It's hard to imagine a Pete Carroll team going winless in a preseason and that's why Seattle has the big motivation edge in this matchup. The Seahawks covered the number but came up short in a 21-20 loss at Minnesota with Russell Wilson finishing 11-of-21 for 118 yards and Alex McGough completing 5-of-14 for 140 yards with a touchdown and interception. Carroll still is 32-20 straight-up and 35-16-1 ATS overall in his preseason career and an astounding 27-6 ATS versus AFC West teams, including 12-1 SU and ATS at home. Also, Seattle is an incredible 11-1 ATS its last 12 preseason Game 4s, including a 23-18 victory over these Raiders as a 3.5-point favorite last year. Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is not expected to play and the Raiders offense was not exactly explosive in its 13-6 win over Green Bay last week. EJ Manuel was 8-of-12 for 87 yards and Connor Cook went 6-of-15 for 72 yards with a touchdown. Cook has been disappointing at times both in practice and during games and coach Jon Gruden has had to motivate him. The Raiders are 1-10 ATS their last 11 preseason Game 4s. Seattle is a small favorite so play the Seahawks on the moneyline.
This pick was released to clients on August 30, 2018 at 11:06AM ET.
NFL
Las Vegas at Seattle
August 30, 2018
10:00 PM Eastern
1 unit on Seattle -163 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 1.61)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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