Las Vegas Raiders v Atlanta Falcons: Prediction, Tips and Odds

The Las Vegas Raiders have only pride to play for as they host the Atlanta Falcons in the final game of NFL Week 15 as they are already eliminated from play-off contention.

At 2-11, some Raiders fans may not even want them to win as it would damage their chances of landing the first pick in next year's draft, but head coach Antonio Pierce will want to see an improved performance from his team, who have lost their last nine games.

The Falcons (6-7) are also on a losing streak as they head to Nevada and, while theirs is shorter at four consecutive defeats, it has still been costly as they have fallen behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-6) in the race for the AFC South title.

The teams have not met for four years, but the Falcons have won the teams' last five encounters and are favourites to hand another defeat to the eliminated Raiders, who are without their star defensive end Maxx Crosby.

Las Vegas Raiders v Atlanta Falcons prop bets - tips and predictions

Kirk Cousins over 239.5 passing yards - 10/11

The Falcons would have been happy enough with their free-agent signing of quarterback Kirk Cousins after he led them to a 6-3 start, but the veteran has hit a sticky patch and not thrown a touchdown pass in his last four games. 

To make matters worse, he has thrown eight interceptions in those contests and the Falcons have lost them all.

Cousins still has the trust of head coach Raheem Morris, though. He has completed 23 or more passes in three of his last four games and gone past 300 passing yards in two of them.

Taking him to pass for 240 or more yards against the struggling Raiders seems reasonable. 

He has averaged 261.2 passing yards per game this season and the home team will be without their star pass-rusher Maxx Crosby.

Sincere McCormick over 54.5 rushing yards - 10/11

One recent bright spot for the Raiders in a tough season has been the emergence of running back Sincere McCormick and he should be capable of impressing against the Falcons too.

McCormick began the season on the team's practice squad behind Zamir White, Alexander Mattison and Ameer Abdullah, but all three have been injured and he has taken his chance with both hands.

He has increased his carries and yards in each of the last three games with totals of 33, 64 and 78 yards against the Broncos, Chiefs and Buccaneers respectively, averaging 5.5 yards per carry.

Mattison is now fit again, but McCormick will remain the starter and could be asked to carry the load for the home offense with either a rusty Aidan O'Connell or the inexperienced Desmond Ridder at quarterback.

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Las Vegas Raiders v Atlanta Falcons money line, spread, over/under

	Money Line	Spread	Over/Under
Raiders	21/10	-5.5 - 10/11	Over 44.5 - 10/11
Falcons	5/13	+5.5 - 10/11	Under 44.5 - 10/11

Las Vegas Raiders v Atlanta Falcons over/under pick - over 44.5 points - 10/11

While the quality of this contest may not be the highest, there should still be plenty of points with both teams capable of scoring their fair share but untrustworthy defensively.

The Raiders have conceded 27 or more points in five of their last six outings, while the Falcons have struggled to keep things tight on the road, giving up 106 points in their last three away games.

Cousins is still moving the ball well enough and Atlanta can also turn to running backs Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier for points. 

The teams both rank in the top three in the NFL for passing touchdowns conceded, so the scoreboard should be kept moving.

There have been 44 or more points scored in eight of the Falcons' last 10 games and the same is the case for eight of the Raiders' last 12.

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