This is going to be difficult to defend but here goes. The Broncos can win this game by playing just under 2 quarters of this game. They really have no reason to show up. The fact it’s a divisional game means nil to them. They’ve walked away with the division, and are really just playing for a 1st round bye. All they need to do is not screw up and they probably win this game. So why the Raiders? Mainly because it’s TOUGH for double-digit favourites to win on the road, going 0-5 last year, and the only time it’s been on the cards this year was for the Broncos against Kansas City... sure enough KC covered. 10.5 is too open for a shady backdoor cover and even in garbage time the Raiders can be mildly effective when defences are just giving away yards like it’s a Boxing Day Sale. Not to mention that the Broncos can just scheme a vanilla game-plan this week without showing the rest of the league what’s in their playbook. The next 4 weeks are just a dress rehearsal for Denver. So I’m going with the Raiders and have no plans on watching this game. Oh, and it’s a short week.
Last Week: 7-9
Season: 93-96-2
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