There’s not a long line for merchandise at Raider Image stores following the team’s 1-5 start under new coach Jon Gruden.
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Two weeks before the first College Football Playoff rankings are released, let’s take a look at four matchups of teams in the AP Top 25 poll, which is often at odds with Las Vegas power ratings.
It might not be the last word a veteran NFL player wants to hear, but it’s close, and the Raiders are absolutely defined by it right now, their latest loss a 27-3 thrashing by Seattle on Sunday in London.
While there is unquestionably a growing appetite for the NFL in parts of the United Kingdom, the idea of placing one’s hard earned pounds on the outcome of a Sunday game still seems more rubbish than anything to many making bets.
It was the longest of long weekends for Las Vegas sports fans. But there’s a long way to go to catch Cleveland.
Home underdogs are 16-6 ATS, including 4-0 ATS on Sunday with three outright upsets.
Efficient Philip Rivers passed for 339 yards and two touchdowns while erratic Derek Carr threw another ill-timed interception as the Chargers defeated the Raiders 26-10 in the second installment of the Temporary Home Bowl at StubHub center.
Tennessee, which closed as a 3-point underdog to Philadelphia, overcame a 14-point third-quarter deficit, then converted three fourth downs on the winning drive in OT.
The hooting and hollering and yelps of celebration reverberated behind locker room doors late Sunday afternoon, the Raiders having finally earned victory in 2018, a 45-42 final against Cleveland at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
On Tuesday, the Raiders joined forces with Taylor Elementary School in Henderson so students don’t have to go to school hungry and can brush their teeth.
Buffalo, which closed as a 17-point underdog, whipped Minnesota 27-6.
When he sticks to the script, Jon Gruden has proven over the first three weeks of this NFL season to be Laurence Olivier, prepared and versatile, creative and confident, a virtual Henry the V calling plays.
A dink-and-dunk passing trend needs changing if wins are to come, the next opportunity for the Raiders being against the unbeaten Dolphins on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium.
FanDuel spun a potential public relations nightmare into positive publicity Thursday when it agreed to pay a New Jersey bettor his full $82,000 payout on a disputed $110 live wager at 750-1 odds.
Week 2 in the NFL wasn’t kind to the wagering public as underdogs went 11-4 against the spread with seven outright upsets (including the Bengals’ win over the Ravens on Thursday).
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