Fans who bet on NFL games at their online sportsbook of choice favor the Oakland Raiders over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, December 4th at the Oakland Coliseum. Here are the odds for NFL football for that occasion:
Bills +3 (-110) 49 (-110) +140
Raiders -3 (-110) 49 (-110) -160
The Bills (6-5) beat the Jaguars 28-21 on Sunday. Tyrod Taylor threw 12 of 18 for 166 yards and one TD pass to Justin Hunter. LeSean McCoy ran for 103 yards and two TDs on 19 carries. Preston Brown had five tackles. Marcell Dareus had two sacks. The Bills have won two games in a row.
The Raiders (9-2) barely defeated the Carolina Panthers 35-32 on Sunday. Derek Carr went 26 of 38 for 315 yards with two TDs and one interception. Latavius Murray ran for 45 yards and one TD on 19 carries. Michael Crabtree had 110 yards on eight receptions. Sebastian Janikowski kicked 2 of 2 field goals. Khalil Mack had six tackles, one sack, and one interception. The Raiders have won five games in a row.
Buffalo leads the league in rushing yards (157.4), and ranks 8th in points (25.5), 18th in total yards (339.9), and last in passing yards (182.5) per game, and 8th in passing yards (227.7), 10th in total yards (341.9), 13th in points (21.5), and 21st in rushing yards (114.2) allowed per game. Taylor is 193 of 313 (61.7%) for 2101 yards with 11 TDs and four picks. McCoy has run for 819 yards and nine TDs on 157 carries. Robert Woods has 493 yards on 42 receptions while Hunter has four receiving TDs. Zach ‘Chicken Fried’ Brown has 107 combined tackles. Lorenzo Alexander has 10 sacks. Stephon Gilmore has intercepted four passes.
Oakland ranks 4th in passing yards (), 5th in points (27.9) and total yards (390.9), and 10th in rushing yards (278.6) per game, and 23rd in points (25.0), 26th in rushing yards (116.9), 28th in passing yards (273.5), and 29th in total yards (390.4) allowed per game. Carr (probable for Sunday; finger injury) is 281 of 413 (66.4%) for 3115 yards with 22 TDs and five picks. Murray has run for 471 yards and nine TDs on 120 carries. Amari Cooper has 922 yards on 66 catches while Crabtree has six receiving TDs. Malcolm Smith has 67 combined tackles. Mack has nine sacks.
Trends for Buffalo fans who bet on NFL games: the Bills are 1-3-1 against the spread in the last five games, 6-3 straight-up in the last nine games, 3-5-2 against the spread and 3-7 straight-up in the last 10 road games, 1-6 against the spread and 2-5 straight-up in the last seven games versus the Raiders, and 2-4 against the spread and 1-5 straight-up in the last six visits to Oakland.
Trends for Oakland fans who bet on NFL games: the Raiders are 4-1 against the spread and 5-0 straight-up in the last five games, 2-8 against the spread in the last 10 home games, 4-1 straight-up in the last five home games, 6-1 against the spread and 5-2 straight-up in the last seven games versus the Bills, and 4-2 against the spread and 5-1 straight-up in the last six games hosting the Bills.