A pair of struggling teams aim to turn their luck on Monday Night Football in Las Vegas.
The pregame narrative: The Dallas Cowboys are on the road to face the Raiders in a battle of sub-.500 squads. Tre Tucker was quiet last week, but he should have ample opportunity to thrive against a brutal Dallas pass defence.
Check out my Cowboys vs. Raiders SGP predictions for Nov. 17, featuring Tucker and George Pickens.
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Cowboys vs. Raiders predictions
SGP: Tucker over 46.5 rec. yards | Pickens 60+ rec. yards | Cowboys ML (+380)
Tucker over 46.5 receiving yards (-177): After the Jakobi Meyers trade, Tucker ascended to the WR1 role for the Raiders.
He didn't do much with that status last week, catching two of three targets for 28 yards. But that was against the Broncos' superb pass defence.
Now, Tucker will face a Cowboys pass defence that is among the worst in the NFL:
- 30th in success rate
- 30th in EPA per dropback
- 29th in net yards/attempt
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Brock Bowers is the top pass-catching option for Las Vegas, mind you, but Dallas' defence should provide enough opportunities for both him and Tucker to produce.
Before last week's dud vs. Denver, Tucker had averaged 53.4 yards this season.
He has been the snap leader in the Raiders WR room in every game since Week 3.
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Pickens 60+ receiving yards (-143): With or without CeeDee Lamb in the Cowboys' lineup, Pickens has been a helpful asset throughout the season.
During Lamb's three-game absence earlier this season, Pickens feasted for 19 catches and four TDs.
Pickens is TD-free in three games since Lamb returned, but his yardage production hasn't waned.
-> Bet on Pickens to shine vs. the Raiders
Here's what Pickens produced from Weeks 7-9:
- 75+ yards in all three games
- 8.0 targets/game
- 5.7 catches/game
Pickens is now 5-1 vs. this yardage milestone when playing with Lamb, and he's averaging 84.9 yards/game on the season.
Cowboys moneyline (-175): I don't have a lot of nice things to say about either of these teams, but the Raiders' situation is particularly bleak.
Las Vegas (2-7) has a -81 point differential. Since Week 2, the Raiders' only win came at home against the lowly Tennessee Titans.
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Dallas (3-5-1) has a -14 point differential. The Cowboys' season could look a lot different if the defence wasn't allowing the second-most yards and points in the NFL.
I don't expect the Raiders' offence to really make the Cowboys pay on Monday. Las Vegas has scored seven or fewer points in three of its past five games.
Cowboys vs. Raiders predictions made at 3:07 p.m. ET Nov. 16, 2025.
