Week 1 NFL Betting Odds: Oakland Raiders vs Denver Broncos
Monday, September 12, 2011
by WagerWeb Sportsbook
The first week of the NFL betting season which has been wildly entertaining concludes with this AFC West matchup featuring two new head coaches in Oakland’s Hue Jackson (the former OC for the Raiders) and Denver’s John Fox, formerly of the Panthers. If last year’s games were any indication, this one won’t be close as the Oakland Raiders crushed the Denver Broncos twice on the way to going 6-0 vs. AFC West foes. Yet they still missed the playoffs.
Fox brings a more physical brand of play to Denver in his debut, but will it be any more effective? Serious talent issues linger as Denver tries to rebuild, however, and their defensive line issues could be greatly exposed by Oakland’s power run game. The Raiders’ huge defensive line presents some mismatches as well. Don’t look now, but the Raiders have won seven straight games in the division dating back to 2009. And they have owned Denver recently, winning 59-14 and 39-23 last season.
Wager Web Sportsbook Week 1 NFL Betting Odds – Denver -3, total at 41
2010 RECORD VS. SPREAD — Oakland 8-8; Broncos 5-11
SERIES RECORD — Raiders lead 58-41-2
LAST MEETING — Raiders beat Broncos 39-23, Dec. 19, 2010
RAIDERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (10), RUSH (2), PASS (23)
RAIDERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (11), RUSH (29), PASS (2)
BRONCOS OFFENSE — OVERALL (13), RUSH (26), PASS (7)
BRONCOS DEFENSE — OVERALL (32), RUSH (31), PASS (25)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Raiders scored most points in their history with 59-14 thumping of Broncos in last trip to Denver, sparked by Darren McFadden’s 165 yards and three TDs. … Hue Jackson making Raiders head coaching debut, John Fox making Broncos head coaching debut after coming over from Carolina. … Raiders going for eighth straight win against AFC West opponent. … QB Jason Campbell is 3-0 vs. Denver. … Raiders averaged 155.9 ypg last season, second-most in NFL, and Broncos allowed 154.6 ypg, second-worst in league. … McFadden averaged 6.2 yards per carry against Denver (79 rushes for 487 yards). … DE Richard Seymour needs 1½ sacks to reach 50 for career. … Broncos 16-6 in last 22 openers and 32-18-1 overall, best in AFC. … QB Kyle Orton 21-9 as starter at home. He needs 226 yards passing to reach 13,000 for career. … RB Willis McGahee makes Broncos debut, joining Knowshon Moreno in backfield. … In McGahee’s last game against Oakland (on Jan. 3, 2010 with Baltimore), he ran for 167 yards and 3 TDs. … WR Brandon Lloyd led league with career-best 1,448 yards receiving on career-high 77 catches last season. … DE Elvis Dumervil has six sacks in eight career games vs. Raiders.
INJURY REPORT: RAIDERS: DNP: TE Kevin Boss (knee), S Mike Mitchell (knee), WR Louis Murphy (hamstring). BRONCOS: DNP: DT Marcus Thomas (shoulder), DT Ty Warren (triceps), LB D.J. Williams (elbow). FULL: S David Bruton (shoulder), DT Brodrick Bunkley (knee), S Quinton Carter (hamstring), G Chris Kuper (toe), WR Demaryius Thomas (Achilles), WR Matt Willis (toe).
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