Cardinals vs. Raiders Spread Prediction
The Arizona Cardinals are laying nearly a touchdown at home against a hapless Oakland Raiders team at 4:05 p.m. ET on Sunday. Will the home team cover or is there some value in a 1-8 Oakland squad?
Game Snapshot
469 Oakland Raiders at 470 Arizona Cardinals
4:05 p.m. ET, Sunday, November 18
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Public Betting Trends
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetNow.eu, the Cardinals are 5.5-point favorites to beat the Raiders. The total, meanwhile, sits at 41 points. As of this writing, 61% of the public betting tickets are on the Cardinals to cover the point spread.
Oakland Raiders
Jordy Nelson (knee) is out for Week 11 against the Cardinals. Martavis Bryant (knee) was officially ruled out, too. That leaves Brandon LaFell, Seth Roberts, Dwayne Harris, Marcell Ateman, and practice squad call-up Saeed Blacknall as the only available receiving options for Derek Carr Sunday. Fire up the Cardinals’ defense everywhere.
Arizona Cardinals
Chad Williams (ankle) is out for Week 11 against the Raiders. Williams was out in Week 10 and it inevitably resulted in more opportunity for Larry Fitzgerald, Christian Kirk, and Ricky Seals-Jones. Expect J.J. Nelson to stick as the team’s third wideout. Even so, he isn’t viable for fantasy purposes.
NFL Betting Trends
Oakland
The Raiders are 2-8-1 against the spread in their last 11 road games and are 0-4 against the number in their last four games coming off a loss.
Arizona
The Cardinals are 5-1-1 against the spread in their last seven games overall and are 5-2 ATS in their last seven home games.
Prediction
A week ago the Buffalo Bills marched into East Rutherford and crushed the New York Jets as a 7.5-point road dog and Matt Barkley under center. In hindsight, why the Jets were laying 7.5 points to anyone is mindboggling. Even though the Raiders appear to be in tank mode and have been shredded by every opponent over the past month, this is a principle play: The Cardinals shouldn’t be favored by 5.5 points over anyone.
NFL Week 11 Prediction: Oakland Raiders +5.5
