A look at how the lines have shifted since the start of the week in the Raiders-Cardinals preseason matchup.
The Arizona Cardinals‘ preseason finale is against the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday night at State Farm Stadium. Kickoff is at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. Arizona time) and the game will air on Arizona’s Family CBS-5.
Earlier in the week, when betting odds for the game opened, the Cardinals were favored.
That has changed.
The Raiders are now favored to win.
Let’s take a look at the updated betting odds and lines for the Raiders vs. Cardinals preseason finale.
Raiders at Cardinals updated preseason betting odds and lines
Odds come from BetMGM Sportsbook, updated Saturday at 1:06 a.m. ET.
Moneyline
Raiders -140 (bet $140 to win $100)Cardinals +118 (bet $100 to win $118)
Earlier in the week, the Cardinals were favored at -125, considered 7% more likely to win than the Raiders. Now the odds suggest the Raiders are about 13% more likely to win.
What changed?
The Cardinals will not play their starters and likely not any of their established backup rotational players. The Raiders will have at least some starters play early in the game.
Against the spread (ATS)
Raiders -2.5 (-110)Cardinals +2.5 (-110)
The Raiders went from being 1.5-point underdogs to being 2.5-point favorites, a four-point shift.
Total (Over/Under)
Over 37.5 (-115)Under 37.5 (-105)
The projected total has not changed, although the odds shifted from -110 on both the Over and the Under to the Over being slightly favored.
Neither of the Cardinals’ two previous preseason games surpassed 37 points.
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