The Denver Broncos and the Los Angeles Chargers will square off at SoFi Stadium on Sunday afternoon in an attempt to keep their playoff hopes alive.
This will be their second and final meeting in the regular season as the Broncos picked up the 28-13 win in late November.
The Broncos are currently last in the AFC West and are in the 13th seed, but a loss here ends their playoff push.
The Chargers are right there as they are in the eighth seed, but due to tiebreakers, they would be missing the postseason if it ended today.
Broncos at Chargers Betting Preview
Denver Broncos Preview: Defense is Carrying
This Denver offense has been struggling to put points on the scoreboard this season as they are averaging 19.9 points on 345.5 total yards per game so far. Their passing game is struggling due to the lack of talent in the quarterback room, as Denver is averaging 228.8 passing yards per game.
Teddy Bridgewater is expected to miss this game after suffering a concussion a few weeks ago, and Drew Lock is not going to win you many games under center.
Running back Javonte Williams is leading the offense but is questionable for this game with a knee injury. He has 177 rushing attempts for 827 yards (4.7 yards per carry) with four rushing touchdowns as well as 40 receptions for 296 yards (7.4 yards per catch) with three receiving touchdowns. Williams also has an ability to make defenders miss their tackles, and he needs to showcase that here.
The Broncos defense has been carrying this team as they are giving up 17.3 points on 336.5 total yards per game. They have done a good job at limiting the opposing rushing attack as they are allowing 110.2 rushing yards per game.
Safety Justin Simmons is shutting down the passing game as he has recorded 1.5 sacks with 12 pass deflections and five interceptions this year.
Los Angeles Chargers Preview: Offense is Rolling
The Los Angeles Chargers are built to put up points as they are scoring 27.2 points on 402.6 total yards per game. They have an incredible young quarterback in Justin Herbert, who is inside of the top four in terms of QBR (65.3), passing yards (4,394), and passing touchdowns (33).
He has been deadly accurate throwing the ball as well, with a 67.1 completion percentage. Herbert has been in a recent funk and needs to step out of it if he wants to make his first playoffs.
Los Angeles has been struggling to get stops on the defensive side of the field as they are allowing 27.4 points on 377.3 yards per game. The biggest issue that pops up is the fact that they are giving up 140.3 rushing yards per game, and teams are fully taking advantage of their porous rush defense.
Linebacker Joey Bosa has been their best defensive player as he has recorded 9.5 sacks and four tackles for loss this season.
Who to Bet on Broncos at Chargers
As of this writing, the Chargers are 6.5 point home favorites in this game, and it makes sense.
Los Angeles is coming off a bad loss to the Houston Texans, and Denver is dealing with Drew Lock as their starting quarterback, who isn’t going to put them over the top. Go with the Chargers to cover at home.