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Raiders vs. 49ers Gambling Prediction Week 6 Odds

Preview and NFL Betting free pick by Jason Green for this week 6 game between Oakland Raiders vs. San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers are 6.5 point favorites in the NFL odds, and the early total is set at 41, bet now in your favorite NFL sportsbook…

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Oakland vs. San Francisco NFL Lines

Date/Time: Sunday, October 17, 4:05 PM ET
Venue: Candlestick Park, San Francisco CA
Broadcast: CBS
Oakland Raiders vs. San Francisco 49ers Betting Lines from Sportsbetting.com
Money Line: Raiders (+220) 49ers (-260)
Spread: 49ers -6 ½
Over/Under: 41
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In a game where the winner will get Bay Area bragging rights the winless San Francisco 49ers (0-5) host the Oakland Raiders (2-3). NFL lines have the 49ers as 6.5-point favorites in this game with a total of 41.

The 49ers are in desperation mode after being the favorites to win the weak NFC West this season. This season is their worst start in 31 years and they do not have history on their side since no team has ever started off a season 0-5 and made the playoffs. Their recent loss was a tough one, as they committed 5 turnovers and still only lost by 3 points.

The Raiders are coming off a big win over AFC West rival San Diego, but they have issues at the QB position. The team had high hopes for off-season acquisition Jason Campbell, but he played poorly and was replaced by Bruce Gradkowski in the 2nd game. Gradkowski injured his throwing shoulder in the win over San Diego last and Campbell came in and was decent going 13/18 for 159 yards and a TD. Gradkowski is questionable for the game, but will get the start if he is healthy.

This season the 49ers are 0-2 at home and the Raiders are 0-2 on the road.

Since the Raiders have been in Oakland these teams have played each other 6 times with each team winning 3.

Both teams are 2-3 ATS on the season. Football betting

While the Raiders are only 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a win be wary betting the house on the 49ers this Sunday since they are only 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games when they are the favorite.

In their last games the 49ers lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 27-24 while the Raiders beat the San Diego Chargers 35-27.

The 49ers are still sticking with QB Alex Smith even though he has yet to guide the team to a victory. He leads the NFL in interceptions thrown (9) and he only has 6 TD. His completion percentage is decent (62.1%), but turnovers have killed him this season. Unless he wins this game the 49ers may turn to another former #1 pick bust David Carr. RB Frank Gore (322 yards 1 TD) began the season well, but in his last 3 games he has not averaged 4 yards per carry and in 2 of those games he has not even averaged 3 yards per carry. He has been a solid pass-catching RB this season and he may get back on track running the ball against a weak rushing D of the Raiders, which is giving up an average of 147.8 yards on the ground per game.

For the 49ers they cannot turn the ball over and they lead the league with a minus-10 turnover differential and if they add to that total significantly in this game they will be looking at 0-6 straight in the face and Alex Smith will be sitting on the bench.

If the Raiders’ defense can contain Gore and TE Vernon Davis (24 rec 313 yards 2 TD) they will be in good shape, as after these 2 San Francisco does not have many offensive weapons.

Whoever starts at QB for the Raiders will have one main job and that is hand off to the RB’s. Oakland has been solid this season running the ball ranking 7th in the league in rushing yards per game. RB Darren McFadden (392 yards 1 TD) has averaged a legit 4.6 yards per carry and RB Michael Bush had 104 rushing yards last week in the win over the Chargers.

San Francisco has the league’s 20th ranked defense and they have been mediocre, at best, at both defending the run and the pass. If they can play well against the run and force the Raiders to beat them in the air they will be in good shape.

The 49ers have not played an easy schedule and I do not think they are bad as their record indicates, but it is hard to win when you continually give the opponent the ball through turnovers. I think San Francisco will have a good game on both sides of the ball and Gore will be a nightmare for the Raiders’ defense. Take the 49ers to win and cover the spread.

Betting Trends

Oakland is 8-17 ATS in their last 25 road games against teams with a losing home record and has an Over record of 4-0 in their last 4 games when they are the underdog.
San Francisco is 7-1-3 ATS in their last 11 games following an ATS loss and have an Over record of 3-1-1 in their last 5 games.

Pick: 49ers -6.5

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By Jason Green

Jason Green is back with Cappers Picks again to give out his free sports plays. As always he's hoping the Braves and Redskins can win a championship since their last one in the 90’s was long ago. He’s starting to know the pain of Cubs fans.