Thursday, May 17th, 2012
The Oakland Raiders will travel in a week 17 NFL pro football game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday afternoon.
Kick off time from Kansas City is scheduled for 1PM Eastern Time with television coverage provided by CBS.
The point spread opened up with the home team Kansas City Chiefs favored by -4 points with an over under of 43 points.
Early money from the NFL wagering public has not moved this point spread as the Kansas City Chiefs remained a -4 point favorite. The total too has not moved off the opening line of 43 ½ points.
Kansas City Chiefs money line bettors will lay -210 odds with the road underdog Oakland Raiders returning +175 odds to win straight up with no need of getting the points.
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When these two AFC west foes met in their first meeting of the season held in Oakland in early October it was the Raiders posting the 23-20 overtime victory as a +1 point home underdog. The game landed over the closing total of 41 points.
The Raiders had a balanced attack with 112 rushing yards and quarterback Jason Campbell hitting on 19 of 33 passes for 229 yards with a touchdown and pick.
Running back Darren McFadden ran it 17 times for 89 yards.
Oakland wide out Jacoby Ford had a big game with 6 catches for 148 yards and broke a 94 yards kick off return to start the second half.
Oakland enters their final game of the season with a record of 7-8. The team puts up 25 points and 355 yards per game.
The club hits the road for the eighth time this year where they are 2-5. Their lone road wins came at San Diego and Denver. Oakland is 5-0 straight up this season against AFC west opponents.
The Raiders are coming off a playoff elimination 31-26 loss to the Indianapolis Colts last week as a +2 point underdog.
Oakland put up 290 yards and converted on 4 of 15 on third down. The team ran the ball 20 times for 80 yards. Oakland was penalized 10 times for 116 yards which is an issue that has haunted this team for years.
Quarterback Jason Campbell completed 29 of 42 passes for 231 yards with a touchdown and no picks.
Running back Darren McFadden had only 45 yards on 11 carries. Michael Bush contributed with 3 runs for 19 yards.
Tight end Zach Miller led the Raiders with 9 catches for 66 yards and a score. Darrius Heyward Bey contributed with four catches for 40 yards.
Kick off returning Jacoby Ford ran back the opening kick off for a touchdown.
Defensively the Raiders allows its opponents 24 points and 330 yards per game.
The Oakland defense allowed the Colts offense to produce 370 yards and 4 of 11 conversions on third down. The Raiders got crushed against the run as they allowed their AFC south opponent to run it 39 times for 191 yards. Oakland allowed a Colts touchdown in four of six red zone appearances.
They allowed the opposing quarterback to hit on 16 of 30 passes for 179 yards with three touchdowns and two picks.
Kansas City hosts Oakland with a record of 10-5 this season. The team puts up 23 points and 359 yards per game.
The Chiefs are at home for the eighth time this season where they stand a perfect 7-0.
Kansas City is coming off a 34-14 victory last week against the Tennessee Titans as a -4 point home favorite.
The Chiefs victory against Tennessee coupled by last weeks San Diego loss gave Kansas City the AFC west crown and they will host a playoff game the following week in the wildcard round.
Kansas City put up 458 yards on the Tennessee defense and converted on 9 of 18 on third down. The Chiefs ran the football 40 times for 152 yards for a 3.8 yards per rush average.
Quarterback Matt Cassel completed 24 of 34 passes for 314 yards with three touchdowns and no picks.
Running back Jamaal Charles on 13 carries ran for 77 yards. Charles caught 4 balls out of the backfield for 40 yards and two scores. Thomas Jones contributed with 51 yards on the ground on 23 carries.
Out wide Dwayne Bowe had a big game with 6 pass receptions for 153 yards and a touchdown. Tight end Tony Moeaki contributed with 5 catches for 63 yards.
The Chiefs defense gives up 19 points and 329 yards per game.
They gave up 270 yards to the Tennessee offense as well as 3 of 12 conversions on third down. Kansas City contained their AFC south opponents run game by allowing 57 yards on 16 attempts for a 3.6 yards per rush average.
They allowed the opposing signal caller to hit on 14 of 37 passes for 235 yards with two touchdowns and two picks.
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NFL Trend: Oakland Raiders are 8-2-1 ATS in their past 11 games at Kansas City.
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