Los Angeles Chargers vs Los Angeles Rams Prediction, 8/12/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Los Angeles Chargers vs Los Angeles Rams

Date: Saturday, August 12, 2023

Location: SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA

TV: NFL NET

Odds/Point Spread: Rams (+1)

Total/Over-Under: 33

The Los Angeles Rams (5-12 last year) welcome the Los Angeles Chargers (10-7 last season) at SoFi Stadium on Saturday. Los Angeles opens this matchup as 1-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 33.

The Los Angeles Chargers finished the season with a 10-7 record. In their last contest, the Chargers faced off with the Jaguars and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 31-30. Justin Herbert finished 25/43 with 273 yards through the air and 1 TD. He had a QB rating of 84.7 and ended the contest without throwing a pick. Gerald Everett had an average of 18.2 yds per catch by notching 109 yards on 6 receptions. Austin Ekeler was the best rusher for the Chargers with 13 attempts for 35 yds (2.7 yards per attempt). On the day, they tallied 69 plays which gave them a total of 320 yards. The Los Angeles Chargers rushed the ball a total of 23 different times and accrued 67 yds, which had them averaging 2.9 yards per attempt. Against the rush, the Chargers gave up 117 yards on 21 attempts, which calculates to 5.6 yds per rush allowed. Los Angeles relinquished 28 completions on 47 tries for a total of 273 yds, and a completion percentage of 59.6%.

The Chargers earned 6,108 yards in total over the course of last year. Los Angeles tallied 232 1st downs as a unit, and they were called for 81 infractions for 635 yds. Los Angeles totaled 26 touchdowns through the air and 15 touchdowns via the ground. They turned the football over 19 times (10 picks and 9 fumbles). As a unit they had an average of 89.6 yards on the ground, giving them a rank of 30th in the NFL. In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the Los Angeles Chargers had an average of 23.0 points per game.

The Chargers ranked 21st in the league in terms of the opposition scoring, giving up 22.6 PPG. They gave up an average of 5.4 yards per run and 145.8 rushing yards per game for the previous year. In total, they conceded 2,478 yards on the ground in 17 games. Concerning yards through the air, the Chargers gave up 3,406 yards which ranked them 7th in the NFL. During their 17 games played last year, they surrendered 200.4 yards per contest via the pass as well as surrendering a completion percentage of 61.4%. They surrendered 346.1 yards per game which ranked them 20th in the league. They gave up 24 touchdowns through the air as well as 17 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Rams wrapped up their season with a 5-12 record. In their last game, the Rams went home defeated by a final of 19-16 when they faced the Seahawks. Baker Mayfield finished the contest with 147 yds on 13/26 through the air while his quarterback rating was 51.3. He tossed 1 pick and his avg yards per attempt was 5.7 yards. Van Jefferson was a featured target for the Rams, hauling in 3 passes for 61 yds (20.3 yds per reception). Cam Akers carried the rock 21 times for 104 yards, walking away from the game with 5.0 yards per carry for Los Angeles. The Rams finished the game with 269 yards and they ran 59 plays (4.6 yds per play). Los Angeles rushed the ball for 5.2 yds per carry, finishing the game with 146 yds on 28 carries. Los Angeles allowed 36 rushing attempts for 197 yds (5.5 yds per rush). The Rams passing defense gave up a completion percentage of 61.3%, surrendering 205 yards on 19 for 31 passing.

The Los Angeles Rams maintained an average of 280.5 yards per game ranking them 32nd out of all teams in the league. They maintained an average of 97.7 yards per game via the rush and ran for 1,661 yards in total. The Los Angeles offense accrued 655 yards of penalties on 76 infractions, which was 31st in the league in terms of making mistakes. They threw 15 picks while allowing opponents to recover 8 fumbles and they recorded 181 1st downs. Last season, the Rams had a total of 3,108 passing yards not to mention an average of 182.8 passing yards per game, which was ranked 27th in the NFL. When it comes to their scoring prowess, the Rams were 27th out of all teams in football holding an average of 18.1 PPG.

The Rams relinquished 22.6 points per contest, which had them ranked 22nd of all teams in the NFL. They gave up 23 touchdowns from the passing game and 226.0 yards per contest, which put them in 21st out of all teams. Last season, they conceded 384 points in total. Los Angeles surrendered a total of 1,956 rushing yards (115.1 yards per contest) in addition to 12 touchdowns rushing last year. The Rams defense was on the field for 1,049 plays, which ranked 11th in football. They totaled 22 takeaways (6 fumbles recovered and 16 interceptions) over the course of last season.

Who will win tonight's Chargers/Rams NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Rams +1

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