Raiders vs Cardinals | Prediction & Pick

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Oakland Raiders at Arizona Cardinals 4:15 PM CBS – The Raiders quarterback situation gets more interesting as the season progresses as head coach Tom Cable opted to pull Jason Campbell for Bruce Gradkowski, whose second half effort lifted the Raiders to a narrow victory over the Rams.

Cable has announced that Gradkowsks will get the start on Sunday as Oakland tries to win two in a row for the first time in nearly two years.

Over in Arizona the QB situation is equally as attention grabbing as new starter Derek Anderson, who has struggled for the Cardinals, has been scheduled for knee surgery later this week, giving way to third stringer Max Hall.

Neither team impresses me, and the defenses are both suspect. Oakland has had trouble stopping the run, allowing 140.0 yards per game, while Arizona surrendered 221 yards on the ground in a 41-7 loss at Atlanta last Sunday.

That spells trouble for both teams that surprisingly possess two very good running attacks with the Cardinals Tim Hightower, who leads all running backs with an average of 7.0 yards per attempt and Oakland’s Darren McFadden who leads the Raiders with 240 yards–the second-highest total in the NFL.

McFadden could set record numbers during Sunday’s game as Arizona is allowing the second-most rushing yards in the league with 153.0 per game.

The Cardinals have the better receivers, but don’t have a quarterback in place that can get it to them.

I’ll go with the Raiders, with a better QB and running game.

Odds makers have the Cardinals as a -4.5 point favorite with an over/under of 39.5.

PREDICTION: RAIDERS

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Oakland Raiders Betting Trends:

• Oakland is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
• Oakland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
• Oakland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
• Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona

Arizona Cardinals Betting Trends:

• The total has gone OVER in 15 of Arizona’s last 22 games at home
• Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
• The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona’s last 9 games at home
• Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland