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The chance to make a strong stand New England at Oakland When New England Patriots get on the Oakland Raiders field, they will be facing their chance to step up after that painful loss against the Buffalo Bills last week, and Oakland will have the opportunity to make the entire league to realize they have improved that much to be taken seriously. With this said, expect New England to start the game chasing to regain respect and Oakland trying to make their own statement. |
| New England took their first loss this season a lot sooner than people would’ve thought against a rival that seemed much weaker than what it turned out on the field, and proving that the Patriots are not that solid and outstanding as they looked the first two weeks, revealing their poor passing defense, specially last game when Buffalo crossed the field on three plays to set the winning field goal. The pressure on Brady works well, and Buffalo proved that forcing him to throw 4 interceptions last game.
Oakland has improved tons if we compare that harmless team from years ago. They have been building a team with a great strong and physical defense and a solid run, and that’s where Darren McFadden emerges as the pivotal stone on the team, rushing for 393 yards this year and 3 touchdowns while quarterback Jason Campbell shakes clears all criticism from previous years throwing 584 yards and 3 touchdowns with a completion ratio of 65.9%, and the team has an average of 375 yards per game scoring 30.7 points per game allowing 27.3 points per match and holding the best rushing average on the league, producing 555 yards on the ground for the season. New England’s offense is almost perfect producing 540 yards per game and scoring 34.7 points per game, but the problem comes when we see the defense, allowing 468.7 yards per game, 289.7 of those yards come from passing game; New England’s huge deficit this season. Since 2001 the matchup between these two teams has New England winning 3 out of 4 but they haven’t met since 2008, which may result on serious problems for both teams predicting the opponents game, making it almost unpredictable. The spread for this game is New England favorite by 4 points and the total is set on 54½ points, at IslandCasino live odds, which predicts a game full of great plays and lots of points on the board. If you can, tease the total over, if not just enjoy a great game in one of the most entertaining and exciting stadiums with the craziest fans around the league.
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