Who are the experts taking in Chargers vs. Raiders?

Find out who national pundits are favoring in the matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders.

The Los Angeles Chargers are 2.5-point underdogs to the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 13 of the 2022 regular season. The over/under is 49.5 points, per Tipico Sportsbook.

That means oddsmakers are taking bets on whether the two teams will combine to score more than or fewer than 49.5 points.

My score prediction for the game is a 30-27 win for the Chargers, with a total of 57 points. So if I were putting money behind my prediction, I’d bet the over.

As for game picks, analysts are split between the two teams.

Expert Pick
Nate Davis (USA Today) Chargers
Jarrett Bell (USA Today) Chargers
Mike Clay (ESPN) Raiders
Matt Bowen (ESPN) Chargers
Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Raiders
Bill Bender (Sporting News) Raiders
Gregg Rosenthal (NFL Media) Raiders
Bleacher Report Chargers

Sunday’s game will begin at 1:25 p.m. PT and will be televised on CBS.

Tampa Bay vs Atlanta Prediction, Game Preview

Tampa Bay at Atlanta prediction, game preview, how to watch and lines for Week 13 of the NFL season, Sunday, December 5

Tampa Bay at Atlanta prediction, game preview, how to watch: Sunday, December 5


Tampa Bay at Atlanta How To Watch

Date: Sunday, December 5
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
How To Watch: FOX
Record: Tampa Bay (8-3), Atlanta (5-6)
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Why Tampa Bay Will Win

The Atlanta passing game has stopped.

The 183 yards against Jacksonville last week were like Christmas for an offense that just can’t seem to get anything going.

Oh sure, there was a big day against New Orleans in a good win a few weeks ago, but the Falcons haven’t hit 200 passing yards in four of the last five games, there are too many turnovers, and there’s no consistency in the running game to make up for the problems.

The Tampa Bay offense overcame the strange loss to Washington with 68 points in the last two games, leading the NFL in scoring, passing, and …

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Why Atlanta Will Win

If Matt Ryan and the Falcons were ever going to get the air attack going, this would be it.

More often than not teams are throwing on the Tampa Bay secondary to keep up the pace, but it’s still allowing well over 200 yards on a regular basis. There’s a lot of dinking and dunking happening on this group, and Ryan can do that.

When Atlanta can get to 300 yards of total offense, it tends to win lately. Tampa Bay has allowed over 300 yards of total offense in four of the last five games, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

The Atlanta secondary isn’t going to be able to hold up.

The offensive line will have an even harder time keeping the Tampa Bay defensive front out of the backfield, there won’t be any running game, and this will get ugly fast.

It might not be the 48-25 Tampa Bay wipeout of Week 2, but it won’t be too far off.

Tampa Bay at Atlanta Prediction, Line

Tampa Bay 34, Atlanta 20
Line: Tampa Bay -11, o/u: 50.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 2.5

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Arizona at Chicago Prediction, Game Preview

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Date: Sunday, December 5
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
How To Watch: FOX
Record: Arizona (9-2), Chicago (4-7)
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Why Arizona Will Win

Chicago has one of the most dynamic young quarterbacks in the NFL, and he’s not going to be playing.

Justin Fields is out, Andy Dalton is in, and the Bears are going to struggle to find the offensive pop to keep up.

While the Cardinals aren’t 100% healthy after the bye week – more on that in a moment – getting two weeks off now should do wonders considering the offense was starting to stall a bit over the last few games.

Just come up with a few points and all should be fine – Chicago just doesn’t score. It has yet to push past 27 points in any game and scored fewer than 20 in four of its last six games.

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Why Chicago Will Win

Arizona has one of the most dynamic young quarterbacks in the NFL, and he might not be playing.

Kyler Murray will supposedly be a gametime decision, and so will WR DeAndre Hopkins. Even if the two play, they’re hardly at 100% against a Chicago defense that stepped it up over the last few games.

The Bears allowed fewer than 300 yards in the last three outings, they’ve been solid on third downs, and they should be able to slow this thing down a bit, especially against the run.

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What’s Going To Happen

The Bears have been plucky. they lost a few tight games before sneaking by the Lions, and once again Dalton will be competent enough to keep the lights on.

That won’t be enough.

James Conner will power the running game that has to find its tempo again. This will be a relatively conservable outing from the Cardinals considering the Bears don’t take the ball away and shouldn’t have the offense do anything on the ground.

Arizona at Chicago Prediction, Line

Arizona 26, Chicago 16
Line: Arizona -7.5, o/u: 42.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

Must See Rating: 3

5: Citizen Ashe
1: Monarch

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Los Angeles Chargers at Cincinnati Prediction, Game Preview

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Date: Sunday, December 5
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Los Angeles Chargers (6-5), Cincinnati (7-4)
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Why Los Angeles Chargers Will Win

It’s going to take a whole lot of points and a whole lot of offense to keep up and challenge a rolling Cincinnati team, and the Chargers can do it.

The defense might be struggling, and it’s not taking the ball away enough, but  it’s able to move the chains with a balanced attack that can do whatever it needs to.

It might not have the most consistent running game, but the passing game should be able to keep pressing and keep answering Cincinnati’s scoring drives, and there will be plenty of them because …

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Why Cincinnati Will Win

Well hello, Joe Mixon. Meet the worst run defense in the NFL.

Jonathan Taylor might have a say, but there’s no hotter running back in the NFL than Mixon with four straight games with four scores, at least one touchdown in each of his last eight games, and with 123 yards against the Raiders followed up by 165 against Pittsburgh.

Oh sure, the offense will revolve around Joe Burrow trying to do big things with Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, but coming up with a second straight monster offensive performance as a team might just come down to getting 28 the ball.

The Chargers have allowed 100 rushing yards or more in every game but two.

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What’s Going To Happen

The Bengal offense suffered a weird power outage against Cleveland just before the bye week in early November, but outside of that it’s been able to score 31 points or more in five of its last six games.

That’s not stopping now against the porous Charger defense.

Get ready for a wild and fun shootout.

Los Angeles Chargers at Cincinnati Prediction, Line

Cincinnati 34, Los Angeles Chargers 30
Line: Cincinnati -3, o/u: 50
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 4

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1: Monarch

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Minnesota at Detroit Prediction, Game Preview

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Date: Sunday, December 5
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Ford Field, Detroit, MI
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Minnesota (5-6), Detroit (0-10-1)
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Why Minnesota Will Win

The offense is rolling.

It struggled the first time around against Detroit in the 19-17 win, but the two turnovers had a lot to do with that. The O still worked with close to 400 yards, and it should crank that up again against a Detroit defense that’s having a hard time keeping passing games in check.

Just get to 20 points and all should be fine. The Lions scored 33 in the opener against San Francisco, and scored more than 17 just once ever since – a 28-19 loss to the Rams.

However …

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Why Detroit Will Win

For all of Detroit’s issues, the defense has been holding up relatively well.

It’s giving up a whole lot of yards, but the six takeaways over the last three games helped hold the Browns, Bears, and Steelers to under 17 points each. The offense might be struggling to get anything going through the air, but the ground game has been good enough to give the Vikings problems.

Minnesota in the midst of a brutal run of road games, going away from home for the fourth time in the last five weeks. Dalvin Cook is hurt, the team is coming off a tough loss to San Francisco, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Minnesota should crank this up right away – it’ll take over in the first two drives.

The Lion defense will settle in and keep this close, but the offensive side won’t take advantage of its several chances in scoring range.

It’s Minnesota, so it’ll be a close game late, but it’ll come up with a score to breathe a little easier.

Minnesota at Detroit Prediction, Line

Minnesota 27, Detroit 16
Line: Minnesota -7, o/u: 46.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 4

Must See Rating: 3

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New York Giants at Miami Prediction, Game Preview

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Date: Sunday, December 5
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
How To Watch: FOX
Record: New York Giants (4-7), Miami (5-7)
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Why New York Giants Will Win

The defense has to rise up and force a ton of mistakes to get past the issues on offense.

It’s Week 13 of the Saquon Barkley Breakout Watch, Daniel Jones has a neck injury, and the offense has managed just 23 points over the last two games. However, the D was able to come up with four takeaways in the win over Philadelphia – it might have to do that again.

There isn’t enough of a consistent pass rush, but the defense is okay on third downs. Now it’s going against a Miami offense that had doesn’t crank out big rushing yards in chunks and has been spotty even with Tua Tagovailoa back and rolling, but …

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Why Miami Will Win

Miami’s offense really is playing well.

Tagovailoa is spreading the ball around, Jaylen Waddle has settled into a role, and even the running game is working with back-to-back 100 yards on the ground.

The Giants aren’t going to come out and rip off 40 points with Mike Glennon at the helm.

As long as Tagovailoa is careful with the ball, the defense that’s been great against the run and solid at taking the ball aways should take care of the rest at home.

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What’s Going To Happen

The Giants can’t seem to catch any sort of a break.

They’ve been just plucky enough to keep win here and there, but the offense isn’t sharp enough. The D that generated multiple takeaways in five of the last seven games has to make the Dolphins screw up, but a relatively conservative gameplan isn’t going to allow that to happen.

New York Giants at Miami Prediction, Line

Miami 23, New York Giants 13
Line: Miami -6, o/u: 39.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 3

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Philadelphia at New York Jets Prediction, Game Preview

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Philadelphia at New York Jets How To Watch

Date: Sunday, December 5
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Philadelphia (5-7), New York Jets (3-8)
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Why Philadelphia Will Win

The Eagles should run for a bazillion yards.

The Jets had a few problems with Houston running the ball. No one has a problem with Houston running the ball.

The Eagles might not be consistent enough and they’re struggling game in and game out to generate consistent points, but they’re running wild with the league’s best ground attack.

Helped by a slew of good backs in a rotation along with Jalen Hurts taking off, they’ve hit 200 rushing yards in each of the last three games and in four of the last five.

Teams are usually too busy throwing to bother with the ground game against the Jets, but that’s about to change.

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Why New York Jets Will Win

As long as the offense isn’t turning the ball over, the team can keep up.

Philadelphia’s offense put up 70 points over a two-game stretch before falling off the map against the Giants, but in general the offense stalls way too often and the defense doesn’t force enough mistakes – a recent win over the Saints aside.

Helped by the emergence of Elijah Moore, the Jet passing game has more pop, the defense held Houston to almost nothing, and in general the team has been far more competitive than it was early in the season.

To pull this off, though, the Eagles have to turn it over four times like it did last week against the Giants, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

The Eagle running game will be too much.

The Jets really are getting better, and they’ll connect on a few big plays to make Hurts and company press, but the 200+ rushing yards will be too good to overcome.

Philadelphia at New York Jets Prediction, Line

Philadelphia 30, New York Jets 17
Line: Philadelphia -7, o/u: 47
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5

Must See Rating: 2.5

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Indianapolis at Houston Prediction, Game Preview

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Indianapolis at Houston How To Watch

Date: Sunday, December 5
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Indianapolis (6-6), Houston (2-9)
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Why Indianapolis Will Win

Run, run, and keep running.

The Colts might have crashed against Tampa Bay with five turnovers, but the offense still worked. Jonathan Taylor continues to play like an MVP candidate, Carson Wentz – mistakes and all – keeps pushing the ball deep, and now the O gets to work against a Houston defense that gives p rushing yards in bulk.

There’s no Texan ground game whatsoever, the offense is dead last in the NFL in scoring, and there isn’t enough firepower to keep up if the Colts grind it out.

The only thing that can screw this up would be a slew of …

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Why Houston Will Win

Turnovers.

They aren’t an issue for the Colts overall, but when they start giving them away, there’s a huge problem with five over a two-game stretch in late October and the five last week against the Buccaneers.

No, the Texans don’t have the offense to keep up in this, but the defense attacks enough to force a ton of mistakes, at least lately.

They got five takeaways against Miami and five more against Tennessee. They’ll need that many in this, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

Indianapolis will be ultra-conservative.

It’ll be Taylor and more Taylor as the offense grinds away and doesn’t panic after Tyrod Taylor leads the way on a scoring drive or two early on.

No, Indianapolis isn’t going to turn it over in bulk this week.

Indianapolis at Houston Prediction, Line

Indianapolis 30, Houston 17
Line: Indianapolis -10, o/u: 45
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 3

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Washington at Las Vegas Prediction, Game Preview

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Date: Sunday, December 5
Game Time: 4:05 ET
Venue: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
How To Watch: FOX
Record: Washington (5-6), Las Vegas (6-5)
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Why Washington Will Win

The Football Team has figured out its style.

Run well, stop the run, don’t make mistakes – repeat.

No, Taylor Heineke might not be an elite passer, but he’s throwing well enough to keep everything moving, Antonio Gibson and the ground game have stepped up, and the run defense hasn’t allowed 100 yards in four of the last five games.

Las Vegas might have bombed away on Dallas, but the scoring punch hasn’t been consistent considering how awful the defense has been.

The Raiders don’t take the ball away, they’ve allowed 106 points in the last three weeks, and …

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Why Las Vegas Will Win

The deep shots are still there.

The run defense hasn’t been that bad – it hasn’t allowed 100 yards in two of the last three games – and as long as the offense isn’t turning the ball over, things are usually fine.

Washington’s secondary gives up enough big plays to matter, and Derek Carr and company will try to open things up a bit at home.

This isn’t a high-powered Football Team offense that puts up points in bunches. Las Vegas is better equipped to keep up in a shootout – it’s going to press early.

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What’s Going To Happen

Washington is going to want to grind this down and Las Vegas is going to want to speed this up. The problem for the Raiders will be the inability to hold up against the better ground games, and they’re about to get pounded on.

The problem for Vegas is its inability to convert consistently enough on third downs. Washington will give up scoring drives, but it wants to limit the number of chances overall.

If Carr isn’t hitting the deep ball, Washington will be fine. He’ll hit two big plays, but he won’t connect on enough of the midrange ones.

Washington at Las Vegas Prediction, Line

Washington 27, Las Vegas 24
Line: Las Vegas -1.5, o/u: 49.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

Must See Rating: 3

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Jacksonville at Los Angeles Rams Prediction, Game Preview

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Jacksonville at Los Angeles Rams How To Watch

Date: Sunday, December 5
Game Time: 4:05 ET
Venue: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
How To Watch: FOX
Record: Jacksonville (2-9), Los Angeles Rams (7-4)
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Why Jacksonville Will Win

It’s been a struggle for Jacksonville, but the Rams have been strange.

It was able to roll up the offensive production against Green Bay, but there have been way too many stalled drives for an offense this good. The defense has been rocked over the last few weeks, there aren’t enough takeaways to matter, and the turnovers are flowing with seven in the last three games.

The Ram running game isn’t working, the passing consistently isn’t there, and …

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Why Los Angeles Rams Will Win

Jacksonville isn’t scoring.

It has to keep being said – the team had the first overall pick for a reason. It’s going to take a while to turn this all around. However, the scoring production has come to a dead stop with 17 points or fewer in each of the last five games.

Los Angeles has a slew of massive issues at the moment, but the offense has kept things moving with a passing attack that should be able to hit on enough big shots – just one will matter in this – to stretch the Jaguar D.

It’s possible the Rams set an early pace that Jacksonville can’t match.

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What’s Going To Happen

It won’t be like the fun days back in September, but the Ram offense will move without a problem as it overcomes two turnovers with a few big play scoring drives.

Jacksonville will move the ball better than it has in weeks – Trevor Lawrence will have a solid day – but it still won’t be enough.

The Rams will get the deep shots in the passing game early, and the running attack will finally show up and take over from there.

Jacksonville at Los Angeles Rams Prediction, Line

Los Angles Rams 31, Jacksonville 17
Line: Los Angeles Rams -13, o/u: 47.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 3

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