Cincinnati Bengals vs Oakland Raiders NFL Picks, NFL Odds & NFL Predictions: The red hot Cincinnati Bengals are in Oakland today to face the ice cold Raiders. Kickoff in this AFC battle is scheduled for 4:15pm ET at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum; the game will be broadcast live on CBS. NFL Picks at Sportsbetting.com have the Benglas listed as a -9.5 against the spread road favorite.
Bengals Breakdown: Cincinnati improved to 7-2 last weekend and assumed sole possession of first place in the AFC North 
with a 18-12 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The victory, which was the Bengals third in a row, brought Cincinnati's division record to a perfect 5-0. However, quartebrack Carson Palmer cautioned fans and teammates alike not to get too excited about the great start.
"It's scary because everybody's going to be patting us on the back, telling us how good we are," Palmer said. "We're not good enough to win the Super Bowl right now. We have a long way to go. We're not good enough to make a dominant playoff run, we have a ong way to go."
Raiders Breakdown: However far the Bengals have to go, Oakland can multiply that distance by 1000. The Raiders dropped their third straight game last weekend to fall to 2-7 and take over last place in the AFC West. The Kansas City Chiefs came into the Bay Area and managed to leave with a 16-10, despite turning the ball over three times and converting only one third down in 15 attempts.
Quarterback JaMarcus Russell 's abysmal performance (8-of-23 for 64 yards), something Raiders fans should have become accustomed to, earned him a spot on the bench for the second time this season. It is uncertain if he will get the start today, but his backup, Bruce Gradkowski, did not fare much better, throwing two picks in relief of the beleaguered passer against KC.
Sportsbetting.com Cincinnati Bengals vs Oakland Raiders NFL Picks, Odds & Predictions:
Cincinnati Bengals -9.5 (-115), Over 36 (-110), -500 (Moneyline)
Oakland Raiders +9.5 (-105), Under 36 (-110), +400 (Moneyline)
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