The Oakland Raiders head to the East Coast for Christmas to tangle with the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football. Game time from Lincoln Financial Field is set for 8:30 p.m. with ESPN carrying the national broadcast.
Oakland at Philadelphia Game Overview
The Raiders designs on the AFC West title pretty much came to an end with just two straight-up victories in their last five games to fall to 6-8 on the year. They went 1-3-1 against the spread during the same span as part of a 4-8-2 record ATS overall. The total stayed UNDER 46 points in last Sunday night’s 20-17 loss to Dallas as three-point home underdogs and it has now stayed UNDER in their last five games. Oakland is 2-4-1 ATS this season when closing as an underdog.
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Derek Carr remains one of the more promising young quarterbacks in the NFL, but he definitely took a step backwards this season due to his inconsistent play from one week to the next. Overall, the Raiders are ranked 16th in the NFL in passing yards per game and they fall to 22nd in scoring with an average of 20.1 points. Defensively, Oakland has really had its issues at times with a unit that is allowing an average of 349.3 yards and 32.1 points a game. It is ranked 15th against the run which could cause some problems on Monday night.
Philadelphia has the best record in the NFC at 12-2 SU with a profitable 10-4 record ATS, but it still needs a win on Monday night to lockup home field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Eagles got past the division rival New York Giants 34-29 last Sunday, but they failed to cover as 7.5-point home favorites. The total went OVER the closing 40.5 line. Going back to a 34-24 victory against Washington on Oct. 23, Philadelphia has scored at least 31 points in seven of its last eight outings.
MVP candidate Carson Wentz was lost for the season with a torn ACL and, in his place last week against New York, Nick Foles threw for 239 yards and four touchdowns as the Eagles’ No. 1-ranked scoring offense did not miss a beat. This unit is ranked eighth in the NFL in passing yards per game and it moves to second when it comes to rushing yards with an average of 140.5 a game. While Philadelphia’s defense is sixth in yards allowed (309.2) and eighth in points allowed (19.9), it has given up a combined 64 points in its last two games which is the main concern for this team in this matchup.
Oakland at Philadelphia Game Betting Trends
- The Raiders are 3-1-1 ATS in their last five Monday night games, but they have gone 0-4-1 ATS in their last five road games. The total has gone OVER in five of their last six games played on Monday night.
- The Eagles have covered in six of their last eight Monday night games and they are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games following a SU win. The total has gone OVER in 20 of their last 27 December games.
- Oakland has a 4-1 edge ATS in the last five meetings and the total has stayed UNDER in three of the last four games.
