by Chuck Sommers
Thursday, Nov 03, 2022
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Venue: TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL
Where to watch: CBS
Opening Odds at USA Sportsbooks
DraftKings: Raiders -1.5
FanDuel: Raiders -1.5
BetMGM: Raiders -1.5
Caesars: Raiders -1.5
Season record
Raiders: 2-5
Jaguars: 2-6
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Raiders - Jaguars preview, analysis and prediction
Last week
Raiders: lost 24-0 at Saints
Jaguars: lost 21-17 vs. Broncos (London)
Look, if the Las Vegas Raiders don't win this game, send them back to Oakland. It's not like the city of Oakland will mind. It'll be a fair trade: The Athletics for the Raiders, and the A's can turn Allegiant Stadium into the most glorified MLB stadium we've ever seen.
But seriously, the Raiders have become the NFL's biggest joke. No other team comes close. The Lions are the lovable losers. The Browns aren't even that much of a joke anymore. The Raiders, who made all these moves and brought in a new head coach that was supposed to be an offensive guru, are sitting at 2-5 and are in serious danger of letting everything go up in smoke if they lose to the Jacksonville Jaguars this weekend in ol' Florida.
You tell me if the Raiders losing 24-0 to the New Orleans Saints isn't the lowest point you could possibly get to. Other than Derek Carr explaining for five times now that it starts with him, maybe it's just the fact the Raiders aren't that good and that McDaniels is a horrible coach. He has been dating back to his days in Denver, and that has not changed in this instance. Somehow, McDaniels has made Derek Carr look worse than Kyle Orton. Carr went 15 of 26 for just 101 yards and an itnerception, and Josh Jacobs ran the ball just 10 times for 43 yards.
I can't even fathom how bad this team is. Just 183 total yards of offense on the road in a must-win game. And they lay an egg like that. Seriously, send this team back to the crap-infested Coliseum in Oakland because that's what they're playing like. And then when Alvin Kamara crossed the goal line the three times he did, he wiped his cleats of the crap that they played like.
"He did some pretty slick things to get open," Raiders coach Josh McDaniels said of Kamara. "Clearly we didn't do a good enough job with him or with tackling when he had the ball in space."
HE DID SOME PRETTY SLICK THINGS? DID YOU WATCH THE TAPE, JOSH? He quite literally ran two steps and he was open. You had nobody on Kamara. This was 2019 Kamara torching this pathetic defense. You know, the defense that you all invested an extra $50 million to get Chandler Jones and his one sack?
Wait, what was that? HE HAS ONE-HALF OF A SACK? WHAT ARE WE DOING?
I'm not even a Raiders fan but this makes me mad. It makes my city look horrendous as a sports town. Just thank the maker that Mark Davis owns an actual championship-winning team in the Las Vegas Aces.
But again, if they can't even beat the Jaguars this week, it might as well be over. The Jaguars' good fortune of a 2-1 start and being in first place of the AFC South went out the window in a matter of five games, losing five straight and all by one score. The Jaguars are coming off a 21-17 loss to the Denver Broncos in London this past Sunday.
I can assure you that when I woke up on Monday I had no idea that the Jaguars and Broncos even played in London. If you asked me, I would've thought they had a bye week.
Trevor Lawrence threw for 133 yards and two interceptions, but thank Jacksonvile for Travis Etienne running for 156 yards and a touchdown to be the only bright spot on this day.
"I've got to look in the mirror. I've got to play better," Lawrence said.
Look, if the Las Vegas Raiders don't win this game, send them back to Oakland. It's not like the city of Oakland will mind. It'll be a fair trade: The Athletics for the Raiders, and the A's can turn Allegiant Stadium into the most glorified MLB stadium we've ever seen.
But seriously, the Raiders have become the NFL's biggest joke. No other team comes close. The Lions are the lovable losers. The Browns aren't even that much of a joke anymore. The Raiders, who made all these moves and brought in a new head coach that was supposed to be an offensive guru, are sitting at 2-5 and are in serious danger of letting everything go up in smoke if they lose to the Jacksonville Jaguars this weekend in ol' Florida.
You tell me if the Raiders losing 24-0 to the New Orleans Saints isn't the lowest point you could possibly get to. Other than Derek Carr explaining for five times now that it starts with him, maybe it's just the fact the Raiders aren't that good and that McDaniels is a horrible coach. He has been dating back to his days in Denver, and that has not changed in this instance. Somehow, McDaniels has made Derek Carr look worse than Kyle Orton. Carr went 15 of 26 for just 101 yards and an itnerception, and Josh Jacobs ran the ball just 10 times for 43 yards.
I can't even fathom how bad this team is. Just 183 total yards of offense on the road in a must-win game. And they lay an egg like that. Seriously, send this team back to the crap-infested Coliseum in Oakland because that's what they're playing like. And then when Alvin Kamara crossed the goal line the three times he did, he wiped his cleats of the crap that they played like.
"He did some pretty slick things to get open," Raiders coach Josh McDaniels said of Kamara. "Clearly we didn't do a good enough job with him or with tackling when he had the ball in space."
HE DID SOME PRETTY SLICK THINGS? DID YOU WATCH THE TAPE, JOSH? He quite literally ran two steps and he was open. You had nobody on Kamara. This was 2019 Kamara torching this pathetic defense. You know, the defense that you all invested an extra $50 million to get Chandler Jones and his one sack?
Wait, what was that? HE HAS ONE-HALF OF A SACK? WHAT ARE WE DOING?
I'm not even a Raiders fan but this makes me mad. It makes my city look horrendous as a sports town. Just thank the maker that Mark Davis owns an actual championship-winning team in the Las Vegas Aces.
But again, if they can't even beat the Jaguars this week, it might as well be over. The Jaguars' good fortune of a 2-1 start and being in first place of the AFC South went out the window in a matter of five games, losing five straight and all by one score. The Jaguars are coming off a 21-17 loss to the Denver Broncos in London this past Sunday.
I can assure you that when I woke up on Monday I had no idea that the Jaguars and Broncos even played in London. If you asked me, I would've thought they had a bye week.
Trevor Lawrence threw for 133 yards and two interceptions, but thank Jacksonvile for Travis Etienne running for 156 yards and a touchdown to be the only bright spot on this day.
"I've got to look in the mirror. I've got to play better," Lawrence said.
Prediction
This is the last time I trust the Raiders for anything. They're not even that heavily favored. That's how much the books are ready to laugh at them. Just get it done, Raiders. Just win, baby. For the love of Al Davis' ghost, and for the preparation of being laughed at forever, just win. Raiders win by 7
Betting trends
Raiders are 1-7 ATS as a road favorite the last three years; 0-2 this season.
Raiders are 15-30 ATS since 1992 as a road favorite of 7 points or less; 1-6 the last three years.
Raiders are 15-15 ATS against conference opponents the last three years.
Jaguars are 5-16 ATS off an under the last three years; 92-112 in franchise history.
Jaguars are 8-19 ATS off two straight losses the last three yearas; 0-3 this season.
Statistical leaders
Raiders:
Passing: Derek Carr -- 1,621 yards, 9 TD, 5 INT
Rushing: Josh Jacobs -- 676 yards, 6 TD
Receiving: Davante Adams -- 512 yards, 5 TD
Defense: Maxx Crosby -- 6 sacks
Jaguars:
Passing: Trevor Lawrence -- 1,840 yards, 10 TD, 6 INT
Rushing: Travis Etienne -- 571 yards, 2 TD
Receiving: Christian Kirk -- 498 yards, 4 TD
Defense: Two tied -- 3 sacks
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Chuck Sommers
About the Author:
Chuck Sommers has camped outside of sportsbooks since he can remember, learning the tricks and nuances of the trade. He still has nightmares of betting $5,000 on the Raiders in the Tuck Rule game but has since turned that to 25 years of veteran handicapping greatness. You can find him mostly in the shadows at the Red Rock or Aliante casinos wondering if the over is cashing on any given Sunday.
