Raiders Are a Great Pick to Win in Week One. Here is Why… - raidersbeat.com

Looking for a game to bet or pick in your survival pool to start the season?

Look no farther than the Raiders in week one.

Let’s talk about three good reasons why the Raiders are a great pick to win this week, both outright and against the spread (-3).

Talent Gap Finally Favors the Raiders

It hasn’t often been the case with the Raiders (at least not in the past couple decades), but they are entering Sunday’s game against the Panthers with a far superior roster.

The Panthers have a great running back in Christian McCaffrey, but they’ve had a lot of roster turnover. Actually, they’ve had turnover throughout the entire organization in recent years: a new owner, a new general manager, a new head coach, and a new quarterback. As of now, we don’t know if any of the new faces will stand out at what they do, but we do know the organization is in rebuild mode – which usually comes with growing pains.

A COVID-19 Offseason

While the Panthers were busy hiring a new coach, finding a new quarterback, and tearing down a statue outside of their stadium, the Raiders were plowing through a pandemic to one of their better offseason workout programs in recent years.

From the Panthers perspective, they picked a less-than-ideal year to bring in a new coach and a new quarterback. Coronavirus restrictions didn’t do first-year HC Matt Rhule any favors in terms of implementing a new scheme on both sides of the ball.

A much-improved Raider defense shouldn’t get rolled over in this one… and a Jon Gruden and Derek Carr offense in year three should do a lot of rolling.

Gruden Teams Start Strong

The Raiders have been well-prepared in week one games under Gruden. Two years ago, they were tied with the Rams with just over a quarter to play and last year they jumped out to a 14-0 halftime lead on the Broncos.

Another thing to remember, in each of the past two years the Raiders have lost arguably their best player in the week preceding the regular season opener. But that’s not happening this year… with just six days until the game, it looks like Hunter Renfrow will be suiting up just fine in week one.

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