One Raiders' exhortation to teammates this week
NFLbets probably won’t even need to go the numbers for this one, instead relying on a simple truth that sports fans often ignore and NFL bettors can find unquantifiable: Namely, that NFL players are (gasp!) actual human beings who consume as much mass media and entertainment-related programming as any American.
Going into week 3, NFLbets realized (and certainly was not alone in spotting this obviosity) that the Raiders were done for 2018, a worthy bet-against through much of the remaining season. After they lost SU but beat the not exactly awe-inspiring Denver Broncos ATS, 19-14½, NFLbets noted that “This could very well be the last win ATS for the Las Vegas Raiders until week 11 (at Arizona).”
Aaaaaaaand now that Raiders-Cardinals match is upon us, and NFLbets dares say (dares write?) that Chucky’s dysfunctional bunch may be even worse off than NFLbets’ near-apocalyptic vision for the 2018 “Oakland” Raiders. Since the week 2 ATS win, NFLbettors who have wagered against the Raiders are 6-1 – snd their sole ATS win came in week 4 against the Cleveland Browns by an adjusted score of 45½-45!
Back in week 3, NFLbets didn’t need more than an eye test (we’re still getting way too much televisual exposure to “Oakland” football out here in California) after the unceremonious dispatching of only a top-10 superstar in Khalil Mack. BY now, you’ve certainly read one of the three versions from reporters in the Raiders’ locker room following their latest SU/ATS loss., but this masterful tweet bears repeating here.
One Raiders veteran to another, on his way out of the locker room past three reporters, including myself: “I gotta get the f*** outta here.”
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) November 12, 2018
Look. Raiders players are on social media. Raiders players watch TV – probably quite a bit while on the road – and this attention is extremely probably well imbalanced in favor of sports coverage. Raiders players have seen stuff like Matt Shneidman’s tweet and Howie Long’s fawning interview with Jon Gruden, in which Howie played Norah O'Donnell to Chucky’s Mohammed bin Salman.
Not to mention this. (We know Deion Sanders is a blowhard and fans may unthinkingly characterize him as a Raider hater forever, but let’s face facts here…)
For those of you keeping score at him, this has resulted in a defense that's bottom-5 in total points allowed, turnovers, passing TDs allowed and rushing yardage allowed, while ruanking dead last in net yards per pass attempt. (Okay, those were stats but quite superficial, you gotta admit…)
Since the Browns placekicker lived out his nightmares before millions and handed (footed?) the Raiders a win, they've been outscored by an average of 16.6 points per game including a 28-point shellacking delivered by the now 2-8 SU (3-7 ATS) San Francisco 49ers. These Cardinals that NFLbets thought laughingly bad when they played Denver a month ago now look positively primed to win outright against the dictionary definition of “hapless”, a team on pace for the worst record ATS in 10 years or so. Take the Arizona Cardinals -5½ vs “Oakland”.
Additionally, NFLbets also suggests – though we don’t call teasers and parlays official “best bets” – taking a 3-team 6-point teaser with the Cardinals at +1 along with the red-hot New Orleans Saints -1½ vs the Philadelphia Eagles and the Carolina Panthers +1½ at the Detroit Lions.
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