Do Aidan O’Connell and the Raiders have another holiday miracle in them?
The Las Vegas Raiders have a standalone game in Week 13 with a special Black Friday edition of Thursday Night Football as the Raiders take on their hated rival, the Kansas City Chiefs. Las Vegas is looking to play spoiler in this one and pull off another Holiday miracle similar to last year. Also, we’re hitting crunch time in our Silver and Black Pride Pick’em competition.
To get things started, let’s take a look at the lines for the Raiders-Chiefs matchup, courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook, and make some picks.
Raiders vs. Chiefs
- Spread: KC -12.5
- O/U: 42.5
- KC ML: -850
- LV ML: +590
Holder’s picks: LV +12.5, Over 42.5, KC ML
The Raiders are bad and have been struggling to cover the spread lately, but I’m not taking a two-touchdown favorite in the NFL. Especially since the Chiefs aren’t the juggernaut they’ve been in the past and their defense hasn’t been playing well over the last month. Kansas City hasn’t covered in its last five games and is 4-6 against the spread this season, so the smart money is on Las Vegas.
Pick’em Competition
Moving onto S&BP’s Pick’em competition, below is a look at how our writers have fared through 12 weeks.
- Ray Aspuria 122-56 (69%)
- Matt Holder 121-58 (68%)
- Bill Williamson 119-60 (66%)
It wasn’t the best showing from our writers last week as none of us cracked double-digits. I led the way with a 9-4 performance and picked up a game on Ray, who went 8-5, for the top spot. That also put some distance between myself and Bill as Bill also picked eight winners last weekend.
Community Standings
1. Running With the Night 126-53
t-2. The Assassin 124-55
t-2. Kid Dynamite 124-55
t-4. Roosky Raiders 123-56
t-4. Swarm of Jackets24 123-56
t-4. Bodega Bay Raider 123-56
t-7. radrntn 122-57
t-7. dafe2cat 122-57
t-7. nevadajohn 122-57
t-10. Mooniac 121-58
t-10. RaiderFan 121-58
t-10. UncleRaider 121-58
t-10. Raider Nation 121-58
Week 12 Top Pickers
Dtwn Raider 10-3
21Lefty21 10-3
Sci-Town MA Raiders 10-3
NC Hell Razors 10-3
Edgaredm08 10-3
Mooniac 10-3
Gunslinger 10-3
Ozdity 10-3
Hot Mo 10-3
DARTH RAIDER 10-3
SacBomber03 10-3
Roosky Raiders 10-3
RaiderFan 10-3
The community had a great showing last week as 13 people tied for the most correct picks with 10! We also had 29 pickers get nine winners in Week 12. That’s awesome and certainly spices up our competition as we head into December and the final month-plus of the regular season. Running With the Night maintains the lead but nine people are within four picks of the top spot, so it’s anyone’s game.
Remember, we have three Thanksgiving games on Thursday and the Raiders on Friday, so make sure to get your picks in and may your picks be good. All 32 teams are playing this weekend so it’s a good opportunity to make up some ground. Also, Happy Thanksgiving to you all and your families!