Raiders-Chiefs Preview

The Oakland Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Arrowhead Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Chiefs listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Raiders, while the game’s total is sitting at 36.
JaMarcus Russell was 17-of-26 for 180 yards with two touchdowns for Oakland in its 41-14 loss to Denver in Week 1 action on Monday night.
Denver covered as 1-point road favorites as the teams played over the 41.5-point total posted by oddsmakers.
The Chiefs lost to New England 17-10 as a 16-point underdog last week. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (43).
Damon Huard completed 8-of-12 passes for 118 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Kansas City and Larry Johnson rushed for 74 yards on 22 carries.
Team records:
Oakland: 0-1 SU, 0-1 ATS
Kansas City: 0-1 SU, 1-0 ATS
Oakland most recently:
When playing in September are 2-8
When playing on grass are 2-8
After being outgained are 2-8
When playing within the division are 2-8

Kansas City most recently:
When playing in September are 4-6
When playing on grass are 3-7
After being outgained are 3-7
When playing within the division are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland’s last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland’s last 6 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland’s last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City’s last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City’s last 6 games when playing Oakland
Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland
Next up:
Oakland at Buffalo, Sunday, September 21
Kansas City at Atlanta, Sunday, September 21

 

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