Charles scored five touchdowns the last time he visited the Black Hole (maybe a new nickname is in order considering players tend to have career days at O.co Coliseum), and should have another strong performance on Thursday.
He doesn’t have a touchdown prop this week, but he is on the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook’s props board for 88.5 rushing yards.
Charles is averaging 77 rushing yards per game on the year, but he’s been impressive of late, posting 98 and 159 rushing yards on the Bills and Seahawks, respectively, in consecutive weeks.
For their part, the Raiders have been respectable against the run, limiting opposing rushers to 3.8 yards per carry. However, the 339 rushing attempts against Oakland is the most in the league as teams have been in a position to run out the clock against them this season.
Charles’ ability and big play potential, combined with the likelihood of the Chiefs entering clock-killing mode lead us to side with the OVER 88.5 rushing yards. Sporting News’ Fantasy Source staff ranks Charles as its No. 2 back this week as they, too, are expecting a big performance from the Chiefs’ top rusher.
For more analysis and The Linemakers’ pick, check out Ryan Mercier’s Chiefs-Raiders betting preview.
RAIDERS-CHIEFS PROPS
FIRST SCORE OF THE GAME WILL BE: TOUCHDOWN -155 ANY OTHER SCORE +135
TOTAL COMPLETIONS BY: ALEX SMITH (KC) OVER 19.5 -110 UNDER 19.5 -110
TOTAL TOUCHDOWN PASSES BY: ALEX SMITH (KC) OVER 1.5 -110 UNDER 1.5 -110WILL ALEX SMITH (KC) THROW AN INTERCEPTION? YES +130 NO -150
TOTAL RUSHING YARDS BY: JAMAAL CHARLES (KC) OVER 88.5 -110 UNDER 88.5 -110
TOTAL GROSS PASSING YARDS BY: DEREK CARR (OAK) OVER 193.5 -110 UNDER 193.5 -110
TOTAL TOUCHDOWN PASSES+INTERCEPTIONS BY: DEREK CARR (OAK) OVER 2.5 EVEN UNDER 2.5 -120
TOTAL QB SACKS BY: BOTH TEAMS OVER 4.0 -110 UNDER 4.0 -110
TOTAL POINTS BY: CHIEFS OVER 24.5 -110 UNDER 24.5 -110
TOTAL POINTS BY: RAIDERS OVER 17.5 -110 UNDER 17.5 -110
PLAYERS MUST PLAY FOR ACTION, NO PARLAYS
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