The Philadelphia Eagles will make the long cross country road trip to face the Oakland Raiders in an NFL pro football game set for Sunday afternoon.
Start time from Oakland has been set for 4PM Eastern Time with national television provided by FOX TV.
The betting odds from this contest have the home side Oakland Raiders favored by –1 point with a total lined at 43 points.
Philadelphia has lost two straight to fall to 3-5 on the season after a 15-7 home defeat to the New York Giants as a -5 ½ point betting favorite. The game total landed at under 49 points. Philadelphia fell behind 12-0 at the half.
The team gained 201 offensive yards with 48 rushing on 19 carries. Matt Barkley in relief hit on 17 of 26 passes for 158 yards and a pick. Michael Vick left the game with a hamstring injury. Nick Foles is expected to play. On defense the Eagles allowed 325 yards to the Giants offense with 88 running on 31 carries. Philadelphia’s seven points came when the Giants snapped a punt into their own end zone and recovered by the Eagles. The team lost the time of possession battle by 16 minutes to New York.
Oakland is 3-4 on the season following a 21-18 home victory last week to the Pittsburgh Steelers as a +2 ½ point underdog. The game total finished at under 40 points. The Raiders went up 21-3 at the half.
The team amassed 279 yards of offense with 197 running on 38 carries. Terrelle Pryor hit on 10 of 19 passes for 88 yards and two picks. Pryor had 106 yards running on nine carries with a 93 yard touchdown run. Defensively they give up 276 yards to the Steelers with only 35 rushing on 19 runs from scrimmage.
