Los Angeles Chargers +3
I think by now, everyone knows the key factors here. This is the second meeting between the teams
in the last 3 weeks, so you have to figure that the Chargers coaching staff
will be able to come up with an effective strategy to limit Baltimore’s rushing
attack. Of course they were already
pretty successful with it last time they met, allowing a Success Rate of low
30’s, when Baltimore’s typical mark has been 50%. If the coaching staff isn’t able to again
slow down the Ravens, then they all probably deserve to get fired in the
off-season. On the other side, you have
to consider a West Coast team playing all the way on the East Coast in the
early 1 PM ET game. It might not be as
big of a factor as might seem upon a first glance, as Chargers have already
done so twice this year, coming away with two victories (@ BUF and @ CLE). Statistically, everyone talks about the
Ravens’ D, but let’s not forget that Chargers rank 8th on the year
themselves. Expect a close game, but I'll bank on Chargers making the necessary adjustments to pull this one out.
Good Luck