Las Vegas Raiders vs Atlanta Falcons Prediction 12-16-24 NFL Picks

The Atlanta Falcons and the Las Vegas Raiders meet in week 15 NFL action from Allegiant Stadium on Monday night football. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Las Vegas Raiders vs Atlanta Falcons Prediction.

Atlanta Falcons Recap

The Atlanta Falcons will be out to rebound after ending up with a 42-21 loss to Minnesota last time out to fall to 6-7 on the year. After this game, The Falcons will head home to battle the New York Giants.

Falcons Drop 4^th Straight

Kirk Cousins has thrown for 3,396 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions on 67% passing while Bijan Robinson has a team-high 977 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns. Tyler Allgeier has 508 rushing yards as well while Drake London has a team-high 75 receptions for 866 yards and 6 TDs and Darnell Mooney has 57 grabs for 873 yards and 5 scores. Kyle Pitts has 508 receiving yards with 3 TDs while Ray-Ray McCloud III has 574 receiving yards and Bijan Robinson has 401 receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Kaden Elliss leads the Falcons with 113 total tackles including 67 solo tackles while the Falcons’ defense has combined for 19 sacks and 7 interceptions as well on the year.

Why the Atlanta Falcons will win

• The Raiders have lost each of their last nine games.
• The favorites have won each of the Raiders’ last nine games.
• The Raiders have failed to cover the spread in seven of their last eight December games against NFC opponents.
• The favorites have covered the spread in four of the Raiders’ last five games.

Las Vegas Raiders Recap

The Las Vegas Raiders come into this game looking to bounce back after a 28-13 loss to Tampa Bay last time out. After this game, The Raiders will welcome the Jaguars to town.

Raiders Lose 9^th In A Row

Gardner Minshew has thrown for 2,013 yards, 9 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions on 66.3% passing while Aidan O’Connell has 899 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, and 3 INTs on 63.2% passing. Desmond Ridder’s also thrown for 239 yards and a touchdown on 63.6% passing. Alexander Mattison leads the Raiders with 320 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns while Zamir White has 183 rushing yards. Brock Bowers leads the Raiders in receiving with 87 receptions for 933 yards and 4 touchdowns while Jakobi Meyers has 743 receiving yards. Tre Tucker has 432 receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Robert Spillane leads the Raiders with 118 total tackles including 72 solo tackles while Maxx Crosby has a team-high 7.5 sacks. As a unit, Las Vegas’ defense has combined for 29 sacks and 7 interceptions so far this season.

Why the Las Vegas Raiders will win

• The Raiders have won each of their last four Monday games as home underdogs.
• The Falcons have lost each of their last six games against AFC West opponents.
• The Raiders have covered the spread in each of their last five Monday home games.
• The Falcons have failed to cover the spread in each of their last four games against AFC West opponents.

Las Vegas Raiders vs Atlanta Falcons Prediction

I’m on the under in this game. I don’t like this Raider offense with Desmond Ridder leading the charge, and for the Falcons, the problem for Atlanta in losing 4 straight is evident, it’s that Kirk Cousins has been seeing ghosts and has been giving the ball away like it’s going out of style. Give me the under in the uglier of the two Monday nighters.