Clemson defensive end Clelin Ferrell was selected with the 4th pick in the NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders on Thursday.
NFL Alumni Las Vegas chapter held their first draft party at the Linq and the alumni present give their take on the Raiders first pick.
The Raiders will travel to New Orleans on Sunday to face the Saints, who started hot but have since become one of the NFL’s most disappointing teams.
Dominic Lavoie talks Derek Carr, Heidi Fang goes over numbers for Week 17 vs. the Saints, and Vinny Bonsignore discusses if a win is worth it for the Raiders.
Pro sports bettors, handicappers and oddsmakers look to improve on their 54-36-3 ATS (60 percent) run on weekend best bets in the Review-Journal.
The Raiders are consensus 1½-point favorites over the Saints in Sunday’s game at New Orleans, and the total is the lowest on the board at 37½.
Saints quarterback Derek Carr is out Sunday with a left hand injury and won’t face the Raiders, his former team, in New Orleans.
The Raiders moved on from Derek Carr following the 2022 season. Replacing him has proved far more difficult than the team could have imagined.
The Raiders face a lot of questions this offseason. One important one is what will they do if they can’t take one of the top two quarterbacks in April’s draft.
Bruce Marshall is a handicapper for CBS Sportsline. He provides the Las Vegas Review-Journal with NFL betting notes and trends.
Raiders rookie cornerback Decamerion Richardson has been given an opportunity thanks to the team’s injuries, and he’s making the most of it.
Saints quarterback Derek Carr missed the past two games with a concussion and broken left hand and was listed as a nonparticipant in practices this week.
