“We moved it pretty aggressively, as we could see the bets were coming in heavily on the Dolphins,” Kornegay said. Miami shot up from an 11½-point favorite to -14 as bettors were all over the NFL’s highest-scoring team. “The Raiders and Bears are the only reason we’re still standing at this time.” “If you had told me only two underdogs were going to win outright, I would’ve said we’re probably going to have a bad day then,” Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay said. The Raiders and Bears, who covered as 8-point underdogs in a 31-26 defeat at Detroit, bailed out sportsbooks on an otherwise losing day that saw 10 of 12 favorites win. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal) the Raiders came up short in their bid to upset the heavily favored Dolphins, interim coach Antonio Pierce said there are no moral victories.īut there are victories against the spread, and the Raiders easily covered it after closing as high as 14-point underdogs in a 20-13 loss at Miami, a popular favorite. 19, 2023, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Garden, Fla. Miami Dolphins running back De'Von Achane (28) is tackled by Raiders cornerback Marcus Peters (24) during the first half of an NFL game on Sunday, Nov.
