NFL betting fantas are wondering about the Oakland Raiders. Yes, they are a bad team right now but are they on the way up?

They won two games in a month for the first time in a while last December and they finished up on a high note. It’s unlikely that sportsbook odds will list them with more than 4.5 or 5 wins for their regular season win total, but they might be on the way up.

How good is JaMarcus Russell? Do NFL betting fans think he’s getting better? If so, then the Raiders might be on to something. Sportsbook betting fans know that they also have Darren McFadden and Justin Fargas, and potentially might get Michael Crabtree as well.

As whole, that might appear to have the look of a foundation. But in reality, Russell might be trash, McFadden has proven too much yet and Crabtree is a question mark.

Russell needs to arrive in better shape this year and perform, or he’ll be subject ot the criticism of many blogs, like Dirty Harry’s Backyard.