The Chargers opened as 4½-point favorites over the Raiders for Sunday’s game in Los Angeles, and the line climbed to 5½ before settling at 5.
Betting
Raiders coach Josh McDaniels overtook Chicago’s Matt Eberflus as the 2-1 favorite to be the first NFL coach fired this season at BetOnline, an offshore sportsbook.
Upsets by the Texans over the Jaguars, Colts over the Ravens and Cardinals over the Cowboys eliminated $3.4 million worth of Circa Survivor entries (3,443).
GambLou.com handicapper Lou Finocchiaro (@GambLou) went 3-1-1 against the spread in NFL Week 2 and leads the contest with an 8-1-1 record.
GambLou.com handicapper Lou Finocchiaro (@GambLou), who leads the Review-Journal NFL Challenge with an 8-1-1 ATS record, analyzes every Week 3 game.
The Steelers opened as 1½-point favorites in the Raiders’ home opener at Allegiant Stadium on “Sunday Night Football.” But the favorite has flipped.
GambLou.com handicapper Lou Finocchiaro went 5-0 ATS in Week 1. Westgate SuperBook VP Jay Kornegay and SixthSenseSports.com handicapper Scott Kellen each went 4-1.
Reigning Las Vegas Review-Journal NFL Challenge champion Doug Fitz (Systemplays.com) analyzes every NFL Week 2 game, with final score projections.
The Raiders have a lot of things working against them for Sunday’s game, but the Bills are almost in desperation mode after losing to the Jets on Monday.
Actor Mark Wahlberg was at the grand opening of Yahoo Sportsbook powered by William Hill at The Venetian on Sunday for Week 1 of the NFL season.
Systemplays.com handicapper Doug Fitz won the Review-Journal NFL Challenge last season with a 56-32-2 record against the spread (63.6 percent).
Pro sports bettor Scott Pritchard (PritchardsPicks.com) analyzes every NFL Week 1 Sunday and Monday game, with final score projections.
The Broncos climbed from 3½-point to 5½-point favorites in the offseason, but the line has since dropped back to 3½ at most sportsbooks and to as low as 3.
Las Vegas sportsbooks are on the hook for a collective multimillion-dollar loss if the Raiders beat long odds and win the Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium.
“Dr. Alan” Dumond is a two-time top-five finisher in the Westgate SuperContest. The Wizardraceandsports.com handicapper analyzes all 16 AFC teams.