Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders |
Cleveland comes off its bye week and will make a trip to Northern California to take on the Oakland Raiders. It’s important to note that the Browns are underdogs for the first time this season.
The Browns have been dealing with some turmoil since the last time it played, as rumors have surfaced that star running back Peyton Hillis sat out the Sept. 25th contest due to unhappiness with his contract, not strep throat.
Second-year quarterback Colt McCoy may have to take to the air, passing for a career-high 350 yards on 40-of-61 passing in a 31-13 loss to the Tennessee Titans as one-point favorites before heading into the week off.
Raiders betting is 3-2 on the season, but may not have much in the tank due to picking up an emotional 25-20 win over the Houston Texans as 4.5-point road underdogs, which came just a day after the passing of owner Al Davis.
The Raiders were fortunate to win that game due to allowing 473 total yards of offense, as the team is above the .500 mark at this stage of the season for the first time since the 2002 campaign.
All eyes will be on running back Darren McFadden, who is leading the NFL with 519 yards, but he may be showing signs of being nicked up. He rank for just 51 yards on 16 carries inside Reliant Stadium last week.
sportsbook bettors will be interested to know that the Raiders are 0-5 ATS in this series, while the ‘over’ has cashed in seven of their last nine games as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points.
