The Falcons continue to disappoint and head into this game on a 4 game losing streak. However, their recent stretch of opponents has been extremely difficult, facing 3 of the league's best defenses in the Vikings, Chargers and Broncos - deflating their overall perception in the market. This matchup should present a great path for success and ultimately a great opportunity for them to bounceback and put up a large number of points. Falcons QB Cousins is known to struggle against teams that can generate pressure, and despite the Raiders grading out well in this department on the season, their star pass rusher - Maxx Crossby - will not be available for this encounter which mitigates the Falcons’ weakness.

On the other side, the Raiders are likely to start Desmond Ridder, who just last year was playing for the Falcons. He will be extremely motivated to prove a point. On one hand, the Raiders run game is non-existent, but on the other, this will simply force them to throw the ball more and in turn lead to a higher overall play volume for each offense. These are two of the league’s fastest pace teams, and we are expecting there to be a path to success for the Raiders to put up enough points for the total to go over in a Falcons victory by margin.