Los Angeles Chargers NFL Week 5 Betting Online

Los Angeles Chargers NFL Week 5 Betting Lines

The Los Angeles Chargers seem perpetually cursed by injuries, with the "football gods" appearing to keep a dark cloud over the franchise every passing NFL betting season. No matter who coaches the team, the injury bug consistently hinders the Bolts' potential, frustrating fans year after year. Last week's game against the division rival Kansas City Chiefs exemplified their ongoing struggles. A hobbled Justin Herbert was forced to play without his starting tackles against a tough Steve Spagnuolo defense, leading to a dismal offensive performance. The Chargers managed only 224 total yards, converting just 4 of 13 third-down attempts. Herbert, constantly under pressure, completed 16 of 27 passes for 179 yards and one touchdown, set up by a Kansas City turnover. Despite the offensive woes, the Chargers' defense, under defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, has been stellar. Ranked No. 7 overall, they are allowing the fewest points in the league, at just 12.5 per game. Combined with the NFL's 11th-ranked rushing attack, LA still has a chance to compete for a wild-card spot. However, for that to happen, the team needs relief from the relentless injury bug that has plagued them for years. A favorable schedule awaits after the bye, which has fans and NFL bettors hope the Chargers can return to full strength by then. In suffering their second loss of the season, the Los Angeles Chargers' odds to win Super Bowl LIX fattened up to +6781 from +5704, while the team’s odds of becoming the last AFC team standing swelled from +2850 to +3318. Their odds to win the AFC West took a noticeable jump as well with a $100 investment now paying back $1000. Due to all the injuries, LA’s adjusted win total odds have fallen to 8.5 from 9.5 with heavier juice attached to the over. Additionally, the Bolts odds to make the playoffs saw limited change with the “Yes” still ponying up $110 on a $100 investment and the “No” up to -145 from -135 the previous week.

NFL Week 5 Betting Lines

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Los Angeles Chargers Week 6 Matchup

On Sunday, October 13, 2024, the Los Angeles Chargers will take on the Denver Broncos from Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, CO. Kickoff time is set for 4:05 p.m. ET with television coverage on CBS. The lookahead NFL Week 6 betting lines hit the board with the Chargers laying 1.5-points and the Over/Under (O/U) set at a week-low 36.5. Early action reports find clients betting on the NFL with cryptocurrency favoring the Bolts minus the points as well as the over. LA has split its two played road games to date winning and covering as 4-point road favorites in Carolina, but suffering a 20-10 defeat to the Steelers as 2.5-point underdogs. You have to go back to the 2021 season to find the last time the Chargers were asked to lay points in the Mile High City. They went on to lose that game by a 28-13 final count as field goal favorites moving the team to 0-3 SU and ATS the last three times it went off the board favored to defeat the Broncos in their own backyard. The over cashed in two of those matchups with an average of 48.3 points hitting the board.

Los Angeles Chargers Week 4 Recap

The Los Angeles Chargers 17-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs was a tough battle where missed opportunities defined the game. The Chargers started strong, capitalizing on Kansas City’s mistakes to take a 10-0 lead, with Justin Herbert’s precise 7-yard touchdown pass to Ladd McConkey and a 50-yard field goal by Cameron Dicker. However, the Chargers' offense faltered in the second half, managing three-and-outs on four of their eight overall possessions. Despite getting inside the Chiefs' 5-yard line early in the fourth quarter, Herbert was pressured into an incompletion on a crucial fourth-and-1 play. Los Angeles struggled to establish their usually strong running game, finishing with just 55 yards on the ground and an average of 2.3 yards per carry. Herbert, dealing with a high ankle sprain and a depleted offensive line, was sacked twice and hit 10 times as Kansas City's defense capitalized on the Chargers’ protection issues. Although the defense forced two turnovers, including Mahomes’ fifth interception of the season, the offense couldn’t capitalize when it mattered most. With the loss, the Chargers drop to 2-2 both straight up and against the NFL spread, with coach Jim Harbaugh emphasizing the need to regroup following the upcoming bye week.

2024 Los Angeles Chargers Schedule, Results & Record

Founded in 1960 as charter members of the American Football League, the Los Angeles Chargers moved to San Diego in 1961. Barron Hilton, an heir to the famous hotel chain, was the original owner. He named the team the Chargers after his credit card company that was aligned to his hotels and restaurants. The early Chargers were the power of the American Football League. Their marquee man was Hall of Fame receiver Lance “Bambi” Alworth. Head coach Sid Gilman was a pioneer in passing game development. The Chargers played in the first two AFL championship games, losing both. Finally, they won the 1963 AFL championship. After losing the AFL championship game in the next two years, the Chargers went into a long period of darkness.

But head coach Don Coryell and quarterback Dan Fouts led a franchise resurgence in the early 1980s. Following that was another long period of losing. The Chargers made their only Super Bowl appearance in the 1995 season, losing to the 49ers. From 2004 through 2018, the Chargers made the playoffs seven times. For most of those years, the quarterback was Philip Rivers, who could never get the Chargers to the Super Bowl. Finally, after years of futility in trying to get a new stadium built, the Chargers returned to LA from San Diego in 2017.

Since then, the franchise has not won a division title and has only made it to the postseason twice, largely due to poor coaching and an inability to stay healthy. With Jim Harbaugh taking over as head coach for the 2024-25 season and the roster undergoing a strategic overhaul, there is renewed hope that the team can compete with the Kansas City Chiefs and become a Super Bowl contender.

Los Angeles Chargers Past Seasons (2000)

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