Oakland made a valiant effort to give Jon Gruden his first win since his return to the Raiders, but it came up just short as Denver won it on a 36-yard field goal with six seconds remaining. Amari Cooper finished with 10 catches for 116 yards and Derek Carr had his best game in two years as he went 29-of-32 for 288 yards and a touchdown. The Raiders battled 92-degree heat as well as the altitude and held Broncos QB Case Keenum to 5-of-11 passing for 38 yards and an interception in the first half before fatigue settled in on the defense. Miami went to 2-0 with a 20-12 win over the Jets as Ryan Tannehill was 17-for-23 for 168 yards and also ran for 44 yards. Rookie Sam Darnold still torched the Miami secondary for 334 yards on 25-for-41 passing and a touchdown although he was intercepted twice. The Dolphins are 4-22 ATS their last 26 games after they allow at least 250 yards passing their previous game. Also, the Dolphins are 0-4 ATS the last four years in Week 3 and the Raiders are 6-1-1 ATS the last eight years in Week 3. The Dolphins made plenty mistakes and were outscored 12-0 in the second half against New York. The points loom large in this matchup, so play the underdog Raiders.
This Pro Pick was released to clients on September 22, 2023 at 10:20AM ET.
Las Vegas at Miami
September 23, 2018
2 units on Las Vegas +2.5 (+102) (risk 2 to return 4.04)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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