Seattle Seahawks vs Los Angeles Chargers Prediction, 8/10/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 1

Game: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Chargers

Date: Saturday, August 10, 2024

Location: SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Chargers (+1)

Total/Over-Under: 36

The Seattle Seahawks (9-8 last season) are en route to SoFi Stadium on Saturday where they will take on the Los Angeles Chargers (5-12 last year). Seattle opens as 1-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 36.

The Seattle Seahawks ended the year with a 9-8 record. In their last game, the Seahawks played the Cardinals and went home with a win by a final score of 21-20. Kenneth Walker III led the offense in rushing for the Seahawks with 17 attempts for 78 yds (4.6 yards per carry). Tyler Lockett held an average of 35.5 yds per reception by totaling 71 yards on 2 catches. Geno Smith connected on 16/28 with 189 yards passing and 2 TDs. He had a QB rate of 101.6 and ended the contest with no picks. In the running game, the Seahawks conceded 206 yards on 38 attempts, which is 5.4 yards per rush allowed. Seattle conceded 22 pass completions on 30 attempts for 260 yards, and a completion rate of 73.3%. When the final whistle blew, they ran 53 plays which totaled 327 yds. The Seattle Seahawks ran the football 25 times and accrued 138 yds, which earned them an average of 5.5 yards per attempt.

The Seahawks racked up 5,490 total yards for the prior campaign. Seattle accumulated 189 1st downs, and they were flagged for 111 penalties for 954 yds. Seattle totaled 23 passing touchdowns and 11 rushing touchdowns. They turned the ball over 17 different times (12 interceptions and 5 fumbles). As a team they maintained an average of 92.9 yds via the ground game, which had them sitting 28th in the National Football League. In terms of scoring points, the Seattle Seahawks held an average of 21.4 PPG.

The Seahawks ranked 25th in the National Football League concerning team defense, allowing 23.6 points per game. They allowed an average of 4.6 yards per rush and 138.4 yards on the ground per game last season. For the season, they allowed 2,352 yards via the running game in 17 games. In terms of yards through the air, the Seahawks conceded 3,961 yards which had them sitting in 21st in football. In their 17 games played, they conceded 233.0 yards per outing via the pass as well as relinquishing a completion percentage of 66.7%. They allowed 371.4 yards/contest putting them 30th in the league.

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The Chargers ended the season holding a 5-12 record. When they last took the field, the Chargers went home defeated by a final of 13-12 when they faced the Chiefs. Easton Stick ran the ball 13 times for 77 yds, walking away from the contest with 5.9 yards per attempt for Los Angeles. Donald Parham was featured in the passing game for the Chargers, bringing in 5 balls for 83 yards (16.6 yards per reception). Easton Stick finished the game with 258 yards on 28/47 through the air while his QB rate was 74.6. He didn't throw any interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 5.5 yds. Los Angeles surrendered 28 run attempts for 123 yds (4.4 yards per rush). The Chargers pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 50.0%, relinquishing 145 yds on 15 out of 30 through the air. The Chargers finished the contest with 353 yards and they ran 80 plays (4.4 yds per play). Los Angeles ran the football for 3.9 yards per tote, totaling 118 yds on 30 attempts.

In relation to the points being put on the board, the Chargers were 21st out of all teams in the NFL holding an average of 20.4 points per outing. Last season, the Chargers compiled 3,957 yards through the air together with averaging 232.8 passing yards per game, which ranked 13th in the league. They held an average of 96.6 yards per game via the rush and toted the ball for 1,642 yards overall. The Los Angeles Chargers had an average of 329.4 yards per contest which had them sitting 18th in the NFL. The Los Angeles offense racked up 725 yards of penalties on 79 violations, which had them sitting 30th in football in terms of helping out the other team. They threw 8 interceptions while letting opponents recover 13 fumbles and they obtained 204 first downs.

They conceded 26 touchdowns from the passing game and 249.8 yards per outing, which put them in 30th in the NFL. Los Angeles surrendered a total of 1,924 yards rushing (113.2 yards per contest) in addition to 18 touchdowns by way of the ground game last season. Last season, they surrendered 398 points in total. Their defense tallied 21 turnovers (12 fumbles and 9 interceptions) last year. The Chargers defense took part in 1,113 plays, which ranked 29th in football. The Chargers allowed 23.4 PPG, which had them sitting 24th in the league.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Chargers +1

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