Baltimore at Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Raiders finally get to play a meaningful game in front of fans for the first time at Allegiant Stadium, and that already gives them the motivational edge in this matchup with the Ravens. Baltimore has been ravaged by injuries over the past few weeks, losing key players including running backs J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards, and CB Marcus Peters. The Raiders expect to make the playoffs this year with an improved defense and offensive line. New defensive coordinator Gus Bradley will be put to the test in trying to contain Lamar Jackson, but he has experience in that he was on the Chargers' coaching staff when they played against Jackson and the Ravens in the playoffs three years ago. Bradley sent out as many defensive backs as he could to add more speed to the defense and it worked enough to beat Baltimore 23-17. Derek Carr passed for more than 4,000 yards for the third year in a row and he has Marcus Mariota backing him up for certain situations. The Raiders are 5-1-1 ATS their past seven Monday night games, including an upset against New Orleans in Week 2 last season. They have covered four of their past five openers and MNF Opener favorites tend to do very poorly against the numbers. Play the Raiders to keep this one close.