Raiders vs. Saints predictions: Silver and Black Pride’s Pick’em competition!

The Las Vegas Raiders are looking to start the season 3-0 for the first time since 2021 with a Week 3 matchup against the 1-1 New Orleans Saints this Sunday. That would make the Raiders the biggest surprise in the NFL after the first month of the 2026 season, causing Las Vegas to be impossible to ignore when it comes to the very early playoff picture. Additionally, we have Silver and Black Pride's Pick'em competition to keep tabs on!

Odds below are provided by FanDuel Sportsbook and are subject to change.

There's still reason to be skeptical of the Raiders' 2-0 start, especially since the Los Angeles Chargers have proven to be a dysfunctional mess to begin the season. But screw that narrative! The Silver and Black are undefeated for a reason. It's because they're playing good football and are a well-coached team under Klint Kubiak. Give me the Raiders on the road! Don't get me wrong, the Saints are a good team and a tough test. But after hedging last week, I'll put my money on Vegas until the team proves me wrong.

Moving on to S&BP's Pick'em competition, below is a look at how our writers finished last week .

As a reminder, there were some technical difficulties last week that led to Bill only being able to make one pick, which hit to stay at the top of the standings. Meanwhile, I've dug myself in a bit of a hole here, finishing in last place for the second time in as many weeks. To be fair, going 10-6 is nothing to be ashamed of, but Ray going 11-5 has me three games back of second place. The difference was the Jaguars not being able to hold onto a lead in Denver .

The community crushed it this week! Of course, Raider408 and FanSince76 were the top dogs, only getting two and three games wrong, respectively. But we also had 16 people pick 12 winners last week! We also have a four-way tie for first place and eight people just one game behind them. That's somewhat expected since it's still very early, but it's certainly anyone's game at this stage.

Keep up the good work and best of luck on your picks!