Raiders vs. Patriots Free Pick
FOXBORO, MA (The Spread) – The Patriots will look to run their record to 2-1 when they open their home schedule today against the Raiders at 1:00PM ET.
OAKLAND: The Raiders were once again dreadful on both sides of the ball last Sunday as they fell 30-14 to the Texans and are now 0-2 straight up and 0-2 against the spread. Rookie Derek Carr completed 27-of-42 passes for 263 yards with one touchdown but also threw two interceptions in the loss. James Jones lead the team in receiving with nine catches for 112 yards and a touchdown but he also had an embarrassing moment during the game when he fumbled the ball twice during one play. The Raiders’ run defense was also brutal, as it allowed 138 yards and a touchdown to Arian Foster.
NEW ENGLAND: The Patriots bounced back nicely from their Week 1 performance with a 30-7 rout of an Adrian Peterson-less Vikings team last Sunday. New England covered easily as a 3.5-point road favorite as quarterback Tom Brady completed 15-of-22 passing for 149 yards with one touchdown and Stevan Ridley rushed for 101 yards on 25 carries with one score. One week after being shredded by Miami, the Pats defense also stepped up to harass Matt Cassel, picking him off four times in the win. New England is now 1-1 on the year and 1-1 against the spread.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Patriots are 14-point favorites over the Raiders while the total is currently sitting at 46.5 points. New England opened as 13-point favorites before the line moved up, while the total opened at 46.5 and that’s where it currently sits.
NFL FREE PICK: Take the over. According to latest NFL trends, the over is 4-0 in the Raiders’ last four games in Week 3, 6-2 in their last eight games following a straight up loss and 7-3-1 in their last 11 games overall. The over is also 34-16-1 in the Patriots’ last 51 home games, 8-3 in their last 11 games in Week 3 and 51-25 in their last 76 games overall.
2014 NFL WEEK 3 FREE PICK: PATRIOTS/RAIDERS OVER 46.5
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