The Oakland Raiders have a clear path to the playoffs. After winning six of their first 10 games, the No.7 seed in the AFC faces one of the NFL’s easiest schedules from Week 12 through the remainder of the 2019 NFL season.

Sunday afternoon presents the Raiders with a very winnable game. Oakland will visit the New York Jets.

Despite playing on the opposite coast, the Raiders are favored by a field goal, according to the latest betting line at OddsShark. The over/under is 46.5.

Both teams are coming off wins against bad teams. Oakland defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 17-10. New York blew out the Washington Redskins 34-17.

The Jets have won two consecutive meetings with teams that are headed for a top-five draft pick. They beat the New York Giants 34-27 in Week 10.

The Raiders will easily be the Jets’ toughest opponent in over a month. New York was defeated by the Jacksonville Jaguars and Miami Dolphins by 22 combined points in Week 8 and Week 9. Neither team is a playoff contender.

Oakland is in the postseason hunt because of how they’ve played against teams they’re supposed to beat. The Raiders are 5-0 against sub-.500 teams.

With Sam Darnold under center, the Jets are 1-3 against teams that have at least four wins. New York upset the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 13 when Darnold won AFC Offensive Player of the Week.

Darnold could have another big day in Week 12. The Raiders are 21st in scoring defense and 25th in opponents’ yards per play.

But Oakland’s defense has largely been fine against bad teams. The Raiders gave up 47 total points in wins over the Bengals, Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears. Oakland surrendered 24 points apiece to the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers.

The Raiders moved the ball better against the Bengals than their 17 points might indicate. Josh Jacobs had 112 rushing yards on 4.9 yards per carry. Derek Carr only had four incompletions, averaging 10.1 yards per attempt.

Oakland had scored at least 24 points in each of their previous five games. The Raiders are fourth in the NFL with 6.1 yards per play.

The Jets are dead last in the NFL with 4.3 yards per play. Only eight teams have given up more points than the Jets.

Prediction: Oakland over New York, 27-20

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Outside linebacker Von Miller #58 of the Denver Broncos hits quarterback Derek Carr #4 for a sack and forced a fumble that was recovered by the Oakland Raiders in the first quarter of a game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on December 13, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. Justin Edmonds/Getty Images
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