How many games will the Las Vegas Raiders win in the 2020 NFL season? We look at BetMGM‘s projected win total and the Over/Under odds, while looking back at the 2019 season and key offseason roster changes.
Las Vegas Raiders’ 2019 season
Record: 7-9 (3rd in the AFC West)
Against the spread record: 8-8
Over/Under record: 7-9
Las Vegas Raiders’ 2020 offseason changes
Notable departures: LB Tahir Whitehead, CB Daryl Worley, LB Vontaze Burfict and S Karl Joseph.
Notable additions: LB Cory Littleton, DE Carl Nassib, DB Damarious Randall, LB Nick Kwiatkoski, WR Nelson Agholor and TE Jason Witten.
Top draft picks: WR Henry Ruggs III (Round 1), CB Damon Arnette (Round 1), RB Lynn Bowden Jr. (Round 3), WR Bryan Edwards (Round 3)
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Las Vegas Raiders’ 2020 opponents
| OPPONENT | LOCATION |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Home |
| Los Angeles Chargers | Home |
| Denver Broncos | Home |
| Buffalo Bills | Home |
| Miami Dolphins | Home |
| New Orleans Saints | Home |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Home |
| Indianapolis Colts | Home |
| Chiefs | Away |
| Chargers | Away |
| Broncos | Away |
| Atlanta Falcons | Away |
| Carolina Panthers | Away |
| Cleveland Browns | Away |
| New England Patriots | Away |
| New York Jets | Away |
Las Vegas Raiders’ 2020 win total: Best bet
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Odds last updated Wednesday, May 6 at 3 p.m. ET.
Projected wins: 7.5 / OVER: -115 / UNDER: -105
Though we don’t know the official details of the 2020 regular-season schedule, the known opponents and location set up favorably for the Raiders’ first season in Las Vegas. Who knows how big of a home advantage Sin City will provide for the Raiders but they’ll benefit from not having to go to New Orleans to face the Saints and hosting the Bills instead of possibly playing in bad weather on the road. Also, the Raiders head to New England to play a Tom Brady-less Patriots team and get a de facto ninth home game when they play the Chargers in Los Angeles.
The Raiders have seen improvements as a team and in the quarterback position in head coach Jon Gruden’s first two seasons. The offense should be more productive after drafting WR Henry Ruggs III and two other wide receivers in the 2020 NFL Draft. The defense will be more talented with the addition of two linebackers—Littleton and Kwiatkoski—both graded by Pro Football Focus as in the top 15 of their position. It’s concerning they did essentially nothing to address a pass-rushing unit ranked 25th in sacks and 27th in QB pressure rate in 2019.
Nonetheless, I think Gruden and general manager Mike Mayock have the Raiders headed in the right direction; BET OVER 7.5 wins (-115).
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