The Broncos had lost eight straight meetings with the Raiders and failed to cover six in a row before winning and covering both matchups last season.

Sharp bettors expect the Raiders to cover their AFC West divisional game at Denver on “Thursday Night Football.”

The Broncos opened as consensus 10-point favorites, but sharp money on the Raiders has caused the line to drop to 9 and as low as 8½.

“We opened 9½. Sharp guys took the 9½ and a little bit of the 9, so we’re at 8½ right now,” South Point sportsbook director Chris Andrews said Wednesday. “I guess they felt the number’s too high. Denver plays a lot of close games. I guess they saw value on taking a big number against them.

“Teasers and money line are on Denver.”

The consensus total is 43, though several sportsbooks are still at

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