NFL Times 13 Opening Odds Roundup: AFC Wild Cards Battle in Spotlight
The Oakland Raiders being desperate for a success to help keep pace within the tight AFC crazy cards competition once they hold the red-hot Kansas town Chiefs on Sunday as 2.5-point wagering underdogs.
The Raiders finished a three-game straight-up losing streak last sunday through a hard-fought 24-21 winnings in Tennessee, covering the spread the very first time in three weeks, this time as slim 1-point chalk.
Although the profit increased their own record to 5-6 SU, Oakland nevertheless gets in Sunday mid-day’s matchup at O.co Coliseum trailing a backlog of groups at 6-5, like Kansas area, fighting when it comes down to summit’s two crazy cards berths.
Kansas City have bounced straight back coming from a five-game slide that is losing five direct SU gains, and presently keeps the sides for the AFC Wild Card race from the strength of tiebreakers.
The dance club posted an essential 30-22 win over Buffalo weekend that is last addressing as 4-point chalk inside their 5th successive ATS win, falling the 5-6 expenses as a link with the Raiders.
The chiefs now own a real opportunity to pull away from the pack with each of their five remaining games coming against teams with losing records, including two against the raiders.
Nonetheless, Kansas town is finished every one of their finally three strategies in devastating fashion, supposed a combined 5-13 SU in games after Week 11, and they are a middling 3-3 SU and ATS in their last six games against Oakland