Los Angeles Chargers vs Detroit Lions 9/15/19 NFL Preview

The Los Angeles Chargers take on the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on September 15, 2019 in Week 2 of the 2019 NFL season.

The Los Angeles Chargers look to win two in a row after winning their opening week assignment. The Chargers defeated the Andrew Luck-less Indianapolis Colts 30-24 in overtime in a game which saw the Chargers let the Colts crawl back from a big deficit to tie the score.

Phillip Rivers threw for 333 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Rivers went 25-34 passing while Austin Ekeler ran for a team-high 58 yards with one score. Justin Jackson added 57 yards on the ground while Ekeler also had six catches for 96 yards and two receiving touchdowns. Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram II each had one sack while Kyzir White had 8 tackles to lead the Chargers.

The Detroit Lions let the Arizona Cardinals come back and force them to a 27-27 tie in their season opener. It was a game which they should have won handily but instead ended up giving the young Cardinals confidence to end the game in a tie. Matthew Staffod went 27-45 and threw for 385 yards with three touchdowns for Detroit.

Kerryone Johnson had 49 rushing yards to lead the Lions while C.J. Anderson added 35 yards on the ground. T.J. Hockenson was a revelation with 131 receiving yards on six receptions while Danny Amendola led the team with seven catches for 14 yards plus a touchdown. On defense, Tracy Walker had a team-high 9 tackles and an interception while Rashaan Melvin added 8 tackles. Devon Kennard led the team with three sacks.

Who Wins?

The Chargers are 13-3 SU in their last 16 games played and are the NFL betting favorites to win this game.. Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in their last seven games played against the NFC Conference. The Lions are 2-4 SU in their last six games against the AFC Conference. Head to head, the Chargers are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games against the Lions. However, the Lions are 4-2 SU in their last six home games against the Chargers.

The Chargers and Lions blew big leads in their respective week 1 assignments. The Chargers were able to win their game in the end while the Lions had to settle for a tie against the Arizona Cardinals. But not only did the Chargers win their game but I think they have the better offensive and defensive team. Los Angeles is also the team with more depth while Detroit is a younger and inexperienced team. Hockenson was a revelation for the Lions but I think the Chargers will be too much for this young team. Prediction: Los Angeles Chargers

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Los Angeles is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games played on the road. Detroit is 2-5 ATS in their last seven Week 2 games. Head to head, the Chargers are 5-1 ATS in their last six games against the Lions.

The Chargers have outscored the Lions by an average of 6.16 points per game in their last six meetings and 4.66 points per game in their last three meetings. Los Angeles is 5-2 ATS in their last seven games against an opponent with a losing record and the Lions are 4-12 in their last 16 games against an opponent with a winning record. Prediction: Chargers -2.5

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The total has gone under in four out of the last five games of the Chargers against the NFC North Division. The total has gone over in each of the last five games played by Los Angeles in September. The total has gone under in seven out of the last eight games played by the Lions. The under is also 5-0 in Detroit’s last five home games. However, the over is 10-3 in the Lions’ last 13 games against the AFC West Division. Head to head, the over is 2-1 in the last three meetings between these two teams.

These teams have combined to score 45.50 points per game in their last six meetings and 58 points per game in their last three encounters. Six out of their last eight head to head meetings yielded a total score of more than 47 points per game including the last three games played. I think both offenses have the ability to score a combined 48 points per game in this one. Each team scored at least 27 points in their opener. Prediction: Over 47.5

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