It hasn’t been this much excitement surrounding the Raiders since they drafted JaMarcus Russell, but we seen how that turned out.
This time around, the team has moved from Oakland and is headed to Las Vegas to play in their new billion dollar stadium.
The Las Vegas Raiders are set to usher in a new era at Allegiant Stadium for the 2020 NFL season and fans are showing a willingness to pay top dollar to be inside.
According to Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic, ticket prices have soared on the secondary market.
“In fact, demand is skyrocketing for the Las Vegas Raiders in their new home, with the average ticket price on the secondary market at $1,098, up 527 percent.”
Ticket search engine site TicketIQ provided the below photo that lays out which teams are booming in ticket sales prices. Half of the Raiders’ eight home games will be in primetime to show off brand new Allegiant Stadium to national TV audiences.
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On the flipside, with Tom Brady taking his talents to the Bucs, the ticket prices for New England home games has decreased by 39%, the highest drop in the league.
New England is 12th in the NFL in average ticket resale prices in the early going, with seats running an average of $433 per game.
The Buccaneers, of course, received a huge boost, with a 135 percent jump in average prices over last year. The Buccaneers now have the sixth priciest average ticket on the secondary market, at $485 per seat.
