Oakland Raiders vs Arizona Cardinals Sun. Sept. 26^th 4:15pm EST

The Oakland Raiders started this season with high hopes of finally being able to turn around their struggling NFL franchise after they made a bold move by releasing draft bust quarterback JaMarcus Russell and making a trade for up and comer Jason Campbell, but even though Campbell was getting rave reviews ever since joining the team in the offseason, he has been a disappointment in his first two games under center for the silver and black.

Fortunately, the Raiders had a promising quarterback behind Jason Campbell on the depth chart in Bruce Gradkowski. Despite being a relatively unknown QB in this league, Gradkowski has been impressive in his short time under center for Oakland and after leading his team to victory last week against the St. Louis Rams (16-14) in place of Campbell, he may very well be the starter in Week 3 against the Arizona Cardinals. Bodog, one of the leading online sportsbooks have set the odds at -4.5 Arizona. Btu this is something to watch the way the Raiders played last week.

If Bruce Gradkowski does get the start from head coach Tom Cable, I believe the Oakland Raiders go on to win this game by a one or two touchdown margin, but if Jason Campbell gets the nod it will almost certainly be another long day for the Raiders offense once again with the Cardinals most likely being the team to come out on top.

The debate on who to start in Arizona is still being talked over in Oakland, but ultimately I think the results speak for themselves and Gradkowski will be the number one guy this Sunday.

As for the Arizona Cardinals, they are having a similar dilemma at the quarterback position as Derek Anderson really struggled against the Atlanta Falcons last week and the temptation to get youngster Max Hall involved is at a boiling point.

Personally, I believe the Cardinals will stick with Anderson for at least one more game, but after the Raiders dominate them on both sides of the football, he will be riding the pine and paving the way for Max Hall to be the new starter. We love providing the best NFL odds and predictions here for you.

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