Coming off a 7-9 season, the Raiders have done a lot of work trying to improve upon that record. They have jumped from the second least amount spent on the defense the past two seasons to 15th with the additions of Cory Littleton, Maliek Collins, Carl Nassib, Nick Kwiatkoski, Damarious Randall, and Prince Amukamara – all of whom could start.
They also tinkered with the offense, most notably at wide receiver with the signing Nelson Agholor, drafting Henry Ruggs III at No. 12 overall, and Bryan Edwards in the third round.
Despite this work, oddsmakers have them favored in just three matchups this season. According to William Hill the Raiders are favored at home against the Broncos (-2), Chargers (-2.5), and Dolphins (-4). But if you add up the point differentials for the whole season, it is pretty lopsided toward the opponent.
William Hill has the combined point spread at 35. While SportsBettingDime puts the combined point spread at 45. Either way, that puts the Raiders with the eighth-worst point spread margin in the NFL.
Here is the full list:
TEAM Combined +/-
Kansas City -106
Baltimore -101.5
San Francisco -78.5
New Orleans -70.5
Seattle -46.5
Dallas -40.5
Pittsburgh -37.5
Tampa Bay -32
Minnesota -30
Green Bay -29.5
Indianapolis -26
Tennessee -18.5
Philadelphia -18
Buffalo -16
New England -6.5
LA Rams -5.5
Cleveland -3.5
LA Chargers 0
Chicago +4
Houston +13
Arizona +20.5
Atlanta +26
Detroit +34
Denver +35
Las Vegas +45
NY Jets +46.5
Miami +50
NY Giants +59.5
Cincinnati +74.5
Carolina +76.5
Jacksonville +89
Washington +93
Believe it or not, this is better than the Raiders were placed last year when their line was second-worst (63) in the league. Despite their 7-9 record, the Raiders were outscored by 103 points.
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