Miami Dolphins @ Oakland Raiders Point Spread Pick & Preview

Miami Dolphins @ Oakland Raiders Point Spread Pick & Preview: This game still doesn’t have a line at any of the books that I use, so I won’t be betting it this weekend unless something I really like comes up on Saturday. But there are a couple casinos that have the Raiders as 2.5 point favorites, and the way the Dolphins are playing lately, teamed up with the way the Raiders have become a physical team on both sides of the ball, and we’ll raise the pot with the quarterback situation in Miami – I think I’ll go with the home team Raiders in this one.

Now, Miami is pretty good defensively, ranked 7th in total defense this season, but I think the Raiders can run on just about anyone, and that running should set up a couple big plays via the air. I don’t think it will take took many big plays to win this game – as a scoring fest it won’t be.

Miami’s inability to run the ball lately really has me questioning their value going further. I don’t know if it’s their failure in the run game as much as it’s their coaching staff’s quickness to give up on that part of their offense, even when their passing attack has huge holes.

To add to Miami’s troubles on offense, Brandon Marshall looks unlikely to make the trip to Oakland, which means he probably won’t be playing. That takes away a big weapon for them (though they haven’t used that weapon much of late). But I’m worried about just about anything missing from Miami’s attack, they haven’t looked all that good of late. I’ll take Oakland and their 5-1 ATS mark over their last 6 games.

Miami Dolphins @ Oakland Raiders (-2.5)