Pro handicapper Scott Kellen went 51-37-2 against the spread (58 percent) last season to win the Review-Journal NFL Challenge handicapping contest.
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The Raiders have a lot of similarities with their first opponent Sunday. Both teams have new coaches and offensive coordinators after going 4-13 last season.
The Raiders will kick off the Pete Carroll era in New England against several familiar faces, including former coach Josh McDaniels.
Dominic Lavoie and the rest of the Vegas Nation team prepare you for the Raiders’ season opener against the New England Patriots.
Geno Smith at one point seemed destined to be typecast as a career backup. But now with the Raiders, he’s looking to become a franchise quarterback twice over.
The Vegas Nation crew made predictions for the Raiders’ 2025 season during a recent episode of the “First and 10” podcast. Here is a portion of that conversation.
The Patriots are consensus 2½-point favorites over coach Pete Carroll and the Raiders in Sunday’s season opener at New England, and the consensus total is 44.
Raiders fans have plenty of questions heading into the season opener Sunday, like how Amari Cooper’s retirement affects the team’s rookie wide receivers.
Raiders rookie Ashton Jeanty, as he prepared for his NFL debut Sunday, is trying to find the right blend of toughness and elusiveness in the NFL.
Josh McDaniels, who went 9-16 as the Raiders’ coach before getting fired during the 2023 season, will face the team Sunday as the Patriots’ offensive coordinator.
The Raiders are much better than last year’s team, which went 4-13. They still have a ways to go to become a contender in the AFC West.
CBS Sportsline handicapper Bruce Marshall provides NFL notes and trends for Week 1 games for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The Raiders remain among the NFL’s most popular teams on the secondary ticket market, but they have dropped out of the top five in average prices for home games.
Raiders wide receiver Dont’e Thornton Jr., who is in line to start the team’s season opener Sunday, is excited to show what he can do in the NFL.
Raiders defensive end Malcolm Koonce suffered a season-ending knee injury a year ago Friday. Now, he’s ready to get back on the field.
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