Both of teams are going nowhere, but Oakland is still showing some resilience. The Raiders haven't quit in the face of injuries and trades and now the general manager has been fired. Meanwhile, the Bengals are in a free fall and have lost five in a row while averaging only 17.2 points per game and they are 2-6 ATS their last eight games. The Raiders have covered three of their last four and Derek Carr is coming off one of his best games of the season, completing 25-of-34 for 322 yards with no interceptions in his team's stunning 24-21 victory over the Steelers as a 10.5-point underdog. Cincinnati finally got A.J. Green back after he missed three games, but now he's out for the season with a toe injury. The Bengals don't have a home-field advantage as they're 0-5 ATS over their last five home contests and Oakland has covered five of its last seven road games against teams with losing home records dating to last season. In their last six games after an upset underdog win, the Raiders are a perfect 6-0 to the OVER. They are also 34-15-2 to the OVER in their last 51 games following an ATS win. Oakland coach Jon Gruden wants and needs to win as many games as possible to help justify his $10 million dollar annual salary while the Bengals have no motivation whatsoever. Play the Raiders and the OVER.
This pick was released to clients on December 15, 2023 at 2:04PM ET.
NFL
Las Vegas at Cincinnati
December 16, 2018
1:00 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Las Vegas +3.5 (-120) (risk 1.5 to return 2.75)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
1 unit on Game Total OVER 45.5 -105 (risk 1 to return 1.95)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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