The Raiders host the Chargers at 5:20 p.m. Thursday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
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The Raiders just beat the Lions on Sunday, but they’ll be right back on their home field Thursday night to take on the Chargers.
Raiders fans can cheer on the team with fellow fans in Las Vegas next week when the Raiders host the Cincinnati Bengals.
Sharp money on Chicago drove the line from 5½ to 6½ and MGM Resorts took a six-figure bet on the Bears. The Raiders gave William Hill its only win of the 10 a.m. games.
The rookie rushed for 123 yards in a 24-21 win against Chicago, his final score coming on the sort of jump Marcus Allen executed so often during his Hall of Fame career.
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Oakland got to the quarterback four times in Sunday’s win over the Bears after recording just five sacks in the first four games of the season.
High marks all around for a London victory.
The Raiders are officially above .500 with a comeback 24-21 victory over the Chicago Bears in London on Sunday.
Former Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown has filed a grievance against the team to recoup the nearly $30 million in guarantees the Raiders voided prior to his release in early September.
Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown posted a two-minute video to YouTube on Friday night featuring an apparent conversation between him and coach Jon Gruden.
While Oakland opened as a 2½-point home favorite over Denver in April before moving to a 1-point underdog Friday, at least four other games have had line moves of two points or more.
The old adage says: Defense wins games. To get into the win column more often in 2019, the Raiders have made several moves on the defense side of the ball to improve the team.
Winning in pro sports — or at least the opportunity to do so, however slight those chances might be for the Raiders this season — is more important than anything not named breathing.
The Falcons are 4-12 against the spread on the road in the last two seasons. Minnesota is 11-4-1 ATS at home since 2017.