Silver And Black Pride
Las Vegas Miami-bound coming off the bye
The bye week has come and gone which means we’re back to prognosticating how the Las Vegas Raiders will do in Week 11.
Antonio Pierce’s desert marauders are on the road to face the Miami Dolphins and we’ll see if the team can get hot like the Silver and Black Pride’s Pick’em competition. Things are tightly contested and as we approach the bend of the 2024 regular season, expect the race to continue being neck-and-neck marathon.
To get things started, let’s take a look at the lines for the Raiders-Dolphins matchup, courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook, and make some picks.
Aspuria’s picks: LV +8, Under 44.5, MIA ML
Even coming off a bye week and getting much-needed rest and reset, the trip to Florida to face the Dolphins isn’t ideal for the Raiders. Hence why I’m rolling with Miami. That all said, both teams struggle to score points and that plus-eight looks good for Las Vegas.
Moving onto S&BP’s Pick’em competition, below is a look at how our writers have fared through 10 weeks.
Going 10-4 this past weekend, I eked out the lead against Matt and Bill who went 9-5. The difference between the three writers was Matt picking the Carolina Panthers over the New York Giants (which Bill and I picked the G-Men) and Bill and I taking the Arizona Cardinals while Matt picked the New York Jets.
As you can see above, there’s very little separation at this point and I’m destined to do an upset special week as the regular season continues — which usually results in me dropping to third.
1. Running With the Night 107-45
2. Kid Dynamite 106-46
t-3. Bodega Bay Raider 105-47
t-3. The Assassin 105-47
t-5. nevadajohn 104-48
t-5. Raider Nation104-48
t-7. RaiderFan 103-49
t-7. Roosky Raiders 103-49
t-7. radrntn 103-49
Tyree for Prez 12-2
Orracle510 12-2
JINGLETOWN 11-3
nevadajohn 11-3
AA 11-3
SpinItToWinIt 11-3
Speaking of little separation, Running With The Night and Kid Dynamite traded places atop the overall leaderboard following this past week’s picks. Running With The Night is at 107-45 overall while Kid Dynamite is 106-45.
Right behind the lead duo are Bodega Bay Raider and The Assassin at 105-47 with nevadajohn and Raider Nation are closely behind at 104-48.
Excellent job by Tyree for Prez and Orracle510 for getting 12 games correct this past weekend. That pair is followed by JINGLETOWN, nevadajohn, AA, and SpinItToWinIt with 11 correct selections.
Remember to get your picks in this week.
And best of luck and may your picks be good.
