The Raiders will almost surely be underdogs when they open Allegiant Stadium.
The New Orleans Saints were listed as 4-point favorites over the Raiders (total 50½) for their Week 2 meeting at the Westgate on Thursday as sportsbooks started posting lines for the NFL season after the league schedule was announced.
The Westgate posted spreads and totals for Weeks 1 and 2. William Hill posted spreads and totals for Week 1. Caesars Entertainment posted spreads for Week 1 and the Saints-Raiders game. (Caesars makes the Saints 4½-point favorites, down from a 5½ opener.)
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The Raiders are a pick’em at the Westgate and Caesars for their season opener at the Carolina Panthers (total 46½). William Hill posted the Panthers -1.
Westgate vice president of risk Ed Salmons said the sportsbook would be playing close attention to the betting public’s reaction to the Raiders in their first season in Las Vegas.
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