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Amazing as this may seem, Oakland Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs odds were the 4th most sought after in the NFL this week. Two sub par teams, one about to go 1-0, the other about to go 0-2.
To their credit, the Oakland Raiders played very good football Monday night, nearly stealing one away from the San Diego Chargers. They were so good, this meeting with the Kansas City Chiefs would almost appear to be a lopsided affair on the surface.
It's not! Kansas City is a -3 home favorite everywhere including SBG Global.
The line opened at -3 ½. The Raiders were amazingly getting more than 85 percent of the betting action in this game.
In this series over the last 10 games, the road team has won 7. Kansas City, however, is 8-2 against the Oakland Raiders.
Kansas City has 46 Wins and 16 Losses since 1992 against division opponents at home on the money line, which by the way is -160. This is a somewhat important factor since Kansas City has won by less than 3 points twice in its 8 wins over Oakland during their last 10 meetings.
The Raiders are 0-6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as a road underdog of 0.5-3.0.
The Chiefs are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 home games.
It should be noted that the Chiefs hung in with Baltimore, at one point even leading until the final minutes where - like Oakland - they collapsed...only much harder.
Matt Cassel missed the opener with a knee injury and backup Brodie Croyle played well in his absence against a fierce Ravens defense. Cassel's status for this Sunday remains up in the air, but even if he does not play, Croyle showed he is capable of filling in admirably and has good chemistry with emerging receiver Dwayne Bowe.
Defense is a major concern for the Chiefs. Kansas City had only one sack and gave up 198 rushing yards to the Ravens last week.
A bright spot for Oakland: the newly-acquired defensive end from New England, Richard Seymour, had six tackles and two sacks.
Gambling911.com really likes Kansas City to cover the -3 here playing at home and looking like an improved team over last year's group. This is a small play nonetheless.
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