The Oakland Raiders are about a touchdown favorite in football betting on Sunday as they host the Denver Broncos.
The Broncos have been awful lately in NFL football betting so you can expect the Raiders to get the bulk of the action at SBG and the total is also worth considering.
Weather Concerns
You really want to watch the weather for this game. Most people will ignore it because the game is in Oakland but weather could be a huge factor in this game. There is the possibility of a big rain storm for this game which would make the total of 44 way too high. If it is rainy and windy then you could expect both teams to run the ball extensively and the game would have a good chance to go under. That might happen even if the weather was good since Oakland loves to run the ball anyway.
Broncos are Done
The Broncos are a bad football team right now. Earlier this season you could make a case for Denver as quarterback Kyle Orton was playing well. That is not the case anymore. Orton looks scared and it should also be noted he is terrible in bad weather. The Broncos made a coaching change just over a week ago and fired Josh McDaniels. It didn’t matter at all as the team was worse than ever last week. Denver is not going to throw the ball effectively on Sunday so the Raiders can stuff the run and win going away. It would be logical for the Broncos to put Tim Tebow in at quarterback but so far they are not doing so. The Broncos are a mess and unplayable right now against the NFL football betting odds. If they went to Tebow they would be worth a look but the team says Orton is starting again this week.
Raiders Running Game
The Raiders are getting excellent production out of running backs Darren McFadden and Michael Bush. They should have a field day against a poor Denver defense.
Raiders and Under
Nothing is guaranteed in the NFL and with Jason Campbell at quarterback and Tom Cable as the head coach, the Raiders are never a certainty to win in football betting but Oakland sure does look good in this game against a Denver team that has packed it in. A parlay with Oakland and under looks like a good play in NFL football betting on Sunday.