Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
It will be a battle of the Bay Area when the San Francisco 49ers visit the black hole to take on the Oakland Raiders in an NFL preseason game on Saturday night.
Kickoff time from Oakland is set for 9PM Eastern Time with live television coverage only to the San Francisco and Oakland TV markets. National television coverage is available Sunday night at 11PM Eastern Time by the NFL Network.
The LVSC NFL odds makers have set the opening point spread in this game and it was the road club San Francisco 49ers opening as 2 ½ point favorites with an over under of 38.
The early money from the bettors has come on the side of the home club as the Oakland Raiders are now 1 point favorites. The total has been bet downward to an over under of 36.
Money line bettors on the side of the favored Oakland Raiders will lay -115 odds with the road underdog San Francisco 49ers returning -105 to pull off the upset victory with no need for getting points.
San Francisco has begun their preseason play with a perfect 2-0 record. The 49ers have been solid on the defensive side of the ball allowing their opponents to average 13 ½ points per game and only 214 offensive yards.
With the third preseason game the dress rehearsal expect the starters to play well into the third period on Saturday night.
Starting quarterback Alex Smith has struck on 12 of 22 passes for no touchdowns and 1 pick. There is a competition for the backup position.
Former NFL starter David Carr saw play in preseason week number one and completed 9 of 11 passes for 98 yards a touchdown no picks and three sacks. Second year pro Nate Davis in two games hit on 12 of 23 passes for no touchdowns and picks with 2 sacks. Davis did look shaky inside the red zone. Rookie Jarrett Brown from West Virginia is on the 49ers roster but has seen no action thus far in the preseason.
The Oakland Raiders have begun their preseason play with a 2-0 record. They have averaged over 24 points with 327 offensive yards per game.
Starting quarterback Jason Campbell in 2 preseason games has completed 17 of 33 passes for 219 yards no touchdowns and 1 pick with 2 sacks.
Veteran Kyle Boller in 2 preseason contests has completed 19 of 30 passes for 203 yards 1 touchdown and no picks. Bruce Gradkowski has missed the preseason with a groin injury.
With Charlie Frye sporting a wrist injury former Hawaii Warrior Colt Brennan was signed. Brennan saw mop up action last week and completed 1 of 1 for 14 yards.
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NFL Trend: The Under is 7-3 in their past 10 NFL preseason meetings
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