NFL Underdog Pick for Week 6
October 10th 2013 - Special K
Oakland Raiders (+9) at
Kansas City Chiefs
The Raiders are an impressive 7-0 ATS in their last 7 meetings in Kansas City.
The underdog is also 10-2 ATS in their 12 football games between the Chiefs and
Raiders. I love it when trends line up for the team I am picking! I also like
what the Raiders are doing on the defensive side of the ball. It has taken some
time for all the new starters to get acclimated but they are starting to gel
now. Through 5 games in 2012, the Raiders had given up nearly 30 points per
game. In 2013, their defense is only giving up 21.6 points per contest and
that's against top tier QB's: Luck, RG III, Peyton Manning, and Philip Rivers.
To be honest, the QB play of Terrelle Pryor has also surprised me and probably
most people. He is definitely a playmaker and his scrambling ability buys him
enough time to find his speedy receivers open down field.
I am expecting a low scoring slugfest between both these teams on Sunday. The Chiefs have played teams with a combined record of 7-18 so far
this season. 9 points is just too many points for the Chiefs to be laying
against a much improved Raiders team. I wouldn't even be surprised if the
Raiders won outright.
Take the Raiders and the points
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