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Oakland Raiders at Seattle Seahawks
Monday, 8:30 pm EST
ESPN
Opening Line: - 7.5
The Oakland Raiders have gone from being written off as a team that might rival
the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers as one of the worst of all time to a team that is
riding a two-game winning streak, including an upset of the defending Super Bowl
champion Pittsburgh Steelers last week. The Seattle Seahawks, meanwhile, have
gone from defending NFC champion and a consensus pick to repeat the feat to a
team that is in search of answers after a loss last week at Kansas City. Either
way SBG Global reports that the public is expecting points and a lot of them.
In this Monday Night match-up, Seattle is a 9 point favorite with a total of
37.5 SBG Global.
Oakland is 2-5 straight up but a slightly better 3-4 against the spread. The
Raiders upset Pittsburgh last week 20-13 as 9-point home dogs for their third
consecutive payoff against the board. Oakland still ranks dead last in offense,
however, as their 32nd ranked passing attack is their main problem. The Raiders
rank in the middle of the pack on rushing offense.
A strong point for Oakland, however, is their defense, which is ranked 8th in
the NFL including FIRST against the pass. This defense may be overlooked by many
but it is why the Raiders have been able to slam the breaks on their 0-5 losing
skid to start the year
Seattle lost their second consecutive game last week in a 28-35 setback to
Kansas City. The Seahawks rank just 23rd both on offense and on defense and have
now dropped four consecutive games against the spread, proving to be overlays in
recent weeks.
In this head to head series the Raiders have covered 7 of the last 9 meetings
and the underdog has gotten the cash in 10 of the last 14 games between the
teams.
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