The Raiders’ regular-season win total is 6½ or 7, depending on the sportsbook. But they’re favored in only two games in lines posted at Station Sports and Caesars.
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Raiders running back Alexander Mattison defeated two Denver Broncos players to win his portion of the bracket during a professional cornhole event Saturday in Las Vegas.
Taylor Swift, the girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, has concerts scheduled on her “Eras Tour” on three days when the team will be playing.
Jim Otto, a Hall of Fame center who spent his entire career with the Raiders, died at the age of 86. He was one of the best offensive linemen in pro football history.
The Raiders begin the third phase of their offseason program Monday, which will give the team a chance to evaluate how some players have progressed this offseason.
Sebastian Janikowski said in June he wanted to kick for the Raiders in 2020 when they relocate to Las Vegas. He might not make it to Sunday.
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and CG Technology sports book vice-president Matthew Holt preview the Raiders’ season in the 25th of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days.
The Raiders filled out their practice squad on Monday. Soon, one of their ex-players could help another team do the same.
Sunday was supposed to be the big day. Or at least it seemed. Aside from the April draft period, the Raiders hadn’t acquired a defensive player this offseason who will be on their Week 1 roster.
On Friday and Saturday, the team reduced its roster from 90 players. On Sunday, it’s going to change.
Undrafted rookie linebacker Nicholas Morrow, who played at Division III Greenville College, survived Saturday’s NFL roster reduction to earn a spot with the Oakland Raiders.
As NFL teams tinkered with their final rosters by trading players and signing players from the waiver wire, the Pittsburgh Steelers were just happy to see their all-pro running back walking around the team’s facility.
Tight end Gabe Holmes and running back George Atkinson III were among the several Raiders players notified Friday of their release, sources said. This was the first of two transaction waves.
The Raiders dropped to 0-4 after losing the preseason finale against the Seattle Seahawks 17-13 at home Thursday.
Review-Journal Vegas Nation host Bryan Salmond and handicapper Kelly Stewart bring you the best tweets from the final Raiders preseason game.