On September 8th, the Las Vegas Raiders will take on the LA Chargers at the SoFi Stadium for the week 1 NFL schedule. The Las Vegas Raiders finished their preseason with a tie, and are raving to start their regular season with a major victory. The Los Angeles Chargers enjoyed success in their preseason finale, and are expected to do well here. The Los Angeles Chargers will be winning this game according to the best week 1 NFL betting odds.
Las Vegas Raiders vs LA Chargers NFL Week 1 Preview Information
Date: September 8, Sunday | Time: 4:05 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, California
TV: CBS
Stream: NFL+/Fubo TV
Moneyline: Las Vegas Raiders (+145) vs LA Chargers (-175)
Spread: Las Vegas Raiders (+3.5 – 110) vs LA Chargers (-3.5 -110)
Total (O/U): Las Vegas Raiders (u41.5) vs LA Chargers (o41.5)
Las Vegas Raiders
The Las Vegas Raiders played the San Francisco 49ers in the preseason finale and finished the game with a 24-24 tie. The Raiders are boasting a new head coach in Antonio Pierce this season and will try to improve on their 8-9 record from last year. As per the preseason stats, the Raiders are scoring an average of 19.53 points in each game, with 198.82 passing yards. On defense, Las Vegas is allowing opponents to grab an average of 19.47 points per contest.
Top 3 Players:
Nathan Peterman: 108 YDs, 1 TD, 0 INT
Davante Adams: 103 Rec, 1,144 Yds, 8 TD (2023)
Maxx Crosby: 0 Solo, 0 Sack, 0 FF, 0 INT
LA Chargers
The Los Angeles Chargers were paired with the Dallas Cowboys in the last game of the preseason and won the matchup 26-19. The Chargers enter this season under the leadership of brand new head coach, Jim Harbaugh. Last year, Los Angeles finished with an overall 5-12, and will try to improve on that score. The Chargers are currently scoring an average of 20.35 points in each game, while allowing opponents to get away with 23.41 points per contest.
Top 3 Players:
Justin Herbert: 3,134 Yds, 20 TD, 7 INT (2023)
Khalil Mack: 57 Solo, 17 Sack, 5 FF, 0 INT (2023)
Derwin James Jr.: 86 Solo, 0 FF, 1 INT, 7 PD (2023)
Las Vegas Raiders vs LA Chargers NFL Week 1 Injury Report
Las Vegas Raiders
Brandon Facyson, CB, IR, Undisclosed
Elerson Smith, LB, IR, Undisclosed
Corey Luciano , G. IR, Undisclosed
Brock Bowers, TE, Is “?” Sunday vs LA Chargers, Foot
Trey Taylor, S, IR, Undisclosed
Jeff Foreman, WR, IR, Knee
Ron Stone Jr., DE, IR, Undisclosed
LA Chargers
Joey Bosa, DE, Is probable Sunday vs Las Vegas, Hand
Justin Herbert, QB, Is probable Sunday vs Las Vegas, Foot
Nick Niemann, LB, IR, Undisclosed
Chris Rumph II, LB, IR, Foot
Tyler McLellan, T, IR, Undisclosed
Bucky Williams, C, IR, Undisclosed
Chris Collins, LB, IR, Undisclosed
Las Vegas Raiders vs LA Chargers NFL Week 1 Betting Trends
Las Vegas Raiders
Las Vegas are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Las Vegas’ last 18 games.
Las Vegas are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Las Vegas’ last 8 games when playing on the road against the LA Chargers.
Las Vegas are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference.
Las Vegas are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference West division.
Las Vegas are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games played in September.
LA Chargers
LA Chargers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of LA Chargers’ last 15 games.
LA Chargers are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Chargers’ last 15 games against Las Vegas.
LA Chargers are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Chargers’ last 8 games when playing at home against Las Vegas.
LA Chargers are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference.
LA Chargers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference West division.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Chargers’ last 10 games played in September.
LA Chargers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games played on a Sunday.
Las Vegas Raiders vs LA Chargers NFL Week 1 Summary and Prediction
The Las Vegas Raiders are hoping to take advantage of the sluggish defense the Chargers displayed during the preseason. LA hopes to make full use of their home advantage in this game. The Los Angeles Chargers will win this game with a final score of 22-19.
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