The Raiders (3-3) meet the Texans (4-3) at 1:25 p.m. Sunday at NRG Stadium in Houston. Here is a breakdown by position.
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Handicapper Alex B. Smith of axsmithsports.com breaks down Week 8 of the NFL season.
Here are three things to watch in the Raiders’ Week 8 matchup agasint the Houston Texans.
The Raiders, who play at Houston on Sunday, have split the last four games, allowing what is becoming a slow but trendy notion about there being life after the regular season.
Handicapper Mark Franco went 4-1 ATS for the second straight week in Week 7 and leads the contest with a 23-12 ATS record. Hank Goldberg is in second at 22-13 ATS.
The road team has covered the first seven Seattle games this season, and the Seahawks are 3-0 ATS in road games. Seattle has covered eight of its last nine road games.
Raiders rookie defensive backs Johnathan Abram and Isaiah Johnson talk fellow rookie Trayvon Mullen, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and more.
Aside from Josh Jacobs being questionable with a shoulder injury, the Raiders’ injury report is pretty clean heading into Sunday.
Acquired in exchange for a 2021 fifth-round pick at the bye week, wide receiver Zay Jones was inactive for the Raiders’ loss to the Packers last week. But this Sunday could be a different story.
Raiders running back Josh Jacobs is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Texans after missing the entire week of practice with a shoulder injury.
There’s reason to believe the Patriots’ dynamic duo has their eye on one last run at an undefeated season.
Raiders No. 4 overall pick Clelin Ferrell isn’t a fan of Pro Football Focus, which has him ranked 109th out of 112 eligible edge defenders in 2019.
Raiders wide receiver Hunter Renfrow learned how special Houston’s Deshaun Watson was as a quarterback when they won a national championship together at Clemson.
CG Technology sportsbook initially took a bet on the Redskins at plus 16 but sharp bettors jumped on the Vikings at minus 15½ before public money pushed it to 16½.
After covering in a 30-23 win over the Texans, the Colts improved to an NFL-best 4-1-1 against the spread this season.
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