Battle of LA: Rams Host the Chargers

Rams Look to Stay Unbeaten

The Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams meet this Sunday in NFL Week 3 action. They will battle at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Kickoff is set for 4:05 pm EST and CBS will have the television coverage.

Oddsmakers opened the Rams as -7-point favorites versus the Chargers, while the game's total opened at 48.5. The line has held steady and the total is up to 49.

The Rams are undefeated and look every bit like a Super Bowl contender while the Chargers are coming off their first victory.

The Rams won their first two games by a combined score of 67-13. They also have a defense full of imported stars that is catching up to the offense in terms of explosive plays and production. The defense added cornerbacks Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters in the offseason.

Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers is completing 73.1 percent of his passes for 680 yards and six touchdowns.

Rivers Always Make the Chargers Dangerous

The Chargers are 1-1 on the season. Philip Rivers will be charged with finding a way to move the ball against the Rams. Rivers has completed 73.1 percent of his passes for 680 yards and six touchdowns. He only  has one interception in the first two games of the season.

He ranks third in the NFL in touchdowns, fourth in total yards, completion percentage and passer rating (119.6) and sixth in completions. He has to keep playing well for this offense to move.

Rivers has passed for 746 yards and three touchdowns in three previous meetings against the Rams. He was 29 of 35 for 291 yards and a touchdown the last time the teams played.

Running back Melvin Gordon has contributed 92 yards rushing on 24 carries and one touchdown. He has a team-best 15 receptions for 140 yards and two touchdowns. Austin Ekeler leads the Chargers in rushing with 116 yards on 16 carries.

Wide receiver Keenan Allen has added a team-high 175 receiving yards on 14 catches.

The Rams Have a High Production Offense

The Rams are 2-0 on the new season. Los Angeles added wide receiver Brandin Cooks to the offense as part of its active offseason. He is in the top five in the NFL with 246 receiving yards and 12 catches.

Jared Goff is completing 64.6 percent of his passes for 587 yards, three touchdowns and one interception with a passer rating of 102.5.

Todd Gurley has carried the ball a league-high 39 times for 150 yards and three touchdowns in two games. He also has six receptions for 70 yards and a touchdown. He is the workhorse the offense goes through.

PREDICTION: Rams 35, Chargers 17

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
LA Chargers	1-1	1-1	29.50	29.00	0.5	0-1	1-0	2-0	1-0	1-0
LA Rams	2-0	2-0	33.50	6.50	27	1-0	1-0	0-2	0-1	0-1

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
LAC	15.08	11.29	3.79
LAR	11.9	40.92	-29.03

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
LAC	11.54	14.09	-2.55
LAR	13.50	8.33	5.17

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
LAC	4.83	3.88	0.95
LAR	3.90	3.92	-0.02

Team Records

Los Angeles Chargers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	1-1	0-1	1-0	1-1	0-1	1-0	29.50	29.00	0.50
vs Conf	1-1	0-1	1-0	1-1	0-1	1-0	29.50	29.00	0.50
vs Div	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	28.00	38.00	-10.00
Last 3	1-1	0-1	1-0	1-1	0-1	1-0	29.50	29.00	0.50

Los Angeles Rams

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	2-0	1-0	1-0	2-0	1-0	1-0	33.50	6.50	27.00
vs Conf	1-0	1-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	34.00	0.00	34.00
vs Div	2-0	1-0	1-0	2-0	1-0	1-0	33.50	6.50	27.00
Last 3	2-0	1-0	1-0	2-0	1-0	1-0	33.50	6.50	27.00

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	29.50	8	6.50	1
Awy Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	240.00	12	83.00	2
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	109.00	13	54.00	1
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	33.50	5	29.00	26
Hme Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	342.00	5	209.00	6
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	90.00	17	84.00	11

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
LA Chargers	2-3	2-3	4-1	27.40	119.40	5.06	31.00	67.74	231.20	350.60	1.60
LA Rams	3-2	3-2	4-1	30.60	111.80	4.58	37.80	67.20	321.60	433.40	1.60

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Nov 23, 2014	LAR	LAC	24-27	107	210	317	3	128	282	410	3
Oct 17, 2010	LAC	LAR	17-20	79	208	287	1	117	183	300	0
Oct 29, 2006	LAR	LAC	24-38	101	311	412	1	216	203	419	0
Nov 10, 2002	LAC	LAR	24-28	126	130	256	2	71	453	524	4
Oct 1, 2000	LAC	LAR	31-57	48	333	381	2	163	451	614	0
Nov 27, 1994	LAR	LAC	17-31				0				0
Oct 13, 1991	LAC	LAR	24-30				0				0
Nov 20, 1988	LAC	LAR	38-24				0				0
Oct 21, 1979	LAC	LAR	40-16				0				0
Oct 12, 1975	LAR	LAC	13-10				0				0

NFL Betting Odds & Trends

Los Angeles Chargers
LA Chargers is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
LA Chargers is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Chargers's last 13 games
LA Chargers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
LA Chargers is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Chargers's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Chargers's last 8 games when playing LA Rams
LA Chargers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Rams
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Chargers's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Rams

Los Angeles Rams
Rams is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
LA Rams is 5-11-1 ATS in its last 17 games at home
LA Rams is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Rams's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Rams's last 8 games when playing LA Chargers
LA Rams is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Chargers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Rams's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Chargers

Team Last 5 Games

Los Angeles Chargers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Sep 16, 2018	BUF	31-20	W	-7.5/41.5	W/O	109	240	349	84	209	293	-2	A
Sep 9, 2018	KC	28-38	L	-3/48.5	L/O	123	418	541	106	256	362	2	H
Dec 31, 2017	OAK	30-10	W	-6.5/43	W/U	115	380	495	105	231	336	-2	H
Dec 24, 2017	NYJ	14-7	W	-6.5/42.5	W/U	89	290	379	197	98	295	-3	A
Dec 16, 2017	KC	13-30	L	1/47	L/U	98	209	307	174	223	397	4	A

Los Angeles Rams

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Sep 16, 2018	ARI	34-0	W	-11/43	W/U	90	342	432	54	83	137	0	H
Sep 10, 2018	OAK	33-13	W	-6/47.5	W/U	140	225	365	95	300	395	-3	A
Jan 6, 2018	ATL	13-26	L	-6/48	L/U	115	246	361	124	198	322	2	H
Dec 31, 2017	SF	13-34	L	6.5/44	L/O	102	149	251	171	292	463	-1	H
Dec 24, 2017	TEN	27-23	W	-5.5/46	L/O	116	286	402	97	269	366	0	A

Next up:
Los Angeles home to San Francisco Sunday, September 30
Los Angeles home to Minnesota Thursday, September 27

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