Eagles at Raiders spread, odds, picks and trends: Expert predictions for NFL Week 7 game (2024)

In the wake of Jon Gruden’s resignation, the Raiders could’ve come out flat or been distracted last week. But Rich Bisaccia had Las Vegas ready to go, and they never trailed in a 34-24 win over the Broncos.Derek Carrthrew for 341 yards, his fourth game with 300 or more, and two touchdowns while the Raiders’ defense forced four turnovers after going three weeks without a takeaway. Last Sunday was Vegas’ third outright win as a betting underdog. The Raiders opened as three-point favorites this week but are 0-2 against the spread when favored.

Last week, the Eagles had a second-half comeback fall short in a 28-22 loss to the Bucs. Philadelphia’s approach to moving the ball has crossed over from inconsistent to downright annoying. After an opening-drive touchdown, the Eagles only picked up one more first down until the middle of the third quarter. But once it was a three-score game, they marched downfield on their final three possessions and cut the deficit to six. This ability to have everything frantically snap into place at once does make Philadelphia an exciting play on the spread. They’ve been an underdog every week, winning outright twice and covering a third game.

Over/Under, Moneyline

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Betting Trends

• 76 percent of money bet on Raiders on spread
• 79 percent of money bet on over the total
• 73 percent of money bet on Raiders’ ML
• The Over is 2-5 in Eagles games in their last 7 games
• The Eagles are 2-5 ATS as away underdogs in their last 7 games
• The Eagles are 2-7 ATS on the road in their last 9 games
• The Over is 16-6 in Raiders games in their last 22 games
• The Raiders are 2-5 at home in their last 7 games
• The Raiders are 1-5 ATS as home favorites in their last 6 games
• The Raiders are 0-6 ATS as favorites in their last 6 games

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Notable inactives

Eagles: CB Tay Gowan

Raiders: TE Darren Waller

Storylines for Eagles-Raiders

Philadelphia Eagles news

The Eagles came close to completing a comeback in their 28-22 loss to Tampa Bay last week. Quarterback Jalen Hurts became the seventh quarterback since 1970 with at least two rushing touchdowns in consecutive games against the Buccaneers. Hurts has eight rushing touchdowns in his first 10 starts, which ties him with Kordell Stewart for the second-most by a quarterback. Running back Miles Sanders has totaled at least 50 yards from scrimmage in his last five games and receiver DeVonta Smith ranks second among rookies with 345 receiving yards.

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Las Vegas Raiders news

The Raiders last week won their first game since coach Jon Gruden’s resignation. Carr posted a season-high passer rating of 134.4 at Denver. Carr is currently second in the NFL with 1,946 passing yards and has thrown at least two touchdown passes in five of six games. Darren Waller is Carr’s leading receiver with 33 catches for 378 yards. Waller ranks third among NFL tight ends in both categories. Pass rusher Maxx Crosby tallied three sacks in Week 6 while linebacker Denzel Perryman is tied for the NFL lead with 72 tackles.

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• Tafur: Derek Carr and Raiders’ leaders took a knockout punch and got back up, unlike in years past

Expert picks

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