While the San Diego Chargers already know their fate heading into the season finale, the Oakland Raiders don’t know whether or not they will play in the playoffs for the first time since 2002. These two AFC West rivals meet Sunday in Week 17 with a lot at stake for one team. Oakland needs some help, but they have to win first before any of it matters. The Raiders will be going for their fourth straight victory in this series after beating the Chargers 24-17 on the road on November 10th. Taking...
Read more about Chargers Raiders Odds Raiders Chiefs Line - December 21, 2011The Kansas City Chiefs are set to host the Oakland Raiders in a crucial AFC West matchup on Christmas Eve. The Chiefs come in off that shocking 19-14 win over the Packers. Kansas City still has an outside shot at winning the division, but will need Denver to lose at Buffalo and the Chargers to lose one of their final two games. The Raiders 27-28 loss at home to the Lions was their third straight overall. As bad as it has been for the Raiders, they are still just a game back of the Broncos for the...
Read more about Raiders Chiefs Line Lions Raiders Spread - December 13, 2011The Detroit Lions travel to face the Oakland Raiders in a pivotal non-conference showdown Sunday in Week 15 NFL action. The Lions currently own the No. 6 seed in the NFC, which mean they would be the last team in if the season were to end today. The Raiders are in a three-way tie for 7th place in the AFC. They trail the New York Jets by one game in the wild card race, and they also trail the Denver Broncos by a single game in the AFC West. If you are looking to wager on this game, then you will find...
Read more about Lions Raiders Spread Raiders Packers Line - December 7, 2011The Green Bay Packers will try and keep their perfect season alive when they host the Oakland Raiders in week 14 of NFL action. The Packers improved to 12-0 with a thrilling 38-35 win over the Giants. It was the closest any team has come to beating the defending champs this season. The Raiders 14-34 loss at Miami won’t have a lot of people picking them to win this game, but they had won three straight prior to the week 13 loss. Taking a look at the week 14 NFL lines, oddsmakers currently have...
Read more about Raiders Packers Line Raiders Dolphins Odds - November 30, 2011The Oakland Raiders travel to face the Miami Dolphins in Week 13 NFL action Sunday. These have been two of the hottest teams in the AFC over the last month, and I fully expect a hard-fought showdown that goes right down to the wire. Miami has won four of the last five meetings in this series. The Dolphins beat the Raiders 33-17 on the road last season as a 3-point underdog in their most recent head-to-head battle. Odds makers are expecting a close games as well, installing a line of Miami -3 over...
Read more about Raiders Dolphins Odds Bears Raiders Odds - November 23, 2011The Oakland Raiders and Chicago Bears have been two of the league’s biggest surprises this season. Both are in the playoffs if the season were to end today. That makes this is a critical non-conference showdown Sunday when Chicago visits Oakland with kickoff set for 4:05 EST. These teams have only faced each other seven times since 1987. The Bears have won the last two meetings, including a 17-6 road victory in their most recent clash back in 2007. Taking a look at the spreads for Week 12, I find...
Read more about Bears Raiders Odds Raiders Vikings Line - November 17, 2011The Oakland Raiders will look to stay on top the AFC West when they go on the road to face the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. The Raiders snapped a two game losing streak with a 24-17 win at San Diego last Thursday, and now lead their division with a 5-4 record. Oakland will face a Minnesota team that just lost 7-45 to the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football, dropping their overall record to 2-7. Taking a look at the week 11 NFL spreads, oddsmakers currently have the Raiders favored by 1-point...
Read more about Raiders Vikings Line Raiders Chargers Spread - November 7, 2011The San Diego Chargers host the Oakland Raiders in Week 10 in the first Thursday NFL game of the season. This AFC West battle will be nationally televised on NFL Network at 8:20 EST. Both teams are in desperate need of a win as they are tied atop the division standings along with the Kansas City Chiefs. The Raiders won both meetings last season en route to a perfect division record. They put together a 35-27 home victory over the Chargers and a 28-13 road win as a 12.5-point underdog. According to...
Read more about Raiders Chargers Spread Broncos Raiders Line - November 3, 2011The Oakland Raiders will host the Denver Broncos in an AFC West showdown between two hated rivals. The Raiders went on the road and beat the Broncos 23-20 back in week 1, but a lot has changed for both teams since that game. Oakland returns from their bye week tied atop the AFC West at 4-3 with Kansas City and San Diego, while the Broncos look to rebound from an ugly 10-45 loss at home against the Detroit Lions. The Raiders have won four straight in the series. Taking a look at the week 9 NFL lines,...
Read more about Broncos Raiders Line Chiefs Raiders Line - October 21, 2011This Sunday the Oakland Raiders will host the Kansas City Chiefs in an AFC West showdown. The Chiefs return from their bye week off back-to-back win over Minnesota and Indianapolis. A win this week and the Chiefs would be right back in the thick of things in the division. The Raiders knocked off the Cleveland Browns 24-17 last week for their second straight win. Oakland is 4-2 overall and just pulled off a huge trade to get Cincinnati quarterback Carson Palmer. Oakland won both meetings against Kansas...
Read more about Chiefs Raiders Line Browns Raiders Line - October 13, 2011The Oakland Raiders are set to host the Cleveland Browns in what figures to be another emotional contest for Oakland, who will pay tribute to owner Al Davis. . Just one day after Davis died, the Raiders held on for a 25-20 win over the Houston Texans. Oakland improved to 3-2 overall, and are just one game behind San Diego for the AFC West lead. The Browns come in off their bye week at 2-2 overall. Cleveland will be looking to rebound from a 13-31 blowout loss at home to Tennessee in their last...
Read more about Browns Raiders Line Raiders at Texans Line - October 7, 2011The Houston Texans are set to host the Oakland Raiders in an AFC showdown between to teams on the rise. The Texans come in off a 17-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Houston is 3-1 on the season and a perfect 2-0 at home. The Raiders will look to bounce back from a 31-19 loss to the New England Patriots. The Raiders are 2-2 on the season, alternating wins and losses over the first four weeks. These two teams have played in each of the past five season. Houston is 4-1 during the stretch, including...
Read more about Raiders at Texans Line Patriots Raiders Odds - September 30, 2011The New England Patriots will be looking to rebound this Sunday when they head out west to face the Oakland Raiders. The Patriots blew a 21-point lead last week to the Buffalo Bills, so they will certainly be playing with a chip on their shoulder. Oakland comes in with confidence after upsetting the New York Jets at home last Sunday. This will be just their second meeting over the last six years, with the Patriots winning 49-26 on the road in 2008. Looking at the NFL spreads, I find a line of New...
Read more about Patriots Raiders Odds Jets Raiders Odds - September 22, 2011The New York Jets and Oakland Raiders meet up Sunday, September 25th in AFC action. This will be their first meeting since 2009, with the Jets winning in Oakland 38-0. New York has won four of the last five meetings overall in this series. Two of those five contests were decided in overtime, and odds makers believe this is going to be another close one Sunday. According to the week 3 NFL odds, the Jets are a 3.5-point road favorite with a total set of 41.5 points. New York The Jets (2-0) hit the...
Read more about Jets Raiders Odds Raiders Bills Odds - September 13, 2011Both the Buffalo Bills and the Oakland Raiders are coming off of impressive road wins in Week 1. The Bills came up with the most shocking result, dominating the Kansas City Chiefs 41-7 at Arrowhead Stadium to really make a statement. The Raiders topped Denver 23-20 in the night cap of a double-header on Monday Night Football, improving to 7-0 against AFC West opponents over the past two seasons. These teams will meet in Buffalo at 1:00 EST Sunday afternoon. Odds makers have installed the Bills as...
Read more about Raiders Bills Odds Raiders Broncos Odds - September 9, 2011The Oakland Raiders and Denver Broncos play in the Week 1 finale on ESPN’s Monday Night Football at 10:15 EST. There is no love lost between these NFC West rivals. Denver will certainly be looking for revenge after getting swept by the Raiders last season, but they weren’t the only team in the division. The Raiders went a perfect 6-0 in the NFC West and became the first team ever with an unbeaten division record to not make the playoffs. The Week 1 NFL odds show the Broncos as a slight 3-point...
Read more about Raiders Broncos Odds 2011 AFC West Predictions - August 10, 2011The San Diego Chargers streak of four consecutive AFC West titles was put to a end in 2010, as the Kansas City Chiefs came out of nowhere to win the division with a 10-6 overall record. Kansas City finished dead last in the West with a 4-12 record in 2009. The Chargers bounced back from a 2-5 start to finish second at 9-7. The biggest surprise was the fact that the Oakland Raiders went a perfect 6-0 against the division, but still finished third with an 8-8 overall record. The Denver Broncos failed...
Read more about 2011 AFC West Predictions 2011 Oakland Raiders Predictions - August 9, 2011The Oakland Raiders finished up the 2010 season 8-8 overall. It was the firs time the Raiders finished .500 or better since they won the AFC West with a 11-5 record back in 2002. While the Raiders have to be happy with the improvements they made last season, there was plenty of reasons to be disappointed with the finish. Oakland became the first team to not make the playoffs after going 6-0 against their division opponents, as they finished just 2-8 against the rest of the NFL. Even though the Raiders...
Read more about 2011 Oakland Raiders Predictions Odds On Who Signs Plaxico Burress - June 6, 2011As you’ve no doubt heard by now, former New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress was released from jail today. Burress has finished serving nearly two years in prison following a gun charge from when he famously shot himself in the foot at a New York night club. Now that he’s out and we’ve heard his comments and the stories about the heart-felt-yet-awkward reunion with his daughter, who was born while Burress was incarcerated, we can start speculating about which teams may have...
Read more about Odds On Who Signs Plaxico Burress 2011 Oakland Raiders Schedule - May 27, 2011You can look at the Oakland Raiders 2010-11 NFL season two different ways. The Raiders finished the season 8-8 overall, which was the first time they finished at .500 or better since winning the division at 11-5 back in 2002. They also went 6-0 against their division rivals in the AFC West, but wound up just third in the division and are the only team to go undefeated in their division and miss the playoffs. So while they have to be excited about the progress they have made, there also has to be...
Read more about 2011 Oakland Raiders Schedule 2011 Oakland Raiders Draft Needs - April 6, 2011The Oakland Raiders finished the 2010 NFL season third in the AFC West at 8-8, their first season at .500 or better since they went 11-5 in 2002. The Raiders most impressive stat was the fact that they went 6-0 in the division, but their struggles against the rest of the league, made them the first team to miss the postseason after winning all their division games. The Raiders got big contributions from their 2010 draft class, especially from their first round pick of linebacker Rolando McClain....
Read more about 2011 Oakland Raiders Draft Needs NFL Picks: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs - December 30, 2010The Kansas City Chiefs will look to make it a perfect 8-0 at home this season when they host the Oakland Raiders in the final week of the NFL regular season. With the Chiefs 34-14 win at home over Tennessee and the San Diego Chargers 34-20 loss at Cincinnati, the Chiefs clinched the AFC West title for the first time since 2003. Oakland lost 31-26 at home against the Colts, and are now just 2-4 in their last six games. The Raiders will have a chance to become the first team to go undefeated in division...
Read more about NFL Picks: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs Colts at Raiders Spread - December 24, 2010The Colts were successful in shutting down one of the NFL’s better rushing attacks last week, avoiding playoff elimination, and will look to do the same in their quest to cement a postseason berth with a win over the surging Oakland Raiders on the road this Sunday. Our NFL odds have the Colts as 3-point favorites in this one with an over/under set at 47 points. Indianapolis stopped Drew-Jones holding him to just 46 yards as they beat Jacksonville 34 -24 on Sunday to forge a tie atop the South with...
Read more about Colts at Raiders Spread Broncos at Raiders NFL Odds - December 17, 2010This article is about a past match up between these teams. Please see our latest Broncos at Raiders odds article for the most recent preview. Denver (3-10) travels to Oakland (6-7) as the Raiders remain in a scramble for a playoff berth. Oakland has won two in a row and appears to be hitting its stride with with one of the better running attacks in the league. Meanwhile, the Broncos have lost seven of their last eight and are reeling toward the finish line of the season. Denver lost its coach...
Read more about Broncos at Raiders NFL Odds Oakland Raiders at Jacksonville Jaguars Line - December 8, 2010This Sunday the Oakland Raiders will look to feed off their impressive win against the San Diego Chargers when they go on the road to take on the AFC South leading Jacksonville Jaguars. Few people were even giving the Raiders a chance to keep it close against the Chargers, but Oakland dominated the game from the start, winning 28-13 on the road. The Jaguars also went on the road and came away with a win, as they downed division rival Tennessee 17-6 for their fourth win in their last five games.,...
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