Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Denver Broncos will make the trip to the Bay area to battle the Oakland Raiders in an AFC west divisional NFL pro football game on Sunday afternoon.
They kick off this week nine NFL divisional game from Oakland at 4PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.
The point spread opened in this AFC west game with the home team Oakland Raiders favored by –7 points with an over under of 44 points.
The NFL betting public has come with their early money on the side of the home team ash the Oakland Raiders have been bet up to a -7 ½ point favorite.
The over under has moved down to 43 ½ points.
Those betting the favored Oakland Raiders on the money line will lay –410 odds with the underdog Denver Broncos returning +325 odds to pull off the upset win with no need for points on their side.
This will be the second and final regular season meeting between the Oakland Raiders and Denver Broncos.
These AFC west divisional rivals kick off the season in week one in the 2011 on a Monday night and it was the Oakland Raiders with the 23-20 road victory as a +3 point underdog.
The over under came in at over the closing line of 42 ½ points.
Oakland took a 16-3 halftime lead in this game and held on for the victory.
The Raiders ran the ball very well in victory with 190 rushing yards on 39 carries.
They were led by running back Darren McFadden who rushed for 150 yards on 22 carries.
Michael Bush had nine rushes for 30 yards.
The Broncos lost the turnover battle as they committed three miscues to the Raiders one.
The Raiders survived a 15 penalty night for 131 yards.
Denver travels to Oakland with a record of 2-5 on the year. The team is 1-2 on the road.
The Broncos put up 19 points with 305 yards a game with 126 yards rushing for 4.7 yards per rush.
On defense the team surrenders 28 points with 367 yards per game. Opponents rush for 117 yards against them for 3.9 yards per rush against average.
The Denver Broncos are coming off the bad 45-10 home defeat last week to the Detroit Lions as a +3 point underdog.
The total came in at over the number of 43 ½ points.
The Broncos put up 312 offensive yards with 195 yards rushing on 30 carries.
The team allowed seven sacks and scored just one touchdown in their three red zone opportunities.
Denver had two turnovers and took none away from Detroit.
Quarterback Tim Tebow hit on 18 of 39 passes for 172 yards with a touchdown and an interception. The pick was returned for a Lions touchdown. Tebow ran for 63 yards on ten carries.
Running back Knowshon Moreno had 14 carries for 69 yards.
Lance Bell chipped in with six rushes for 63 yards.
Eric Decker led Denver with six receptions for 72 yards with a receiving touchdown.
Eddie Royal chipped in with six grabs for 41 yards.
Matthew Willis had a 28 yard reception.
Denver allowed the Detroit Lions to amass 376 offensive yards with 113 yards on the ground on 28 rushing attempts.
The Broncos had two sacks and allowed two Detroit touchdowns in both of their red zone tries.
Oakland will come off their bye week with a record of 4-3 on the year. The Raiders are 2-2 at home.
The team puts up 22 points with 365 yards a game. Oakland rushes for 159 yards a game for 5.1 yards per rush.
On defense the club surrenders 25 points and 382 yards a game with 116 yards coming on the ground for 4.6 yards a carry.
Just prior to their bye week the Oakland Raiders dropped a 28-0 decision to the Kansas City Chiefs as a -3 point betting home favorite.
The total came in at under the total of 41 points.
Oakland put up 322 offensive yards while running for 155 yards on 27 attempts.
The team allowed one sack and couldn’t score a touchdown in two attempts in the red zone.
The Raiders had six turnovers and took two away from the Kansas City Chiefs.
Quarterback Kyle Boller started and hit on 7 of 14 passes for 61 yards and three picks.
Newly acquired Carson Palmer saw work and completed 8 of 21 from the field for 116 yards with three interceptions.
Running back Michael Bush on 17 carries ran for 99 yards.
Wide out Darrius Heyward Bey led Oakland with five receptions for 89 yards.
Taiwan Jones caught a 30 yard reception.
Jacoby Ford had two grabs but for just 13 yards.
The Raiders gave up 300 yards of offense to the Chiefs with 139 yards coming from their ground game on 39 carries.
Oakland had no sacks and allowed two Kansas City touchdowns in their three red zone appearances.
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