The Oakland Raiders have lower NFL betting odds for 2010 and a new quarterback in Jason Campbell. 
The Raiders are still long shots in football gambling wagers at 82-1 to win the Super Bowl nevertheless they are only 8-1 in NFL preseason odds to win the AFC West in 2010.
NFL preseason wagering for the Raiders opens up at Dallas on August 12th when they will be strong longshots. Before their final 2 preseason games at home vs Chicago and Seattle, the Raiders continue on the road in Week 2 at Chicago.
The Raiders have been one of the worst squads in the NFL over the past decade and given that the Raiders are owned by Al Davis their lack of results will likely continue. The Raiders finally got rid of Davis’ favorite quarterback, JaMarcus Russell, so there’s a little bit of hope this season though. A competitor off the street would have been a better NFL quarterback than Russell so the Raiders should be improved even though Campbell isn’t a great quarterback.
The Oakland Raiders offense is full of players who have not competed up to their potential. Wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey was a terrible draft selection a year ago and running back Darren McFadden has been a huge bust. He has been weighed down by steady hamstring injuries. Michael Bush, who is a capable runner, has been leading the running game, but for the Raiders to win consistently they need McFadden to do something. The receiving corps is led by Louis Murphy and Chaz Schilens.
The Raiders have one of the biggest cornerbacks in the sport in Nnamdi Asomugha but not much else on defense. Richard Seymour is a big name defensive end who gets lots of money and makes a few plays but he is not great. After Asomugha and Seymour there is not much for Oakland on defense. Opposing squads ran all over the Raiders a year ago as the Raiders were 29th in the NFL vs the run. It might not be any better in 2010. The team did draft Rolando McClain out of Alabama and maybe he can assist a small amount.
McClain was the 8th overall draft pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. He was the highest drafted Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker in many years. As a freshman he was an All-Southeastern Conference choice. He has won a few awards throughout his college career, including FWAA National Defensive Player of the Week, SEC Defensive Player of the Year and the Lambert Award. He was the first Alabama linebacker to win the Lambert Award since its creation in 1991. The following day, he was granted the 2009 Dick Butkus Award, and after that later named 1st Team All-American. To be able to enter the 2010 NFL Draft, he determined to abandon his senior year at Alabama.
The Raiders are a team picked by many to be much greater in NFL preseason odds. Oakland may in fact might be overvalued to start the season since the team still has a lot of holes however.
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