The set-up: Two teams playing out their respective seasons collide on Monday night. If these clubs could have a "do over," they'd clearly both jump on it. Regardless, I think the Broncos will do just enough to gut out the win and cover. The Raiders have nothing to play for here and another loss will only help them in the draft next year. Raiders' hired Jon Gruden on the off-season last year and his first season has been a disaster. Broncos' head coach Vance Joseph is expected to be fired after his Week 17 matchup with the Chargers, but he's not going down without a fight: "Absolutely. We want to win," Joseph said on Monday. "These next two games are important for us to finish the right way. That part is very important to me. It's about winning. That's what it's about. It's not about losing, it's about winning. That's very important to our football team and our coaches."

The pick: Take it for what you will as well, but Denver is already 2-0 ATS this year after a loss by 3 points or less, while Oakland is a terrible 4-8 ATS as an underdog. For all the reasons listed above, play on the Broncos.

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