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Oct 25, 2015; San Diego, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper (89) is pushed out of bounds by San Diego Chargers inside linebacker Donald Butler (56) during the second quarter at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
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Overview:
On Sunday, December 18th, at 1:00 P.M. the (10-3) Oakland Raiders will be on the road to take on the (5-8) San Diego Chargers.
The Crowd:
“The Crowd” projects a final score of Raiders 25.4 – Chargers 21.6 with an over/under of 47.0. The Vegas Line has a final score of Raiders 26.5 – Chargers 23.5 with an over/under of 50.5.
2016-17 Statistics (32 total teams):
Yards per game: Raiders 380.3 (6th) > Chargers 360.8 (11th)
Points per game: Raiders 27.5 (tied for 2nd) > Chargers 26.9 (4th)
Turnover margin: Raiders +15 > Chargers -5
Fewest yards allowed per game: Chargers 353.3 (17th) > Raiders 384.5 (30th)
Fewest Points allowed per game: Raiders 24.6 (23rd) > Chargers 26.7 (29th)
Summary:
Oakland comes into the game red hot having won six of their last seven games. San Diego has fallen on hard times losing four of their last six games. I expect this to be a high-scoring shootout with two of the league’s top five offenses squaring off. The Raiders have won the last three head to head games including a 34-31 victory in Oakland earlier this season. Chargers running back Melvin Gordon is banged up with hip and knee sprains which could limit his effectiveness. Oakland (+38) has a slight advantage over San Diego (+3) in terms of point differential. The big mismatch is the turnover margin where Oakland leads the league (+15) and San Diego (-5) ranks near the bottom. I expect both teams to put up points but San Diego will have a few costly turnovers that cost them a win.
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