Week 1 of the NFL Preseason will begin tonight with three games on the menu. At 7:00 pm ET, the Indianapolis Colts will battle the Baltimore Ravens on NFL Network. In addition, the Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles will play at 7:30. Finally, the Las Vegas Raiders will take on the Seattle Seahawks at 10:00 in NFL Network’s second game of their preseason doubleheader. I’ve got a best bet for each game and talked about them below. Here are our NFL Preseason Week 1 picks and predictions for Raiders vs. Seahawks.
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Thursday’s NFL Preseason Bets: Raiders vs. Seahawks (Week 1)
(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)
Las Vegas Raiders vs. Seattle Seahawks
Pete Carroll should get a warm welcome in his return to Lumen Field as the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. However, some Seahawks fans might not be happy with him. Carroll plans on playing his starters against the Seahawks early in this football game. He said, “Everyone will be ready to go.”
It doesn’t mean all of the starters will play, but it’s likely the Raiders will use many starters early in the game, similar to the Bengals.
On the flip side, Sam Darnold isn’t expected to start for the Seahawks in Week 1. He could probably use the reps, but the Seahawks are being diligent in that regard. We’ll likely get to see a lot of Jalen Milroe, the former Alabama quarterback. However, many Seahawks reporters and blogs are not very high on Milroe so far.
That said, give me the Raiders at -4.
Pick: Las Vegas Raiders -4 (-115)
