The San Diego Chargers have an Over/Under win total set at 10.5. For those that don't understand this, it means one could pick the Chargers to have over 10.5 wins this season (which would be a record of 11-5 like last year, or better). Or, they could pick the Bolts to have under 10.5 wins...so a 10-6 record or worse.
Here's a look at the upcoming schedule, with an early guess on the outcomes.
Sept. 7 Carolina 1:15 p.m. WIN
Sept. 14 at Denver 1:15 p.m. WIN, but could easily be a loss.
Chargers now have two-game win streak at Denver, first time in forty years.
Sept. 22 New York Jets 5:30 p.m. WIN
Sept. 28 at Oakland 1:05 p.m. WIN
Chargers have won a franchise-record nine straight over the Raiders.
Oct. 5 at Miami 10 a.m. WIN
Oct. 12 New England 5:15 p.m. LOSS, yeah, they could win and may be favored.
Oct. 19 at Buffalo 10 a.m. WIN, but a very tough location to play at.
Oct. 26 New Orleans (London) 10 a.m. LOSS, guessing the travel is too much.
Nov. 2 Bye
Nov. 9 Kansas City 1:15 p.m. WIN
Nov. 16 at Pittsburgh 1:15 p.m. LOSS
Nov. 23 Indianapolis 5:15 p.m. WIN, but Colts will have tons of motivation.
Nov. 30 Atlanta 1:05 p.m. WIN
Dec. 4 Oakland 5:15 p.m. WIN
Dec. 14 at Kansas City 10 a.m. WIN
Dec. 21 at Tampa Bay 5:15 p.m. LOSS
Dec. 28 Denver 1:15 p.m. WIN, but hard to tell based on playoff seeding. Do they rest players? And what will the Broncos be playing for then?
So my stab at the schedule has the Chargers going 12-4.
Here are some other notable O/U win totals:
Dallas Cowboys 10
Denver Broncos 7.5
Jacksonville Jaguars 10
Kansas City Chiefs 5.5
New England Patriots 12
New Orleans Saints 8.5
New York Giants 8.5
Oakland Raiders 6
Pittsburgh Steelers 9
The Green Bay Packers (Brett Favre status) and Indianapolis Colts (Peyton Manning injury) have no totals at the moment due to their quarterback concerns.
The Chargers have odds generally around 7-1 to win the Super Bowl. The Patriots are the favorite at 7-2, while the Cowboys are 6-1 and the Colts 7-1 like San Diego. At the other end, the Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins join the Chiefs at 100-1 odds to win the big game.
What else is there? Well, the Chargers also have a 4-1 line to win the AFC, same as the Colts. New England stands a best 2-1 to win the conference. In the NFC, the Cowboys are the favorite at 9-5. In my estimation they are getting a little too much respect considering it's been over a decade since they won a single playoff game.
In the AFC West, the Bolts are 1-4 odds to win the division. Yep, that's right, 1-4. They probably haven't been such overwhelming favorites for the division title since the Air Coryell days, if even then. Perhaps the early days of the franchise in the 1960's?
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