Los Angeles Chargers vs San Francisco 49ers Prediction, 8/25/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Los Angeles Chargers vs San Francisco 49ers

Date: Friday, August 25, 2023

Location: Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA

TV: NFL NET

Odds/Point Spread: 49ers (-4)

Total/Over-Under: 37

The Los Angeles Chargers (10-7 last season) are en route to Levi's Stadium on Friday where they will attempt to beat the San Francisco 49ers (15-5 last year). Los Angeles opens this matchup as 4-point dogs. The over/under is set at 37.

The Los Angeles Chargers finished the season having earned a 10-7 record. When they last took the field, the Chargers played against the Jaguars and went home with a loss by a final score of 31-30. Justin Herbert went 25/43 with 273 yards passing and 1 TD. He had a QB rate of 84.7 and ended the game with no picks. Austin Ekeler was the best rusher for the Chargers with 13 attempts for 35 yards (2.7 yards per carry). Gerald Everett had an average of 18.2 yards per catch by totaling 109 yds on 6 receptions. The Los Angeles Chargers ended up rushing 23 different times and recorded 67 yards, which is an average of 2.9 yds per carry. When the final whistle blew, they ran 69 plays which gave them a total of 320 yds. Los Angeles gave up 28 pass completions on 47 attempts for a total of 273 yds, and a completion percentage of 59.6%. Against the run, the Chargers conceded 117 yards on 21 attempts, which calculates to 5.6 yds per run allowed.

The Chargers earned 6,108 yards in total over the course of last year. Los Angeles accounted for 232 1st downs, and they were called for 81 infractions for 635 yds. Los Angeles compiled 26 touchdowns through the air and 15 rushing touchdowns. They turned the football over 19 times (10 picks and 9 fumbles lost). As a team they maintained an average of 89.6 yds via the ground game, which was 30th in the National Football League. Regarding putting points on the board, the Los Angeles Chargers had an average of 23.0 points per game.

The Chargers sat in 21st in the league concerning team defense, giving up 22.6 PPG. Opposing teams ran for an average of 5.4 yards per rushing attempt and 145.8 yards on the ground per game for the prior year. Overall, they gave up 2,478 running yards through 17 games. In terms of yards through the air, the Chargers allowed 3,406 yards which had them ranked 7th in the league. In their 17 games played last year, they allowed 200.4 yards per game through the air in addition to relinquishing a completion percentage of 61.4%. They surrendered 346.1 yards per game which put them 20th in football. They conceded 24 passing touchdowns in addition to 17 rushing touchdowns.

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The 49ers finished the season holding a 15-5 mark. The last time they took the field, the 49ers walked away with a loss by a score of 31-7 when they faced the Eagles. Josh Johnson walked away from the game with 74 yards on 7/13 through the air while his QB rating was 70.7. He kept the ball away from the defense with no interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 5.7 yards. Christian McCaffrey carried the rock 15 times for 84 yds, finishing the game with 5.6 yds per attempt for San Francisco. Deebo Samuel was the leading receiver for the 49ers, snagging 3 balls for 33 yards (11.0 yds per reception). San Francisco rushed for 3.4 yards per tote, finishing the game with 81 yards on 24 carries. The 49ers finished the contest with 164 yds while running 45 plays (3.6 yards per play). The 49ers pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 60.0%, surrendering 121 yds on 15 for 25 through the air. San Francisco conceded 44 rush attempts for 148 yds (3.4 yards per carry).

The San Francisco 49ers held an average of 365.6 yards per game ranking them 5th out of all teams in the NFL. They had an average of 138.8 run yards per game and toted the ball for 2,360 yards for the season. The San Francisco offense had 730 penalty yds on 94 infractions, which ranked them 14th in the NFL in terms of helping out the opposition. They gave away 9 interceptions while surrendering 8 fumbles and they obtained 188 first downs. Throughout last year, the 49ers had a total of 3,856 yards via the pass together with averaging 226.8 passing yards per game, which had them ranked 13th in football. In terms of this team's ability to score points, the 49ers had a ranking of 6th in football with an average of 26.5 points per contest.

The 49ers relinquished 16.3 PPG, which put them in 1st in the NFL. They surrendered 20 touchdowns through the air and 222.9 yards/outing, which had them in 20th in football. Overall, they gave up 277 total points. San Francisco conceded a total of 1,321 rushing yards (77.7 yards per game) and 11 touchdowns by way of the ground game throughout last season. The 49ers defense took the field for 1,026 plays, ranking them 7th in the league. Their defense earned 30 takeaways (10 fumbles recovered and 20 interceptions) last year.

Who will win tonight's Chargers/49ers NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Chargers +4

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