The New England Patriots and the Oakland Raiders will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at McAfee Coliseum.BSNblog reports that the oddsmakers currently have the Patriots listed as 7-point favorites versus the Raiders, while the game's total is sitting at 39½.
The Patriots defeated Seattle 24-21 as a 7.5-point favorite last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (43).
Matt Cassel passed for 268 yards with a touchdown for New England and Wes Welker caught 12 passes for 134 yards.
The Raiders were defeated 34-7 by the Chargers last time out, as 9-point road underdogs. The 41 points went as a PUSH against the posted total of 41.
Zach Miller had 64 yards receiving off eight catches.
A few trends to consider:
New England is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New England's last 5 games
New England is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
New England is 17-7 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
Oakland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Oakland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
New England home to Arizona, Sunday, December 21
Oakland home to Houston, Sunday, December 21
