Oakland (3-4) at Buffalo (4-2)
When: Sunday, October 29th 2017
Where: New Era Field, Orchard Park, NY
Time: 1:00 ET | TV: CBS
Opening Odds: Buffalo -3/46
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The Buffalo Bills look to remain perfect at home when they host the Oakland Raiders on Sunday afternoon at New Era Field in Orchard Park in a Week 8 battle. The Bills improved to 3-0 at home last week after a late rally saw them score 10 points over the final 2:28 of the fourth quarter to defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-27. LeSean McCoy scored his second touchdown of the game late before Stephen Hauschka kicked a 30-yard field goal with 14 seconds remaining as the Bills remained one-half game behind first-place New England in the AFC East. Oakland also is coming off a late rally as they edged Kansas City 31-30 after Derek Carr fired a 2-yard TD pass to Michael Crabtree on the final play of the game from scrimmage. The win, which was made possible by a pair of defensive penalties, put an end to the Raiders’ four-game losing streak. Despite the victory, Oakland occupies the basement in the AFC West and trails the first-place Chiefs by two games. Crabtree has had a TD reception in three straight games and shares the NFL lead with six on the season. The home team has won the last six meetings dating back to 2004 and the Raiders have covered the last five.
Amari Cooper had his best game of the season against Kansas City last week, which earned him AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors. The third-year receiver, who made 11 catches for a career-high 210 yards and two touchdowns, had not recorded more than five receptions over his first six games. Cooper made both of his TD catches last week in the first quarter, becoming the first Raiders’ receiver to do so since Mervyn Fernandez in 1989. The Raiders will be without running back Marshawn Lynch, whose one-game suspension for making physical contact with an official last week was upheld by the league.
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McCoy’s multi-touchdown performance versus the Bucs last week was his 17th since 2010, most among active players and they were his first scores of the season. Buffalo has won at least four of its first six games for only the fourth time during its 17-year postseason drought. Hauschka is 5-for-5 on the season on field-goal attempts of 50 or more yards and has made 12 in a row overall to tie Matt Prater, Justin Tucker, Blair Walsh and Robbie Gould for the longest such streak in NFL history. Buffalo claimed cornerback Lafayette Pitts off waivers from Jacksonville on Wednesday and released Tony McRae, who was claimed from Baltimore two days earlier.
The Raiders may have gotten a big win over Kansas City last week, but they still aren’t the same team as last season. Buffalo is perfect at home and is fourth in the league in points allowed per game (16.8). Look for the Bills to get out to an early lead and hang on late for the win.
Pick: Bills -2.5
- Raiders are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games in Week 8.
- Raiders are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games after allowing more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
- Raiders are 13-27-1 ATS in their last 41 games following a ATS win.
- Raiders are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games after accumulating more than 250 yards passing in their previous game.
- Raiders are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games after scoring more than 30 points in their previous game.
- Raiders are 1-4 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
- Raiders are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games.
- Raiders are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- Raiders are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Bills are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games after allowing less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Bills are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games after accumulating more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
- Bills are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
- Bills are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 home games.
- Bills are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games on turf.
- Bills are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss.
- Bills are 1-3-1 ATS vs. a team with a losing record.
- Bills are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games in October.
- Bills are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games after accumulating more than 150 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Over is 4-0 in Raiders last 4 games on turf.
- Under is 6-1 in Raiders last 7 road games.
- Over is 19-7-1 in Raiders last 27 games following a straight up win.
- Over is 8-3 in Raiders last 11 games after allowing more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
- Over is 16-6-1 in Raiders last 23 games after accumulating more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
- Over is 36-14-2 in Raiders last 52 games following a ATS win.
- Under is 5-2 in Raiders last 7 games in Week 8.
- Over is 20-8-1 in Raiders last 29 games after accumulating less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Under is 5-2 in Raiders last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 7-3 in Raiders last 10 games in October.
- Under is 4-0 in Bills last 4 games following a straight up win.
- Over is 5-0 in Bills last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Over is 13-3 in Bills last 16 home games.
- Over is 13-3 in Bills last 16 games on turf.
- Over is 8-2 in Bills last 10 games following a ATS loss.
- Under is 5-2 in Bills last 7 games overall.
- Over is 5-2 in Bills last 7 games in October.
- Over is 5-2 in Bills last 7 games after accumulating more than 250 yards passing in their previous game.
- Over is 7-3 in Bills last 10 games after allowing more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
- Over is 7-3 in Bills last 10 games after allowing less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Over is 7-3 in Bills last 10 games after accumulating more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
- Over is 7-3 in Bills last 10 games after accumulating more than 150 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Under is 9-4 in Bills last 13 games in Week 8.
- Raiders are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 meetings.
- Over is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
- Raiders are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings in Buffalo.
- Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Buffalo.
