Buffalo Bills vs Oakland Raiders Dec 4th, 2016

The Buffalo Bills head west to sunny California this Sunday, December 4th where they’ll battle it out with the red-hot Oakland Raiders at the O.co Coliseum. The Bills have two consecutive wins to their name while the Raiders are on a five-match winning run. Buffalo took care of Jacksonville 28-21 at home last week while Oakland topped Carolina 35-32 at home. The Bills improved their season mark to 6-5and sit in third spot in the AFC East and Oakland still leads the AFC West with their 9-2 record.

Here’s a closer look at the odds, betting trends and pre-game summary for the Buffalo Bills vs Oakland Raiders Week 13 matchup:

Buffalo Bills vs Oakland Raiders – Bovada NFL Betting Line:

Bovada lists the Raiders at -3.5 points at even with the Bills +3.5 points at -120, the over/under is 49.5 points with both at -110

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Buffalo Bills vs Oakland Raiders Betting Trends:

Buffalo Bills:

Season record: 6-5 straight up, 5-5-1 against the spread
The total as over in six of the Bills’ last seven contests
The Bills are 6-3 straight up in the last nine outings
The Bills are is 1-3-1 against the spread in the past five encounters
The Bills are is 3-5-2 against the spread in the past 10 road games
The Bills are 3-7 straight up in their past 10 road trips
The total has been over in five of the Bills’ past six games against Oakland
The Bills are 2-5 straight up in their past seven contests with Oakland
The Bills are 1-6 against the spread in their past seven outings against Oakland
The total has been over in four of the Bills’ past six contests in Oakland
The Bills are is 1-5 straight up in their past six games in Oakland
The Bills are is 2-4 against the spread in the past six games in Oakland

Oakland Raiders:

Season record: 9-2 straight up and 7-4 against the spread
The total has been over in all five of the Raiders past five games
The Raiders are 5-0 straight up in their past five contests
The Raiders are 4-1 straight up in their past five home games
The Raiders are 2-8 against the spread in the past 10 home games
The total has been over in five of the Raiders’ past six home games
The total has been over in five of the Raiders’ last six home games against the Bills
The Raiders are 5-2 straight up in their last seven contests with the Bills
The Raiders are 5-1 straight up in their past six home games with the Bills
The total has been over in four of the Raiders’ past six home games with the Bills

Buffalo Bills – A Closer Look:

Buffalo welcomed receiver Sammy Watkins back to the lineup last week and he arrived just in time since quarterback Tyrod Taylor needed some help. Taylor gained only 166 yards in the air with a touchdown pass as he struggled slightly. LeSean McCoy also helped out though and is averaging 81.9 yards per contest this year to go with his seven touchdowns. He had a pair of scores on Sunday along with 103 yards while Watkins chipped in with 80 yards. Buffalo’s pass rush was also up to par and has registered a league-best 33 sacks after 11 games.

Buffalo will be facing a mediocre Oakland run defense which has conceded an average of 115.7 yards on the ground per outing. The Bills enter the weekend as one of the league’s best rushing teams with an average of 157.4 yards per week. Their defense givers up an average of 341.9 yards each game and will be tested by the Raiders’ offense which is one of the league’s highest scoring units. The Bills have been good on the road lately as they’re 3-1-1 ATS on their past five road trips.

Oakland Raiders – A Closer Look:

Oakland averages 27.9 points per game this season along with 390.9 yards and this was too much for Carolina last week in their 35-32 victory. Quarterback Derek Carr left the game briefly with a finger injury, but returned and finishing the contests with a pair of touchdown passes and 315 yards by going 26 for 38. He was also picked off once. He’ll need some protection on Sunday since Buffalo tops the NFL when it comes to sacks.

The Raiders’ offense will be facing a tough Bills’ defense and that’s what makes this such an interesting matchup. The Raiders have conceded the least quarterback takedowns so far this season. In addition, the backfield should be a key factor since Buffalo’s run defense allows 114.2 yards against per game on the ground. Oakland ranks eighth-best when it comes to rushing yards with 118 per outing. This means Latavius Murray could be a busy man especially if Carr isn’t completely healthy. Oakland is 3-0 straight up and 2-1 ATS in their past three home encounters.