Los Angeles Rams vs Los Angeles Chargers Prediction, 8/17/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 2

Game: Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Chargers

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Location: SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Chargers (-1)

Total/Over-Under: 32

The Los Angeles Rams (10-7 last season) are hitting the road to SoFi Stadium on Saturday where they will take on the Los Angeles Chargers (5-12 last year). Los Angeles opens this game as 1-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 32.

The Los Angeles Rams ended the season with a 10-7 record. In their last game, the Rams faced off with the Ravens and ended up losing by a score of 37-31. Matthew Stafford connected on 23/41 with 294 yds passing and 3 TDs. He had a QB rate of 103.1 and ended the contest without throwing a pick. Cooper Kupp had an average of 14.4 yards per catch by recording 115 yds on 8 catches. Kyren Williams led the offense in rushing for the Rams with 25 carries for 114 yards (4.6 yds per carry). In the game, they had 73 plays which gave them 410 yds. The Los Angeles Rams ran the ball 30 different times and totaled 128 yards, which is an average of 4.3 yds per carry. In the running game, the Rams gave up 139 yds on 26 tries, which is an average of 5.3 yards per run surrendered. Los Angeles gave up 24 completions on 43 tries for 310 yards, and a completion percentage of 55.8%.

The Rams racked up 6,108 yards in total over the course of last year. Los Angeles accumulated 206 1st downs as a team, and they were flagged for 89 penalties for 720 yds. Los Angeles earned 26 touchdowns through the air and 18 rushing touchdowns. They surrendered the ball 18 times (13 interceptions and 5 fumbles lost). As a team they had an average of 120.3 yds on the ground, giving them a rank of 11th in the NFL. In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the Los Angeles Rams had an average of 23.8 points per game.

The Rams sat in 19th in the NFL in terms of the opposition scoring, conceding 22.2 points per game. The opposition ran for an average of 4.2 yards per rush and 106.8 rushing yards per contest for the previous season. In total, they gave up 1,816 yards via the running game in 17 games. Concerning passing yards, the Rams allowed 3,928 yards which ranked them 20th in the NFL. In their 17 games played last season, they conceded 231.1 yards per outing through the air as well as allowing a completion percentage of 60.8%. They conceded 337.9 yards/contest which had them ranked 20th in the league.

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The Chargers wrapped up their season having earned a 5-12 record. When they last stepped on the football field, the Chargers took a loss by a score of 24-7 when they faced the Broncos. Austin Ekeler ran the football 10 times for 51 yds, finishing the game with 5.1 yds per carry for Los Angeles. Quentin Johnston was a featured target for the Chargers, catching 3 footballs for 91 yds (30.3 yds per catch). Easton Stick finished the game with 179 yds on 13/24 passing while his quarterback rate was 78.3. He didn't throw any interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 7.5 yards. Los Angeles gave up 31 rushing attempts for 106 yards (3.4 yds per carry). The Chargers passing defense gave up a completion percentage of 63.6%, surrendering 216 yds on 21 out of 33 through the air. The Chargers finished the contest with 283 yards while running 67 plays (4.2 yds per play). Los Angeles rushed for 4.0 yds per attempt, finishing with a total of 76 yds on 19 carries.

The Los Angeles Chargers held an average of 329.4 yards/game which ranked them 18th out of all teams in the league. They maintained an average of 96.6 yards per game on the ground and toted the ball for 1,642 yards overall. They tossed 8 picks while conceding 13 fumbles and they earned 204 first downs. The Los Angeles offense compiled 725 yards of penalties on 79 violations, which ranked them 30th in football in terms of helping out the opposition. Last year, the Chargers threw for 3,957 yards through the air not to mention an average of 232.8 passing yards per game, which had them ranked 13th out of all NFL teams. Regarding their scoring prowess, the Chargers ranked 21st in the league maintaining an average of 20.4 points per game.

The Chargers surrendered 23.4 points per game, which had them ranked 24th of all teams in the league. They surrendered 26 touchdowns through the air and 249.8 yards/contest, which had them ranked 30th in football. Los Angeles gave up a total of 1,924 yards rushing (113.2 yards per game) as well as 18 touchdowns on the ground last season. The Chargers defense was on the field for 1,113 plays, which was 29th in the league. Their defense totaled 21 turnovers (12 fumbles recovered and 9 interceptions) for the prior year. Overall, they surrendered 398 total points.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Rams +1

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