NFL Odds Week 5 - Oakland Raiders at New York Giants

One of the best organizations, coaches and quarterbacks from the NFC will host one of the worst organizations, coaches, and quarterbacks from the AFC as the undefeated New York Giants meet the pathetic Oakland Raiders Sunday with a kickoff set for 1:05pm EST on CBS. The Giants are 16 point favorites in NFL odds with a total of 38 at online sportsbooks. The game was circled due to the status of Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who hurt his foot in last week’s win at Kansas City. Bet the Giants -16 in week 5 NFL betting odds and receive free casino chips!

The Oakland Raiders have a record of 1-3 straight up and 2-2 against the spread in NFL odds. Their lone straight up win was against a worthless Kansas City Chiefs team in week 2. The Raiders have lost their last 2 games both straight up and against the NFL betting odds. Oakland’s problems are multiple but a good place to start would be with quarterback JaMarcus Russell. Russell has a quarterback rating of 42.4 based on a completion percentage of under 40%. He has just 1 touchdown pass this year and 4 interceptions.

The Raiders have the worst ranked offense in all of NFL betting and have not been able to run the ball effectively to take the heat off of Russell. In last week’s 29-6 loss at Houston the Raiders managed only 45 yards on 22 rushing attempts. “We could not run the football and that really disrupted our offense,” said head coach Tom Cable. “I didn’t think we blocked anyone well up front. You have to say it like it is, we did not play very well up front at the line of scrimmage.”

The Giants are 4-0 straight up and 3-0-1 against the spread in NFL odds. Manning has not practiced this week as he attempts to heal his foot before this match-up against Oakland. Head coach Tom Coughlin is hopeful that Manning will be able to answer the bell Sunday. “He is determined to play, and the way it looks now he sure has a good chance,” said Coughlin. Manning is off to a fine start with a quarterback rating of 104.0. He has a 63% completion rate with 8 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. The Giants are a well balanced commodity that ranks 5th in scoring and 6th in points allowed.

Gordon's NFL Picks: Even with Manning a game time decision for this game, the Giants should be able to win straight up but winning by almost two touchdowns is another story. My NFL pick for this week 5 match-up on CBS will be to take the Raiders plus the points on the road to the UNDER in a 2-team parlay at Bodog sportsbook so I can get some free casino chips! Vegas odds at Caesars sportsbook have the Giants -15.5 favorites in week 5 NFL odds against the Raiders with a total of 37.5.