Raiders-Chiefs Preview

The Oakland Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Arrowhead Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Chiefs listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Raiders, while the game's total is sitting at 36. JaMarcus Russell was 17-of-26 for 180 yards with two touchdowns for Oakland in its 41-14 loss to Denver in Week 1 action on Monday night. Denver covered as 1-point road favorites as the teams played over the 41.5-point total posted by oddsmakers. The Chiefs lost to New England 17-10 as a 16-point underdog last week. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (43). Damon Huard completed 8-of-12 passes for 118 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Kansas City and Larry Johnson rushed for 74 yards on 22 carries. Team records: Oakland: 0-1 SU, 0-1 ATS Kansas City: 0-1 SU, 1-0 ATS Oakland most recently: When playing in September are 2-8 When playing on grass are 2-8 After being outgained are 2-8 When playing within the division are 2-8 Kansas City most recently: When playing in September are 4-6 When playing on grass are 3-7 After being outgained are 3-7 When playing within the division are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games on the road Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City Kansas City is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Oakland The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Oakland Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland Next up: Oakland at Buffalo, Sunday, September 21 Kansas City at Atlanta, Sunday, September 21