Thursday, May 17th, 2012
It will be an AFC West shootout when the Oakland Raiders make the trip south to face their rival San Diego Chargers in an NFL pro football game on Sunday afternoon.
Kick off time from San Diego is set for 4PM Eastern Time with television coverage provided by CBS.
The point spread opened up with the home team San Diego Chargers lined as a -12 ½ point favorite with an over under of 46 ½ points.
The early money from the NFL bettors has come on the home team as the San Diego Chargers are now favored by -13 ½ points. The total has not moved off the opening line of 46 ½ points.
Those backing the home favored San Diego Chargers will lay -700 odds with the road underdog Oakland Raiders bringing back +525 odds to earn the outright victory without the benefit of taking the points.
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When these two AFC West division foes met in October it was the Oakland Raiders with the 35-27 victory against the San Diego Chargers as a +7 point home underdog. The game played over the closing total of 44 points.
San Diego lost this game despite gaining over 500 yards with three turnovers and mistakes in special teams. Oakland was extremely sloppy with 12 penalties for 85 yards.
Oakland enters play with a record of 5-6 on the season. The team puts up 23 points and 335 yards per game.
The team is on the road for the sixth time on the season where they are 1-4. Their lone road win came in a 59-14 win at Denver in late October as a +7 point underdog.
Oakland has suddenly lost two straight and are coming off a 33-17 blowout home defeat to the Miami Dolphins as a -3 point favorite.
The Raiders put up just 263 yards and converted on 2 of 9 on third down. The team ran it 12 times for just 16 yards. Oakland committed three turnovers and took 1 away from their opponent.
Quarterback Bruce Gradkowski completed 17 of 32 passes for 252 yards with a touchdown and 2 picks. Gradkowski’s lack of arm strength cost the Raiders clearly as his receivers got behind coverage but the Raider signal caller didn’t have the arm strength to make the touchdowns passes.
Running back Darren McFadden had 8 carries for 2 yards.
Wide out Jacoby Ford led the team with 4 catches for 108 yards and a score. Louis Murphy contributed with 4 catches for 73 yards.
The Raiders defense allows its opponents 23 points and 335 yards per game.
The team gave up 471 yards to the Dolphins last week and 9 of 19 on third down. The Raiders got crushed by the Dolphins run game by allowing 186 yards on 49 carries for nearly 4 yards per rush. Oakland allowed the opposing signal caller to hit on 17 of 30 passes for 397 yards with two touchdowns and 1 pick. The Raider defense allowed no Miami touchdowns in three red zone appearances.
San Diego enters this AFC west game with a record of 6-5 on the season. The team puts up 28 points and 407 yards per game.
The team is at home for the sixth time on the season where they are 4-1. Their lone home loss came in a 23-20 defeat against New England as a -3 point favorite. Since that loss the team has strung together four straight victories.
The Chargers are coming off a 36-14 victory at Indianapolis last week as a +1 ½ point road favorite.
San Diego posted 301 yards and converted on a lousy 0 of 8 on third down. The team ran it 34 times for 129 yards for a 3.8 yards per rush average. San Diego got in the end zone in just 1 of 5 tries inside the red zone.
Quarterback Phillip Rivers completed 19 of 23 passes for 185 yards with no touchdowns and picks.
Running back Michael Tolbert rushed it 26 times for 193 yards and a score.
Tight end Antonio Gates caught 4 passes for 46 yards.
The Chargers defense allows its opponents 20 points and 272 yards per game.
San Diego’s win last week was driven by their defensive performances. The team allowed Indianapolis last week 303 yards and 3 of 12 conversions on third down. The Chargers allowed just 24 yards on 13 rushing attempts. San Diego forced five Colts turnovers and took gave away. They returned two pass interceptions for touchdowns. San Diego allowed the opposing signal caller to hit on 31 of 48 passes for 285 yards with 2 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.
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