time since 2013, the Raiders will play on Thanksgiving Day and take on the Dallas Cowboys.
Dallas climbed from a 7-point favorite to an 8-point favorite over the Raiders on Tuesday before the consensus line settled at -7½ on Wednesday at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
The Raiders will be down linebackers coach Richard Smith for their 4:30 p.m. Thanksgiving Day game against the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday.
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.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is editor of The Gold Sheet (Goldsheet.com). He provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends. Follow @thegoldsheet on Twitter.
The Raiders need to compete and coach as if their season depends on the outcome when facing Dallas on Thanksgiving Day.
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