Raiders are a good pick after ATS loss
Michael Bush #29 of the Oakland Raiders runs the ball against the Denver Broncos at O.co Coliseum. (Nov. 6, 2011) Credit: Getty Images
RAIDERS (4-4) at CHARGERS (4-4)
Chargers by 7; O/U: 48
TV: NFL Network. Radio: WFAN (660), 8:20 p.m.
Important AFC West game featuring two teams on losing skids -- the Raiders have dropped two in a row and the Chargers three straight. Philip Rivers has struggled in his last three games with 5 TDs, 7 INTs and a QB rating of 69.8. But Oakland is 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games following an ATS loss, while the Bolts are 2-7-1 ATS in their last 10 games overall.
THE PICK: Raiders
ADAM RONIS' FANTASY TAKE: With Raiders' RB Darren McFadden out, RB Michael Bush excels, averaging 125.3 total yards in his last four starts. Bush had 129 total yards and a TD last week. The Raiders' WR situation is cloudy again after Darrius Heyward-Bey barely played in Week 9. Chargers RB Ryan Mathews is expected to return.
Top salaries on town, city payrolls ... Record November home prices ... Rocco's Taco's at Walt Whitman Shops ... After 47 years, affordable housing
