Why would anyone care about tonight’s NFL Network matchup between the Oakland Raiders and the San Diego Chargers?  Easy, we are all sick, degenerate gamblers and we will bet on anything.  Having said that, read below to see FiveStarPick.com’s preview of tonight’s game. 

Oakland (3-9 straight up, 5-7 against the spread) and San Diego (4-8 SU, 4-7 ATS) have posted less than stellar numbers this year. The Raiders are 1-4 ATS when listed as a road underdog, while the Chargers are 2-4 ATS as a home favorite.   Las Vegas sports books have listed San Diego as a 9-point home favorite over Oakland, with the total set at 43.

Oakland lost at home last week to Kansas City as a 3-point home favorite, 20-13 and the combined 33 points cashed the under for bettors for the fifth consecutive game.  The Raiders just can’t seem to score.  Oakland trailed Kansas City in first downs (17-14), rushing yards (145-139), passing yards (156-132), turnovers forced (2-1) and time of possession (35:11-24:49).  QB JaMarcus Russell was 10-28 for 132 yards, while Justin Fargas rushed for 82 yards and a TD on 18 carries.

San Diego hasn’t been much better.  They have now dropped 3 games in a row SU and consecutive outings ATS after losing to Atlanta at home last weekend, 22-16.  The Chargers are now 1-5 SU and ATS their last six games. The combined 38 points cashed the Under for bettors once again helping the Under improve to 7-1 in their last eight outings.

The Chargers have dominated Oakland the past few seasons, going 9-0 SU and 8-1 ATS.

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FiveStarPick.com is hot on 4 games today in the NFL, but the subject of today’s preview is the Miami Dolphins at the Arizona Cardinals.  Las Vegas opened Arizona as a 6.5 point favorite over Miami, with the total set at 39.5. The line has been fluctuating between 6.5 and 7 ever since. 

Miami is 0-1 straight up and against the spread after losing to the New York Jets last weekend as a 3-point home dog, 20-14. The closing total was set at 37 points cashing the under.  Chad Pennington (26 of 43, 251 yards, 2TDs, 1 INT) was starting to get back into his groove late in the 4th quarter and almost won the game, but was intercepted in the last few seconds.

Arizona is 1-0 straight up and against the spread after they defeated San Francisco in Week 1 as a 2.5-point road favorite, 23-13. The closing total was set at 42 points cashing the under. Kurt Warner (19 of 30, 197 yards, 1TD) spread the offense and gave his veteran running back, Edgerrin James, 26 carries for 100 yards. Wideout Anquan Boldin had 8 catches for 82 yards.

In their last meeting back in 2004, the Cardinals beat the Dolphins as a 3-point road underdog, 24-23.

FiveStarPick.com loves to handicap the NFL.  It is our specialty and we have been steadily getting more proficient every year since we started in the business in 1990.  We cannot believe that was 18 years ago.  Time flies when you’re making money.  Our membership has jumped from 600 off-season members to over 1900 this football season and it’s for one reason and one reason only…we win!  We are the most accurate sports handicapping service on the net and we will never give you a play that we are not heavily on ourselves.  As a matter of fact, our NFL Picks are so strong that they can move the line up to a full point within seconds of being published to our members.  It’s time to come down off the fence and join for 1 year.  A one year membership is only $99.00 and it will pay for itself in the 1st week.  We are nearly 65% against the spread in 2008 and our fortey, College and NFL Football Picks, are just beginning.  You owe it to yourself to discover the benefits of membership.  Join today and start winning tonight.

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FiveStarPick.com is excited about tonight’s NFL double header.  And because we are so excited, we are giving our members spread and total winners for both of tonights games.  Read below for a preview of the action. 

VIKINGS @ PACKERS

Las Vegas sports books have the Green Bay Packers as a 2 point home chalk over Minnesota, with the total set at 38.  Last season the Vikings were 8-8 straight up and 7-7 against the spread.  They were 3-5 straight up and 3-3 against the spreadon the road and the under went 5-2.

The Vikings had a good run last year behind stud running back Adrian Peterson (1341 yards, 12 TDs), but finished second in the NFC North behind Green Bay and failed to reach the playoffs.  Having said that, over the last two years the Vikings have gone 0-4 straight up and 1-3 against the spread when playing in Green Bay.  The under is 5-2 the last seven games in this series.

In the 2007-2008 season, Green Bay went 13-3 straight up and 12-3 against the spread before losing last year’s NFC Championship Game at home to the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants. Those numbers had a lot to do with #4 Brett Favre, so Aaron Rodgers will have a lot of pressure on him tonight to fill some big shoes.  The Packers were 7-1 straight up and 6-1 against the spread at home last season, with the over going 5-3. 

BRONCOS @ RAIDERS

Las Vegas sportsbooks have Denver as a 3 point road chalk over Oakland and have set the total at 42.  Last season, Denver went 7-9 straight up and 5-11 against the spread.  They were worse on the road going 2-6 straight up and 1-7 against the spread.  Denver finished in second place in the AFC West, four games behind the Chargers.  In addition, Denver lost 4 of its last 5 straight up and against the spread, but capped off the season with a victory over Minnesota, 22-19. Quarterback Jay Cutler (3,487 yards, 20 TDs, 14 INTs) will start in his third season tonight and feels confident in his team after what he calls a stellar training camp. 

Oakland’s last season wasn’t much better going 4-12 straight up and 6-10 against the spread.  They were a terrible 2-6 straight up and 2-6 against the spread at home and 2-2 against the spread when listed as a home dog.  Oakland is 1-3 straight up in their last four meetings with Denver, but 4-0 against the spread.

FiveStarPick.com loves to handicap the NFL.  It is our specialty and we have been steadily getting more proficient every year since we started in the business in 1990.  We cannot believe that was 18 years ago.  Time flies when you’re making money.  Our membership has jumped from 600 off-season members to over 1400 this football season and it’s for one reason and one reason only…we win!  We are the most accurate sports handicapping service on the net and we will never give you a play that we are not heavily on ourselves.  As a matter of fact, our NFL Picks are so strong that they can move the line up to a full point within seconds of being published to our members.  It’s time to come down off the fence and join for 1 year.  A one year membership is only $99.00 and it will pay for itself in the 1st week.  We are nearly 65% against the spread in 2008 and our fortey, College and NFL Football Picks, are just beginning.  You owe it to yourself to discover the benefits of membership.  Join today and start winning tonight.

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