The Seahawks visit the Raiders on Sunday, November 15 at 4:05 PM ET in Las Vegas, NV. Seattle was a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 40.5 when the guys taped on November 11, and they split on that number on the NFL Picks Week 10 episode.
Seahawks vs Raiders Odds
The Seahawks were 6.5-point favorites over the Raiders with a total of 40.5 when the guys taped on November 11. The money line had the Seahawks at -300 and the Raiders at +250.
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- Ryan Kramer (@KramerCentric): Seahawks -6.5
- Sean Green (@SeanTGreen): Raiders +6.5
Sean opened with Seattle’s quarterback. In his read, Drew Lock playing through an oblique injury and elbow tendonitis is a big part of this price. Sean pointed out that Seattle is coming off a division win with a quarterback who got more banged up in it, and now it has to lay the points on the road against a non-conference opponent. Sean also brought a trend: over the last decade, quarterbacks making their first career start against teams with a double-digit win total went 14-7 ATS.
The guys said that first start belongs to Mendoza, and Sean thinks the Raiders get a bump from it. He expects the home crowd to show up for the debut, and he likes the Raiders’ two-tight-end looks against Seattle. Ryan pushed back on the crowd part. This is a team the guys called the reigning Super Bowl champion, on a road trip he figures every fan base circled.
Ryan’s case runs through the ground game. He thinks Seattle can run the ball on the Raiders, which also helps cover its offensive line issues. He isn’t high on Mendoza either, saying the organization didn’t want to start him and he didn’t look particularly good in the preseason. Ryan wants to be on high alert for defensive touchdowns, and he thinks that ends up being the difference.
The guys also discussed the Raiders trading Kirk Cousins. Ryan thinks the offense craters without him, since Cousins was everything in it up to this point in the season. Sean held firm that the Raiders will get up for this game, and he noted the betting public is lopsided on Ryan’s side with Seattle.
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