The Denver Broncos (3-8) host the Los Angeles Chargers (4-7) at Empower Field at Mile High Sunday of Week 13 in the NFL. Kickoff between the two AFC West rivals is scheduled for 4:25 p.m. ET. We analyze the Chargers-Broncos odds and sports betting lines, while providing NFL betting tips and advice on this matchup.
Chargers at Broncos: Week 13 preview, betting trends and notes
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- The Broncos won the first meeting of the two teams in Week 5 by a 20-13 count. Chargers QB Philip Rivers completed 32 of 48 passes for just 211 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions. QB Joe Flacco was under center for Denver.
- Brandon Allen has started the last three games for the Broncos and has gone 1-2. He has completed 46.4% of his passes with three touchdowns and two interceptions.
- Denver has won three of the last five head-to-head meetings but none of the victories came by more than one score. LA’s two wins were by 21 and 14 points.
- The Chargers have the fifth-worst turnover differential in the NFL at minus-9. The Broncos are minus-2.
- The Broncos are 1-10 when allowing 100 or more rushing yards since the start of the last season. The Chargers average just 86.7 team rushing yards per game.
- Both teams are in the bottom 10 of the league by points scored.
Chargers at Broncos: Odds, betting lines and prediction
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Prediction
Chargers 21, Broncos 10
Moneyline (?)
The CHARGERS (-162) are an easy choice as they go up against the struggling Allen. Both teams have lost two in a row coming into Week 13 and they’re both 2-3 in their respective location split. It will be a defensive battle with two mistake-prone offenses, but back the road team over the Broncos (+135).
Against the Spread (?)
The wiser play is with the CHARGERS (-2.5) to cover at -121. The Chargers are just 3-6-2 against the spread overall and fail to cover by an average of 1.3 points per game. The Broncos are 6-5 ATS and fail to cover by 0.7 points per game.
Over/Under (?)
Take the UNDER 38.5 (-110). It’s a low projection but the Broncos are 4-7 against the Over/Under and the Chargers are just 3-8. Both teams fall an average of six points shy of the projected total. The Week 5 meeting also fell well short of this week’s number.
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