VEGAS BETTING REPORT: Raiders Draw Heavy Action as Klint Kubiak Era Begins

All eyes are on the Las Vegas Raiders and Miami Dolphins today at 4:25 p.m. EST, as new Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak makes his debut with a team looking to prove it’s playoff-worthy. Allegiant Stadium, in Las Vegas, home of the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders open their season there today against the Miami Dolphins. Image/Mark Keast At Caesars Sportsbook, the Raiders are moneyline favorites, at -170, while the Dolphins are +140. The game is at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. According to Joey Feazel, head of football at Caesars Sportsbook in Las Vegas, when looking at the Caesars Sportsbook liabilities, which team people have been betting on in the offseason, that starts with the Raiders. Raiders Bettors Buying In “We have a very heavy Nevada presence, and the Raiders are by far our top liability going in, sitting at 125/1 (+12500),” he said. Last season, the Raiders went 3-14 under head coach Pete Carroll, finished tied for last in the National Football League (NFL), fired Carroll, secured the No. 1 overall draft pick, and took Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza with that pick. “And now you bring in a new exciting coach, a coach that just won the Super Bowl as an offensive coordinator [with the Seattle Seahawks last February],” said Feazel. “The Raiders bring in a lot of pieces, and they have a lot to be looking forward to and be proud of.” Cousins Gets First Shot Las Vegas signed Kirk Cousins after his release from Atlanta, giving the Raiders an experienced bridge quarterback while No. 1 pick Mendoza develops. Cousins received $20 million fully guaranteed for 2026 and won the Week 1 starting job. Tyler Linderbaum may have been their most important non-QB free-agent signing. The former Ravens Pro Bowl centre upgrades the middle of an offensive line that needed help and should be particularly important in Kubiak’s offence. ESPN specifically identified Linderbaum among the Raiders’ major free-agent additions. Nakobe Dean, the former Eagles linebacker, was one of the centrepieces of a significant defensive overhaul. Las Vegas also added Quay Walker at linebacker and Kwity Paye on the edge, giving the defence substantially more speed and versatility around Pro Bowler Maxx Crosby. Mendoza Waiting His Turn As Feazel added, the Mendoza situation is similar to Jaxson Dart with the New York Giants: a highly regarded rookie quarterback who started behind Russell Wilson last season, but by Week 4, after a few poor Wilson starts, Dart was the starter. The NFL is a copycat league, Feazel said. That’s what the Raiders will likely do here. Put the veteran in first, who doesn’t have to learn the standard play calling, get used to the system, and can keep the Raiders competitive. “If Cousins is just balling out, we might not see Mendoza at all this year,” said Feazel. “If we look back a couple of years ago, when the Detroit Lions were struggling, they brought in Dan Campbell [as head coach]. They have a whole team built around that, that they can build towards, and that seems to be where the Raiders are right now. “Have we seen that executed on the field yet? Not so much,” he said. “But there’s a lot of excitement going in, and bettors have been showing up.” Rams Attract Heavy Action Beyond the Raiders, on the Caesars Sportsbook liability front, it’s the Los Angeles Rams next, still Super Bowl betting favourites at +600 despite getting blown out in their season opener on Thursday night, 27-7, at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers in Australia. “Usually, you don’t see that much action on the Super Bowl favorite in the droves that we’ve seen it come from when the confetti dropped for the Super Bowl last year when the Seahawks won to where we sit now,” said Feazel. “But it’s been a dramatic movement too, with all the pieces that they’ve added in the offseason.” The Rams first added star edge rusher Myles Garrett in a massive trade with the Cleveland Browns, with edge rusher Jared Verse and three draft picks going the other way. Then on Aug. 30, defensive lineman Aaron Donald, one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history, came out of retirement after two years off to join the team, giving the Rams a terrifying defensive front. Bettors Overvaluing Caleb Williams The Rams opened their season at +500. “There’s been a little bit of Denver Broncos love coming in, a little bit of Niners love coming in,” said Feazel. “I think that one also goes to us being Nevada-focused again. There are a lot of Niners fans in the state, especially in Northern Nevada; they’re usually a liability going into the year, so that doesn’t change much.” The Broncos open up tomorrow night (Sept. 14) in Kansas City against the Chiefs. At Caesars, the Chiefs are -137, the Broncos +117. Feazel added that early in the NFL season, bettors have overvalued the Chicago Bears and quarterback Caleb Williams. “I think Caleb had a lot of accuracy problems last year, and I don’t know that that’s fixed overnight,” he said. “I think what people are remembering is that final Bears game with Williams throwing to the back of the end zone. That’s going to be fresh on people’s minds. I think they’re overvaluing Williams going into the year.” The post VEGAS BETTING REPORT: Raiders Draw Heavy Action as Klint Kubiak Era Begins appeared first on Casino.org.