offseason concerns<\/a> about the club’s lack of receiving threats.<\/p>\nAbove all else, the Chargers’ defense looked impressive in week one. The unit held Las Vegas to under 300 total yards of offense, and limited the Raiders’ rushing attack to only 71 yards on the ground. They pass rush also sacked Gardner Minshew four times.<\/p>\n
Unless Carolina rapidly course corrects, this matchup is primed for a blowout by the Chargers.<\/p>\n
Chargers vs Panthers Best Bet<\/h2>\nChargers (-240)<\/h3>\n
Los Angles has a few defensive starters currently listed on the injury report. Most notable is star pass rusher Joey Bosa, who is recovering from a back injury. Defensive backs Ja’Sir Taylor, Alohi Gilman, and linebackers Denzel Perryman are all also liked as questionable.<\/p>\n
However, Carolina’s poor offense hardly poses a threat to the Chargers chance at victory. A Los Angles victory is the safest bet of the week two slate.<\/p>\n
Under 43.5 (-115)<\/h3>\n
Expect Herbert and company to get off to a quick lead against one of the worst defenses in football, and are now without 2023 Pro-Bowler Derrick Brown. The Chargers will quickly go into to run-heavy mode, while Young and the Panthers will struggle to put points on the board.<\/p>\n
At the end of the day, this should be a low-scoring affair.<\/p>\n
Chargers vs Panthers Prop Bets<\/h2>\nJK Dobbins Over 57.5 Yards Rushing (-115)<\/h3>\n
The aforementioned run heavy game flow should lead to a big day by the Chargers running back room. While Gus Edward’s 11 carries narrowly edged out Dobbins’ 10 for the team lead, the latter back was far more effective (26 yards for Edwards vs 135 yards and a touchdown for Dobbins).<\/p>\n
Expect the former Ohio State superstar to feast in this week two matchup. He is a legitimate threat to once again surpass 100 yards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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