NFL Week 11 Analysis – Oakland Raiders vs. Miami Dolphins
The Oakland Raiders take on the Miami Dolphins in a game where one team has been downright awful, that would be the Raiders, and the other team has been respectable, that would be the Dolphins. Miami has exceeded almost every sport betting fans’ expectations by going 5 and 4 straight-up and 5 and 4 against the BetUS online wagering spread.
This team is much deeper than the wildcat offense they were using earlier this season. Both Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown at the running back position have been terrific and Chad Pennington is a good enough quarterback to keep this team in most games.
By contrast the Oakland Raiders are downright awful. By awful, I mean that there is nothing positive about the Raiders that I see. Their defense, so good last season, is terrible. Their offense hasn’t been able to use either rookie Darren McFadden or Justin Fargas well and quarterback JeMarcus Russell hasn’t developed at all. This team is a terrible online betting option in any week as their 3 and 6 record against the BetUS online wagering spread proves.
Here are the BetUS online sportsbook betting odds for this game:
Kick-off: 11/16/2008 1:00 pm est.
Oakland Raiders + 10 ½ – 110 + 425 O 38 ½ – 110
Miami Dolphins – 10 ½ – 110 – 550 U 38 ½ – 110
Here are a few online wagering trends that might help us find a good online bet in this game:
The Oakland Raiders are 1 and 4 against the spread in their last 5 games on grass.
The Over is 6 and 2 in the Oakland Raiders last 8 games on the road.
The Miami Dolphins are 5 and 1 against the spread in their last 6 games versus a team from the AFC Conference.
The Under is 4 and 1 in the Miami Dolphins last 5 games at home.
10 ½ is a lot of online wagering points to give up in an NFL game. Usually, I would suggest that NFL betting fans not even look at an online betting spread higher than 6 ½, but the Oakland Raiders are so awful, I really have no other recourse.
I have to go with the Dolphins in this situation. I understand that the spread is awfully high, but the Raiders have nothing that they can do to stop the Dolphins offense and the Dolphins defense should be able to shut-down JeMarcus Russell and company.
NFL Week 11 Prediction:
I’ll be making an online bet on the Miami Dolphins to cover the 10 ½ points in this game.
