The Las Vegas Raiders and the Buffalo Bills will meet on Sunday, September 17th, 2023 as part of the early set of games in the NFL. The Bills enter the game at 0-1 following an overtime loss on the road last week to the New York Jets. However, the Bills are in great shape for the game with barely an injury to note on their report. My Raiders vs Bills prediction is that Buffalo wins this game very comfortably, not just covering the spread but putting up a big margin of victory.
Las Vegas vs Buffalo Prediction: Latest NFL News
The Bills only had one player on their injury report. That was Mitch Morse, the team's starting center. However, he was a full participant in practice during the week and he is available to play on Sunday. The Bills could be looked at as a team at full health -- and that's important. When teams are at full health, then it means they had a great week in practice and are ready to erupt on the field.
Teams in full health are actually rare in the NFL. As a case in point, the Chicago Bears last season were in full health leading into their October 24th, 2022 game against the New England Patriots. That was the last time the Bears won a regular-season game -- and they won by a lot (33-14). Don't underestimate a team that has a fantastic injury report, even the crummy ones are dangerous under those conditions.
The Las Vegas Raiders will be missing Jakobi Meyers, one of their starting receivers. Also, Chandler Jones, a defensive end, will be out for personal reasons. Otherwise, the Raiders are in good shape. However, Davante Adams, Jimmy Garoppolo, DeAndre Carter, and others were either DNP or limited in at least one practice this week.
Raiders vs Bills Prediction: Betting Tips
The Bills have a history of early-season big spreads in their home games. Look at what they did last season in early games at home.
- Beat Tennessee 41-7 on September 22nd, 2022
- Beat Pittsburgh 38-3 on October 9th, 2022
- Beat Green Bay 27-17 on October 30th, 2022
Buffalo has been home all week preparing in practical full health for the Raiders, a team that was a major underachiever last year. Vegas only squeaked out a one-point win in Week 1 and they only scored 17 points doing it.
Look for the Bills to hold the Raiders to about the same points total while Buffalo scores 30 or more. Take Buffalo to cover an adjusted spread of -12.5 with bet365 and odds of +140 for this game.
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