The Oakland Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs are your sportsbook Thursday night NFL gambling delight. Here are the NFL football odds for the game on December 8th at Arrowhead Stadium:
Raiders +3 (EV) 47½ (-105)
Chiefs -3 (-120) 47½ (-115)
The Oakland Raiders (10-2) beat the Buffalo Bills 38-24 on Sunday. Derek Carr threw 19 of 35 for 260 yards with two TD passes. Latavius Murray ran for 82 yards and two TDs on 20 carries. Michael Crabtree had 74 yards and one TD on seven receptions. Sebastian Janikowski kicked 3 of 3 field goals. Perry Riley had eight tackles. Nate Allen intercepted one pass. The Raiders have won six games in a row.
The Chiefs (9-3) defeated the Atlanta Falcons 29-28 on Sunday. Alex Smith went 21 of 25 for 270 yards and one TD pass. Albert Wilson ran for 55 yards and one TD on one carry. Travis Kelce had 140 yards on eight receptions. Derrick Johnson had nine tackles. Tamba Hali sacked Matt Ryan once. Erick Berry intercepted one pass.
Oakland ranks 3rd in points (28.8), 4th in passing yards (277.1), 5th in total yards (391.7), and 7th in rushing yards (114.6) per game, and 23rd in points (24.9), 24th in passing yards (264.8), and 29th in total yards (389.7) and rushing yards (124.8) allowed per game. Carr is 300 of 458 (65.5%) for 3375 yards with 24 TDs and five picks. Murray has run for 553 yards and 11 TDs on 140 carries. Amari Cooper has 981 yards on 68 catches while Crabtree has seven receiving TDs. Malcolm Smith has 72 combined tackles. Khalil Mack has ten sacks. Reggie Nelson has intercepted three passes.
Kansas City ranks 15th in points (23.4), 21st in passing yards (234.6), 24th in total yards (333.3), and 25th in rushing yards (98.8) per game, and 9th in points (20.2), 23rd in passing yards (263.0), 27th in rushing yards (121.9), and 28th in total yards (384.9) allowed per game. Smith is 250 of 371 (67.4%) for 2567 yards with 11 TDs and four picks. Spencer Ware has run for 734 yards and three TDs on 163 carries. Kelce has 815 yards on 65 catches while Tyreek Hill has five receiving TDs. Johnson has 89 combined tackles. Dee Ford has 10 sacks. Marcus Peters has intercepted five passes.
Raiders NFL gambling trends: 4-1 against the spread and straight up in the last five games, 5-0 against the spread and straight-up in the last five road games, 2-5 against the spread and 1-6 straight-up in the last seven games versus KC, 8-2 against the spread in the last 10 visits to KC, and 6-3 in the last nine visits to KC.
Chiefs NFL gambling trends: 6-1 straight-up in the last seven games, 1-7 against the spread in the last eight home games, 10-1 straight-up in the last 11 home games, 5-2 against the spread and 6-1 straight-up in the last seven games versus the Raiders, 2-8 against the spread in the last 10 games hosting the Raiders, and 3-6 straight-up in the last nine games hosting the Raiders.