Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Oakland Raiders will make the week sixteen AFC west divisional road trip with an NFL pro football game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Eve Saturday afternoon.
This NFL contest will begin at 1PM Eastern Time from Kansas City with national television coverage provided by CBS.
The point spread opened with the road club Oakland Raiders favored by –2 1/2 points with an over under of 42 points.
The early money from the NFL bettors has come in on the side home team as the Kansas City Chiefs are now favored by -1 point.
The over under has moved towards the down to 41 1/2 points.
Kansas City Chiefs money line bettors will lay –115 odds with the road underdog Oakland Raiders returning -105 odds to win straight up with no need for taking the points.
Oakland and Kansas City meet in AFC west play for the second and last time this 2011 regular season.
The Raiders and Chiefs met in NFL play for the first time this year back in week seven where the Kansas City Chiefs posted the 28-0 victory against the Oakland Raiders as a +3 ½ point road underdog.
Totals bettors found this game landing under the closing total of 41 ½ points.
The Raiders were awfully sloppy in their passing game as quarterbacks Kyle Boller and Carson Palmer threw for three interceptions each in defeat.
The team was penalized 14 times for 120 yards.
Oakland running back Michael Bush had 99 yards on 17 carries.
Kansas City running back Jackie Battle ran for 76 yards on 16 carries.
Wide out Dwayne Bowe had six receptions for 76 yards in the win.
The Oakland Raiders will battle Kansas City with a record of 7-7 on the year. The club is 4-3 on the highway.
Oakland averages 22 points with 374 yards per game with 138 yards coming from their run game for 4.6 yards per carry.
On defense the Raiders allow 27 points with 378 yards a game. Opponents rush for 134 yards against them for 5.1 yards per rush average.
The team has dropped three straight.
Oakland is coming off the week fifteen 28-27 defeat to the Detroit Lions as a +1 point home underdog.
The total flew over the closing line of 47 ½ points.
The Raiders once again squandered a late lead as they had Detroit beat by 13 points with five minutes remaining in the game.
Oakland amassed 477 offensive yards with 132 on the ground on 22 carries.
The team allowed three sacks and scored one touchdown in their lone trip in the red zone.
The Raiders committed on turnover and took one from Detroit.
Quarterback Carson Palmer completed 32 of 40 passes for 367 yards with a touchdown.
Michael Bush ran for 77 yards on 18 carries. Out of the backfield Bush caught seven passes for 62 yards.
Darrius Heyward Bey led Oakland with eight receptions for 155 yards and a receiving touchdown.
T.J. Houshmandzadeh caught six passes for 52 yards.
Tight end Kevin Boss caught three passes for 47 yards.
Oakland allowed Detroit 432 offensive yards with 57 of it on the ground on 19 carries.
The Raiders had two sacks and allowed two Lions touchdowns in both of their drives in the red zone.
The Kansas City Chiefs will host Oakland in this week 16 affair with a record of 6-8 on the 2011 year. The team is 3-4 at home.
Kansas City puts up 304 yards with 13 points a game with 117 yards on the ground for 3.9 yards per carry.
On defense the Chiefs give up 22 points and 339 yards a game Clubs rush for 130 yards against them for 4.2 yards per rush against average.
Kansas City is coming off the 19-14 home victory against the Green Bay Packers last week as a +11 point underdog.
The total landed under the closing total of 46 points.
The Kansas City Chiefs amassed 438 offensive yards with 139 coming from their ground game on 39 runs from scrimmage.
The team allowed no sacks and go into the end zone just once in five red zone attempts.
The Chiefs had no turnovers and took none away from Green Bay.
Quarterback Kyle Orton completed 23 of 31 passes for 299 yards.
Thomas Jones scampered for 48 yards on 15 carries. Jones out of the backfield had a 48 yard pass reception.
Jackie Battle on 10 runs from scrimmage had 37 yards and a touchdown rushing.
Leonard Pope led Kansas City with two receptions for 70 yards.
Steve Breason caught four passes for 50 yards.
Dwayne Bowe had four grabs for 49 yards.
Kansas City allowed Green Bay 315 yards of offense with 102 rushing yards on 18 carries.
The Chiefs had four sacks and allowed two Packers touchdowns in both of their tries inside the red zone.
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