Who’s Playing
Los Angeles Chargers @ Las Vegas Raiders
Current Records: Los Angeles 5-8, Las Vegas 5-8
How To Watch
- When: Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 8:15 p.m. ET
- Where: Allegiant Stadium — Paradise, Nevada
- TV: Amazon Prime Video
- Follow: CBS Sports App
What to Know
The Raiders and the Chargers are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2018, but likely not for long. The Las Vegas Raiders will be playing at home against the Los Angeles Chargers at 8:15 p.m. ET on Thursday at Allegiant Stadium. Neither the Raiders nor the Chargers could muster much offensive firepower in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Sunday was a slow day for Las Vegas as the team failed to score. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 3-0. Las Vegas just can’t catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
The team lost despite holding the Vikings to a paltry 231 yards. A big part of that defensive dominance came down to the Raiders’ ability to keep the quarterback under pressure: the team laid the passer out five times before it was all said and done. Leading the way was Maxx Crosby and his two sacks.
Meanwhile, the point spread may have favored Los Angeles on Sunday, but the final result did not. They took a 24-7 bruising from the Broncos.
Las Vegas’ defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Los Angeles, they have yet to win a contest at home this season, leaving them with a 5-8 record.
In addition to losing their last games, the pair failed to cover the spread. Looking ahead, the Raiders are the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by three points. Bettors picking the Chargers against the spread have some confidence (to put it mildly), as the team is sitting on a four-game streak of failing to cover when playing as the underdog.
Odds
Las Vegas is a 3-point favorite against Los Angeles, according to the latest NFL odds.
The over/under is set at 33.5 points.
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Series History
Las Vegas and Los Angeles both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- Oct 01, 2023 – Los Angeles 24 vs. Las Vegas 17
- Dec 04, 2022 – Las Vegas 27 vs. Los Angeles 20
- Sep 11, 2022 – Los Angeles 24 vs. Las Vegas 19
- Jan 09, 2022 – Las Vegas 35 vs. Los Angeles 32
- Oct 04, 2021 – Los Angeles 28 vs. Las Vegas 14
- Dec 17, 2020 – Los Angeles 30 vs. Las Vegas 27
- Nov 08, 2020 – Las Vegas 31 vs. Los Angeles 26
- Dec 22, 2019 – Las Vegas 24 vs. Los Angeles 17
- Nov 07, 2019 – Las Vegas 26 vs. Los Angeles 24
- Nov 11, 2018 – Los Angeles 20 vs. Las Vegas 6
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Author: Scout Staff
December 13, 2023 | 9:30 pm
