Miami Dolphins (1-1) vs. Las Vegas Raiders (2-0)
September 26, 2021 4:05 pm EDT
The Line: Las Vegas Raiders -4 / Miami Dolphins +4; Over/Under: 48
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The Las Vegas Raiders face the Miami Dolphins in Week 3 NFL action at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon. Kick-off is at 4:05p Eatern (1:05p Pacific/Local Time).
The Miami Dolphins will look to move past a 35-0 beatdown loss at the hands of the Buffalo Bills in their last matchup. Jacoby Brissett threw for 169 yards and an interception on 24 of 40 passing in relief of Tua Tagovailoa who left the game after just 4 pass attempts due to an injury. Myles Gaskin led the Dolphins with 25 rushing yards while Malcolm Brown added 21 rushing yards. Jaylen Waddle led the Dolphins’ receiving group with a team-high 6 catches for 48 yards while DeVante Parker had 5 grabs for 42 yards and Mike Gesicki added 41 receiving yards as well. Defensively, Brandon Jones led the Dolphins with 6 total tackles including 5 solo tackles while Zach Sieler had 6 total tackles with 4 solo tackles as well and Xavien Howard recorded an interception for Miami in the defeat.
The Las Vegas Raiders will be looking to build on their 26-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers last time out. Derek Carr threw for 382 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 28 of 37 passing while Peyton Barber led the Raiders with 32 rushing yards on 13 carries. Henry Ruggs III led the Raiders with 5 grabs for 113 yards and a score while Darren Waller, Hunter Renfrow and Kenyan Drake each had 5 catches for 40+ yards and Foster Moreau had a touchdown grab as well in the victory. Defensively, Denzel Perryman led the Raiders with 12 total tackles including 6 solo tackles while Johnathan Abram and Trayvon Mullen Jr. each had 6 solo tackles as well. Mullen Jr. also had an interception while Solomon Thomas had both of Las Vegas’ sacks as a team in the win.
Miami is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog and 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games following a loss while the under is 7-1 in their last 8 September games. Las Vegas is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a win while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 home games.
This is going to be interesting to see what the Dolphins do with Tua out/banged up, especially when the Raiders have looked really good early on this year. Is it sustainable? I’m not sure because we always think it could be with the Raiders and then they fall flat. But for now, I think we have to ride this Raider train until it runs off of the tracks. Las Vegas looks really good. I’ll lay it and play it with the Raiders here.
