Henry Roldán
Las Vegas Raiders return to action on Sunday after their week bye imposed by the NFL 2022 schedule. The are receiving the Houston Texans.
The team led by head coach Josh McDaniels has not had the expected start to the campaign after the preseason acquisitions, and in this Week 7 game they have a great opportunity to get back to their winning ways when they take on the Texans.
Before going to halftime, Las Vegas lost 29-30 to Kansas City in a game that they were leading by 10 points at halftime and that, due to their defensive inconsistency, ended up losing in the last few minutes.
This time they will have a great opportunity to redeem themselves when they receive Houston, a team that barely won their first game of the campaign in week 5, since they shared a bye week with Las Vegas.
While the Raiders have had problems forcing opponents to lose balls, and have not been able to stop them once they enter the red zone,Houston is the lowest scoring team in the league this campaign and ranks near the bottom in average yards per game and total yards. This is great news for the Las Vegas defense.
On their part, Derek Carr and the rest of the team have improved their performance over the past few weeks by third in average yards per ground with 5.3 and ninth in total yards with 5.8,even though the team has yet to be able to play consistently on offense and defense in a single game.
Predictions and Betting Preview for Las Vegas Raiders Betting NFL Week 7 2022
Moneyline (-303 from BetMGM)
In Las Vegas, the Raiders are greatly favored. Yes, both teams have only one win, but the home team, player by player and in every unit, has a better arguments to beat Houston next Sunday.
In addition, their only win of the year came at home against Denver, while the other game was lost in overtime to the Cardinals.
Spread(-7 from BetMGM)
Of the three games lost by the Texans, only one of them, the one against the Chargers, the Raiders’ rivals in the AFC West, was lost by more than seven points. The other two, which were much closer, came against weak offenses such as the Bears and Broncos.
While the Raiders have everything to overcome the spread, the Texans have in their favor that in six of their last seven games against AFC teams they have won against the spread, while in the head-to-head the visitor’s record playing against the spread is 5-2 .
Over/Under (45.5 from BetMGM)
In four of the last five meetings between the two teams, the result has ended in Over, while in the last six meetings played in Las Vegas the Over has a record of 4-1-1.
However, this time the high is not so clear. Only one of the Texans’ game exceeded 43 points in this campaign, and that was against the Chargers. The Raiders have scored at least 29 points in each of their last two games this year, but the question is how much can Houston score.
Las Vegas Raiders Future Odds After Week 6
Over/Under wins in the season: Over 7.5 (-100 from BetMGM) / Under 7.5 (-120 from BetMGM)
The Raiders’ slow start to the season has complicated their postseason expectations, especially since many don’t believe that they are capable of winning more than eight games in what is left of the schedule.
However, they could still overcome the quota with something unexpected. Their games against the Jaguars, the Broncos, the Seahawks, the Steelers and the Saints are winnable, while their game against the Rams looks to be the toughest one ahead.
In addition, at home they will play other opponents they could win over such as the Texans, this week, as well as the Colts and Patriots, since the rest are the Chargers, 49ers and Chiefs. In order to meet the Vegas line, at least three at home games should end in victory, while the away games are more likely to add up to four wins because of the opponents ahead.
Raiders win AFC West (+2500 from BetMGM) +1400
The loss to the Chiefs practically ended their hopes of winning the AFC West, and that is why in Las Vegas the Raiders’ odds went from (+1400) to (+2500).
Now the difference with Kansas City is three games, a considerable figure considering the performance shown by these teams so far and the fact that the Chargers are also in the race for the first place.
Raiders win AFC Conference (+3500 from BetMGM)
If the Raiders have a hard time winning their division, they have an even harder time winning the AFC. If we take into account that to win the AFC they they would have to beat the Chargers and the Chiefs, or even a much more difficult team such as the Bills. They must improve a lot and get on track to at least have a chance.
Raiders win Super Bowl (+6600 from BetMGM)
Las Vegas doesn’t have a bad roster. The organization has strengthened in the preseason, but the team seems to be adapting to the new strategy brought in by head coach Josh McDaniels. The Raiders are going to improve, but they need to do it fast before the postseason train passes them by, more than enough reason to think that they are far from winning the Super Bowl and also the reason why they went from (+5000) to (+6600) at the bookmakers.
Derek Carr wins the MVP(+8000 from BetMGM).
Derek Carr’s candidacy for a possible MVP looks quite distant due to his inconsistency at important moments for the team, as well as his poor passing accuracy.
While totaling 1,279 yards in five games, he has just eight touchdowns and four interceptions. Against the Chiefs he probably had his best game of the season, but his pass completion percentage is 61.4% and his QB rating is 87.2, so far the second lowest of his career.
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