The AFC West’s Oakland Raiders and the NFC East’s Washington Redskins highlight Sunday Night Football in Week 3 of the NFL season. Kickoff from FedEx Field is set for 8:30 p.m. (ET) with NBC carrying the game nationally.
Oakland at Washington Game Overview
More than a few NFL experts had Oakland as their pick to win the AFC this season and at 2-0 both straight-up and against the spread it is certainly headed in the right direction. The Raiders opened the new season with a 26-16 victory on the road against Tennessee as 2.5-point underdogs ahead of last Sunday’s 45-20 pasting of the New York Jets as heavy 13.5-point favorites at home. Oakland is now 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games.
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A healthy Derek Carr at quarterback is a big reason why the Raiders lead the NFL in scoring through the first two weeks. He has completed 75 percent of his first 60 passing attempts for 492 yards and five touchdowns against zero interceptions. Michael Crabtree has caught 12 passes for 163 yards and three scores as his favorite target and Marshawn Lynch is the team’s leading rusher with 121 yards and one touchdown on 30 carries.
Washington opened its season with a 30-17 loss at home to division rival Philadelphia as a slight one-point underdog. The total stayed UNDER the closing 49.5-point line. Last Sunday on the road against the Los Angeles Rams, it came away with a tight 27-20 victory as a three-point underdog. The total in that game ended as a PUSH. The total has gone OVER in 17 of the Redskins’ last 23 games.
Kirk Cousins started the season with a rough outing against the Eagles’ relentless pass rush, but he had better success against the Rams including a game-winning touchdown strike to Ryan Grant with less than two minutes left to play. Overall, he has completed 41-of-67 attempts for 419 yards and two touchdowns. Washington’s ground game led by Rob Kelly has piled up 293 yards on 56 rushing attempts in those first two games.
Oakland at Washington Betting Trends
- The Raiders are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 road games and they have covered in six of their last seven September games. The total has stayed UNDER in four of their last five games on the road.
- The Redskins have gone 6-1 ATS in their last seven games against a team with a SU winning record, but they have failed to cover in their last four games following an ATS win. The total has gone OVER in eight of their last 11 home games.
- The road team in this inter-conference matchup has covered in the last five meetings and the total has stayed UNDER in three of the last five games between the two.
