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Atlanta Falcons at Las Vegas Raiders Prediction: Odds, Best Bets, News, Injuries, and Stats for Week 15
Atlanta Falcons at Las Vegas Raiders Preview:
The 6-7 Atlanta Falcons look to snap their four-game losing streak when they head to Las Vegas to take on the 2-11 Raiders.
The season for the Falcons got off to a hot start. They were 6-3 and had a comfortable lead in the NFC South. Now, they find themselves one game behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on this skid.
Kirk Cousins’s Minnesota homecoming was spoiled last weekend when they lost to the Vikings. They were outscored 21-0 in the fourth quarter, and Cousins was not good. He threw two interceptions and did not throw a touchdown pass. He has yet to throw a touchdown during their four-game losing streak. He’s also thrown eight interceptions in that time.
He now gets a head-to-head match against former Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder.
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How to Watch Atlanta Falcons at Las Vegas Raiders Live on Sunday:
- Date: Monday, December 16, 2024
- Time: 8:30 PM ET
- Site: Allegiant Stadium
- City: Las Vegas, NV
- TV/Streaming: ESPN
Latest Game Odds for Falcons at Raiders – Week 15:
The latest odds as of Friday morning courtesy of DraftKings:
- Moneyline: Atlanta Falcons (-200), Las Vegas Raiders (+175)
- Spread: Falcons -4
- Total: 44.5
NBC Sports Bet Best Bets:
NBC Sports analyst Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas) recommends betting on Bijan Robinson over 80.5 rushing yards…
Thomas: “Las Vegas’ rush defense isn’t bad. They are only giving up 117.6 rushing yards per game. However, given the lack of success Cousins is having through the air, the Falcons have no other reason but to lean on Robinson. In back-to-back games, he’s run the ball over 20 times. It’s clear they plan to pound the rock with Robinson. Being a 4-point favorite and the team likely to win, I like Robinson to go off on Monday.”
Falcons at Raiders Team Stats, Betting Trends:
- The Falcons are 5-8 ATS this season.
- The Raiders are 5-8 ATS this season.
- The Raiders have covered the spread in eight of their last 10 home games against teams with losing records.
- The Falcons have lost four games in a row.
- The Over is 8-5 in Raiders’ games this season
Quarterback Matchup for Falcons at Raiders:
- Falcons: Kirk Cousins – Cousins has not been good this season. He has not thrown a touchdown in four straight games and has thrown eight interceptions in that time.
- Raiders: Desmond Ridder – Ridder gets the start over his former team after Adian O’Connell went down last game.
Player News & Injuries:
Falcons:
- DT Ruke Orhorhoro (ankle) is on the IR
- DE Zach Harrison (knee) is questionable
- LB Troy Andersen (knee) is questionable
- RB Jase McClellan (knee) is on the IR
- WR Casey Washington (concussion) is questionable
Raiders:
- WR Jakobi Meyers (ankle) is questionable
- QB Aidan O’Connell (knee) is questionable
- DE Maxx Crosby (ankle) is questionable
- DT Adam Butler (concussion) is questionable
- CB Nate Hobbs (ankle) is questionable
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The public is getting its first look at the two pandas that will be heading from China to Zoo Atlanta.
NBC’s Janis Mackey Frayer was able to visit female Fu Shuang and male Ping Ping before they make the nearly 8,000-mile flight. The giant pandas are both 6 years old and are headed to the United States as part of a new decade-long conservation agreement between China and the U.S.
Ping Ping’s keepers say he tends to follow them around, which is atypical behavior for a panda, but may be because of the food they have for him. Fu Shuang — which translates to “double happiness” — is playful, but nervous, and enjoys placing her chin on her paw. She also likes apples and has a penchant for finding them.
“Because we will hide pieces of apples, for example under the tree … she can find them everywhere,” panda keeper Wang Shun told Mackey Frayer, noting her “clever” behavior.
The pandas are part of an international cooperative research agreement on giant panda conservation between Zoo Atlanta and the China Wildlife Conservation Association, a renewal of panda diplomacy between America and China that began in 1972.
“Zoo Atlanta is delighted and honored to yet again be trusted as stewards of this treasured species and to partner with the China Wildlife Conservation Association on the continued conservation and research efforts that are the most important outcomes of this cooperation,” Zoo Atlanta President and CEO Raymond B. King said in a statement in April.
“We can’t wait to meet Ping Ping and Fu Shuang and to welcome our Members, guests, city, and community back to the wonder and joy of giant pandas.”
Pandas are already at zoos in Washington, D.C., and San Diego. Zoo Atlanta maintained a panda agreement with China from 1999 until 2024, when Lun Lun and Yang Yang went back to their home country, along with their two youngest cubs.
Animal behaviorist James Ayala marvels at how pandas mature.
“You see cubs and they seem so cuddly and clumsy and cute. And then they grow up into these big, majestic bears,” he told Mackey Frayer.
Fu Shuang and Ping Ping will be transported further south into a mountainous region where they will be prepped to make the trip to the U.S. It is unknown when they will leave.
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