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The Chargers vs. The Broncos – Jan. 2, 2022 | Week 17 NFL Betting Report

An explosive AFC West showdown

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The Los Angeles Chargers (8-7) and the Denver Broncos (7-8) will meet at SoFi Stadium in greater Los Angeles on Sunday and are 2nd and 4th in the AFC West respectively. Neither have clinched playoff slots just yet and neither have been eliminated, so this game will likely produce some epic fireworks. In order to make the postseason though, they’d need the trajectories of other NFL teams to favor them, but these are circumstances out of their control. LAC is the favorite here, but both teams are coming off back-to-back losses. The Chargers fell to the Texans 41-29 on the road last week whereas the Broncos lost to Las Vegas 17-13.

Head-to-head

Points per game: The Chargers have averaged 27.2 points per game to the Broncos’ 19.9 per game.

Average possession time (excluding OT): LA’s average possession time this season is 29:20 compared to Denver’s 31:08.

Turnovers: The Chargers’ margin is a decent 0.0, so not so good, but not so bad either. The Broncos turnover margin is +0.2.

Yardage: The Chargers rank among the top in the NFL this season right now averaging 6.0 yards per play (only fellow California teams the San Francisco 49ers and the LA Rams are at or above that metric). They are also getting 4.5 yards per rush attempt. The Broncos have an average of 5.3 yards per play and 4.4 on the rush attempt. QBs Justin Herbert (LAC) and Teddy Bridgewater (DEN) have lost 186 and 211 sack yards respectively.

Passing: Herbert and Bridgewater have completion percentages of 67.1% and 66.9% up to this point in the season respectively.

Kicking: Chargers’ kickers Dustin Hopkins and Tristan Vizcaino found success in 90% and 85.7% of 30 and seven attempts respectively. However, in 28 attempts, Broncos kicker Brandon McManus has positioned the ball between the posts 82.1% of the time.

Regular season win percentage over the past three years: LA has pulled a W in 40% of its games in the past three seasons; Denver has done so in 38% of games over this period of time.

Odds

Moneyline

Chargers: -250

Broncos: +210

Spreads

Chargers: -6 (-115)

Broncos: +6 (-105)

Over/under: 45.5 o/u

Ratings

Chargers: The LA Chargers are favored to win the contest with a rating of 77%.

Broncos: The Denver Broncos chances at pulling off an upset are at 23%.

All odds and lines are current as of December 30, 2021