MIT Simulator - NFL Sunday Oakland vs New England Winner
MIT Simulator Score - Patriots 27.29, Raiders 27.18 - Projected Margin of Victory: 0.11 - Current Line: 7.5 - Variance to Line: 7.39 - MIT Simulator shows Edge Factor of 7.39 points. Value in excess of a touchdown! Projected box-score shows New England passing edge of 10.09 yards in excess of Oakland passing total. Projected box-score also reflects Patriots rushing edge of 9.33 yards in excess of Raiders rushing yardage total. Key factors noted: The Raiders played here at Estadio Azteca - Mexico City last season and are familiar with it. The Patriots were on the road at Denver last week and this is a tough stretch of 5 road games in 6 weeks for New England! Oakland is off of a bye and is on a 5-0 ATS run when off of a bye week! Certainly the Raiders are likely to have the crowd edge as the California teams are much more popular in Mexico than teams from the Northeast. The Patriots are off of a blowout win over the Broncos last week but, prior to that, New England had covered only 2 of their last 8 games played in November. The Raiders come in rested off of their bye week and having won 2 of their last 3 and they know there is work to be done to get back into the playoff picture. Look for a very strong effort from Oakland here. MIT Simulator composite forecast equating to a very tight game with the winner truly a toss-up straight-up. Grab the big dog. Play: OAKLAND