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A lot has been made about the Raiders without Jon Gruden, but they will be fine. Interim coach Rich Bisaccia is a football lifer with tons of experience. He will settle the ship, and we already saw what he did last week. Vegas already has beaten teams better than Philadelphia.
The Eagles have had 10 days to prepare coming off Thursday's loss against Tampa Bay. Philadelphia has played the 6th-toughest schedule so far this season. Trap line. You have a 4-2 home team vs. 2-4 road team *only* laying a FG. This line suggests the Eagles and Raiders are just about even on a neutral field. The Raiders were all-in last week. I see a major letdown before their bye week. Las Vegas is 3-9 ATS as a favorite over the past three years. Take the Eagles plus the points.
I don't think this line will hold at 3, so jumping in now. Derek Carr should torch the Eagles' secondary, especially with the continued development of Henry Ruggs. And under Gus Bradley, the Raiders' defense is significantly improved. They had five sacks, 17 QB hits and three interceptions in Sunday's double-digit win in Denver. Since the Week 1 rout of Atlanta, Jalen Hurts has had little success throwing downfield. Lay the points.
No one knew what to expect from the Raiders last week following the sudden resignation of Jon Gruden, but they came out and absolutely dominated the Broncos in Denver, leading by 20 points after three quarters. Their offense averaged a remarkable 8.2 yards per play, consistently breaking off big plays against a Denver defense that still ranks fourth in yards allowed. They'll face an Eagles offense that has been held to under 300 yards in each of its last two games and found itself in a huge hole this week. Right now I think you have to place Vegas ahead of Philly in your power ratings, and when you throw in home-field advantage, laying only three feels like a bargain.