Philip Rivers and the Chargers may be in a new city after bolting San Diego for the apparently greener pastures of Los Angeles, but the Bolts still face an uphill battle in trying to leap-frog their trio of AFC West division rivals this coming season.No matter how Rivers and the new-look Chargers fare this coming season, there are several must-bet matchups on the Bolts’ 2017 schedule that no NFL betting fan should miss out on. Here is a look at six such matchups.
In Depth Analysis On The 2017 NFL Betting Analysis For The Los Angeles Chargers
Week 1
Chargers at Broncos (-4)Analysis: The Bolts open on the road at Denver where I expect Philip Rivers and company will put on a good performance before narrowly falling at Denver like they did a year ago while splitting the regular season series against their longtime AFC West divisional rivals.Pick: Broncos 27 Chiefs 24Week 3
Chiefs (-1.5) at ChargersAnalysis: The Chargers were swept by the Chiefs a year ago, losing their regular season opener at Kansas City 33-27 in overtime before falling to Andy Reid’s team 37-27 in their regular season finale. This time around, the Bolts finish off the Chiefs in a thriller in their new L.A. digs to get the win and ATS cover.Pick: Chargers 28 Chiefs 27Week 6
Chargers at Raiders (-8)Analysis: The Chargers were also swept by the Raiders a year ago, but again, I don’t see that happening to the new-look Chargers in 2017. After losing at Oakland 34-31 in a flat-out thriller in Week 5 and falling to the Raiders 19-16 at home in Week 15, I like Philip Rivers and company to put up another really good effort that comes up just short against the blossoming Raiders, although I do like the Bolts for the easy ATS cover as 8-point road dogs.Pick: Raiders 31 Chargers 27