Oakland made a valiant effort to give Jon Gruden his first win since his return to the Raiders, but it came up just short as Denver won it on a 36-yard field goal with six seconds remaining. Amari Cooper finished with 10 catches for 116 yards and Derek Carr had his best game in two years as he went 29-of-32 for 288 yards and a touchdown. The Raiders battled 92-degree heat as well as the altitude and held Broncos QB Case Keenum to 5-of-11 passing for 38 yards and an interception in the first half before fatigue settled in on the defense. Miami went to 2-0 with a 20-12 win over the Jets as Ryan Tannehill was 17-for-23 for 168 yards and also ran for 44 yards. Rookie Sam Darnold still torched the Miami secondary for 334 yards on 25-for-41 passing and a touchdown although he was intercepted twice. The Dolphins are 4-22 ATS their last 26 games after they allow at least 250 yards passing their previous game. Also, the Dolphins are 0-4 ATS the last four years in Week 3 and the Raiders are 6-1-1 ATS the last eight years in Week 3. The Dolphins made plenty mistakes and were outscored 12-0 in the second half against New York. The points loom large in this matchup, so play the underdog Raiders.
This pick was released to clients on September 22, 2023 at 10:20AM ET.
NFL
Las Vegas at Miami
September 23, 2018
1:00 PM Eastern
2 units on Las Vegas +2.5 (+102) (risk 2 to return 4.04)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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