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.
Bettors loaded up on the Raiders (-1½) over the Saints and the game to go over 48½. But they never stood a chance on either count in a 24-0 loss.
Axsmithsports.com handicapper Alex B. Smith analyzes every NFL Week 8 Sunday and Monday game, with odds, trends and projected final scores.
VSiN host Brent Musburger and Systemplays.com handicapper Doug Fitz are tied for the lead at 22-13. RJ sports betting reporter Todd Dewey is in third place at 20-14-1.
Russell Wilson was ridiculed this week after saying that he spent four hours of the team’s eight-hour flight to London “doing high knees” in the aisles as his teammates slept.
The Raiders are 1½-point road favorites over the Saints after the line opened at 2½. The total is 49½ and both teams have gone over in their last four games.
When the Giants stopped the Jaguars at the 1-yard line with no time left, it not only preserved their 23-17 win, it also kept alive a $48, 14-leg parlay that paid $188,450.37.
For the past two decades, bettors could count on Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers to bounce back from a loss and not only win the next week, but cover. Those days are gone.
Wagertalk.com handicapper Tony Mejia (@MejiaDinero) analyzes every NFL Week 7 Sunday and Monday game, with odds, trends and final scores.
Pro handicapper Lou Finocchiaro leads the way with a 20-10 ATS record. VSiN host Brent Musburger and handicapper Doug Fitz are each 19-11 ATS.
New England, which has won its last two games over the Lions and Browns by a combined score of 67-15, is an 8-point home favorite over Chicago on “Monday Night Football.”