The Oakland Raiders open the 2011 NFL season with Super Bowl odds of 40-1 ($100.00 wager would pay back $4000.00) and a projected season win total of seven games. MGM Resorts
International Race & Sports in Las Vegas opened their season win total at 7.0 -110 and currently list them at over 7.0 +100 / under 7.0 -120. The offshore betting world has the Raiders Super Bowl odds at 60-1 and a projected seven win season with current odds of over 7.0 +115 / under 7.0 -145.
The 2010 season ended at 8-8 for the Raiders despite going 6-0 and sweeping the AFC West. Going into 2011, Oakland is on their seventh coach in ten years as Hue Jackson replaces Tom Cable. Once again the Raiders had NFL draft experts shaking their heads as Al Davis made the choices based on his theory of size and speed. Considering the Raiders leading up to their 8-8 record last year had seven years of eleven or more losses, it is difficult to put any faith behind the Raider's organization.
Cantor gaming in June released pointspread projections for the entire season and has the following predictions on the Raiders: Oakland +1.0 at Denver, Oakland +1.0 at Buffalo, N.Y. Jets -3.0 at Oakland, New England-5.5 at Oakland, Oakland +3.0 at Houston, Cleveland +3.5 at Oakland, Kansas City +3.0 at Oakland, Denver +6.0 at Oakland, Oakland +7.0 at San Diego, Oakland +2.5 at Minnesota, Chicago PK at Oakland, Oakland +3.0 at Miami, Oakland +9.0 at Green Bay, Detroit +2.0 at Oakland, Oakland +3.0 at Kansas City, and San Diego -1.5 at Oakland. Despite an over/under of seven games, Cantor has eleven of Oakland's games to be at a field goal difference or less.
Betting Dork: 2011 College Football and NFL Team Win Totals
And now, football really is finally here. Wiseguy Vegas Runner and Host
Gill Alexander chat it up on what VR plans to do all the way live from
the sportsbook floors in Vegas this fall, then segue into an extensive
discussion on more than a dozen teams in both college football and the
NFL and why each believes those selected will go over or under their win
total number for the 2011 season. Plus, which NFL preseason lines look
the juiciest this week, beginning Thursday night. And it wouldn't be
complete without Basewinner's free MLB picks. It's all on Wednesday's
Betting Dork
NFL 2011 Season Preview and Super Bowl Odds
Marco D'Angelo discusses the recent free agent signings in the NFL after
the ending of the lockout - Including two free NFL Preseason bets!