Kansas City is a consensus 8-point favorite over Las Vegas after the line opened at 6½. The number was as high as 9 on Saturday before ticking down to 7½ at several books.
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Handicapper Joe D’Amico breaks down the remaining 13 NFL games in Week 11, with analysis, trends and final scores.
Mark Franco leads the contest with a 29-19-2 against the spread record, Lou Finocchiaro is second at 29-20-1 and Dave Tuley is third at 27-20-3.
Maxx Crosby said Raiders coach Jon Gruden told him after selecting him out of Eastern Michigan last year was that his job would be to pressure Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes.
Andy Reid has championed adaptability and has the sixth-most wins (215) in the league’s history — and, as of February, a Lombardi Trophy — to show for it.
Significant regular-season games and the Raiders have gone together the past two decades about as well as chili cheese dogs and red wine.
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For the Raiders to beat the Kansas City Chiefs for the second time this year, it’s imperative they handle three key matchups.
Recent off-the-field developments add to lore of Chiefs-Raiders showdowns that reached their zenith 50 years ago.
The Raiders did not have any new positive COVID-19 test results Saturday morning and will get seven defensive players back in time for Sunday’s Chiefs game.
After a week off, the Crimson Tide won’t give up late scores to the Wildcats. Handicapper Christopher Smith also has three more plays for Saturday.
Paul Stone leads the contest with a 30-19-1 record against the spread. Dana Lane is second at 28-21-1, and Eric Parkila is third at 27-21-2.
Raiders fans also especially interested in rookie receiver Henry Ruggs and the coronavirus.
The Chiefs are looking for revenge after a 40-32 home loss Oct. 11. The Raiders are 2-2 ATS at Allegiant Stadium, and the over is 6-2-1 in Las Vegas games this season.
A repeat win for the Raiders on Sunday night pulls them within one game of the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West and gives them the head-to-head tiebreaker advantage.