Posted Friday at 2:00 PM EST

1:00 PM EST. The Raiders got away with one in Week 1 when Jack Del Rio went for a two-point conversion to win it in New Orleans and succeeded. If the Raiders were indeed ready to take that “next step” that so many were talking about, they had to follow that victory up with another one at home against Atlanta but that did not happen. Instead, the Raiders proved once again why they cannot be trusted. After two games against two weak defenses, Oakland is 1-1 and probably should be 0-2. Over the last few years when Oakland traveled, they were usually taking back at least four points and usually seven or more. This week they are only being offered 2-points because the Titans have been awful for years and the oddsmakers have the data that tells them that the Titans usually don’t take much money. Combine that with the Raiders popularity gaining steam again and the result is that we get Tennessee at a bargain price at home.

In Week 1, Tennessee was a home dog to the Vikes and led 10-0 at the half. The Titans had a chance to go up 17 early in the third quarter before everything went to hell. Two defensive TD’s by the Vikes on successive possessions by the Titans resulted in a 17 to 21 point swing in a matter of moments. Minnesota did not have an offensive TD in that game. The Titans out-gained, out-first-downed, out everythinged the Vikes but a 3-0 turnover advantage in favor of the fortunate visitor was the difference. Last week, the Titans defense was outstanding again, this time in Detroit against a Lions team that put up 39 points in Week 1. One cannot put too much weight on one game but back-to-back outstanding defensive efforts is something we’re not going to ignore, especially when the second one was on the road. We all saw Denver ride its defense to a Super Bowl win last year and while we’re not in any way suggesting the same fate awaits the Titans, we are suggesting that they are an under the radar team with upside that the market hasn’t bought into yet. That opens the door for this great opportunity to fade the Raiders, who will be traveling east for the second time in their first three games.  

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