The Raiders have been tinkering with the offensive line at practice this week, specifically with rookie tackle Alex Leatherwood’s position.
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Raiders coach Jon Gruden has some serious mending to do. Players might talk one way and act another. Cohesion could be splintered. Never a good thing for a team game.
Kansas City opened as a 4-point home favorite, but action on Buffalo has driven the line to 2½. The Chiefs were -3 in the AFC title game when they beat the Bills 38-24.
The Raiders will be without two key players on defense when they play the Bears on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.
The Raiders, coming off their first loss, to the Los Angeles Chargers on “Monday Night Football,” are 5½-point favorites over the Chicago Bears. The total is 44½.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden is under review by the NFL for a racial slur he used in 2011 to describe NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is editor of The Gold Sheet (Goldsheet.com). He provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends.
A frustrating loss to the Chargers raised a number of questions, and Raiders fans have plenty of them.
Amber Hanover, who won Station Casinos’ Last Man Standing contest last season, had another easy winner last week with the Buccaneers-Patriots under.
Wide receiver Hunter Renfrow has scored two weeks in a row on a route that could have some new variations, according to offensive coordinator Greg Olson.
Five entries split the first-quarter prize in the Circa Sports Million III with an 18-2 record. Two entries split the last-place prize of $25,000.
Review-Journal sports betting reporters Jim Barnes and Todd Dewey post their best college football and NFL bets for Week 5.
Rookie tackle Alex Leatherwood was taking snaps at right guard at the outset of practice on Thursday, with veteran Brandon Parker assuming Leatherwood’s spot at right tackle.
Bettors are lined up heavily on one side for Thursday’s game between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas sportsbook directors reported.
Fans heading to Sunday’s Raiders-Chicago Bears game at Allegiant Stadium who wish to take part in the alternate covid vaccine screening process are urged to do so ahead of the game.
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