PREMIUM
NFL Monday Night
(NFL) Baltimore vs. Las Vegas,
Point Spread: 4.50 | -115.00 Las Vegas (Home)
Result: Win
Point Spread: 4.50 | -115.00 Las Vegas (Home)
Result: Win
ASA PLAY ON 8* Las Vegas +4 over Baltimore Ravens, Monday 8:20PM ET - Yes, we know about the Ravens 5-0 SU their last five season openers and they’ve won those games by an average of 30PPG but the value in this game clearly lies with Las Vegas. This is the first true home game at Allegiant Stadium in front of a sellout 65,000 fans for the Raiders and we expect that energy to carry them through this game. The Ravens have suffered several key injuries recently and are down to their 4th running back and just lost corner Marcus Peters. The Raiders weren’t not good defensively last year so they signed several players on that side of the football in the offseason and brought in a new D-coordinator so expect a drastic improvement on that side of the football. Las Vegas has weapons on offense with QB Derek Carr (4100 yards 27 TDs to 9 INTs) TE Waller (1200 rec yards 9TDs) and running back Josh Jacobs (1065 rushing yards 12 TD). We feel the Ravens impressive 3-0 preseason has influenced this line which is too high in our opinion. Baltimore was 19th in total yards a year ago, 1st in rushing, last in passing. The defense was top 10 in nearly every key category. The Raiders can trade points with the Ravens with an offense that was 8th in total yards, 7th in passing, 14th in rushing and 10th in scoring. Public perception has forced the oddsmakers to set an inflated number here. Bet the Raiders.