Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Oakland Raiders (8-7) are still clinging onto their hopes of taking home the AFC West crown, while the San Diego Chargers (7-8) need a win to even be considered for the NFL Playoffs.
These long-time rivals will meet up in a 4:15 PM ET game on Sunday and it should be a competitive and high-scoring clash if you believe the betting odds.
Oakland is currently listed as a 3-point home favorite with a total of 49.5. Unlike many other NFL games this season, there really hasn’t been a ton of line movement here.
The total has been bet up at many sportsbooks after starting off at 49 earlier in the week, but the original number is still available if you search long enough.
The point spread hasn’t budged at all and tracked NFL bettors are split right down the middle on which team to take.
These squads have a storied history against one another and the Raiders were 24-17 winners in San Diego as 7-point underdogs earlier this season.
The win marked the 3rd straight time the Raiders have bested the Chargers, and Oakland has now covered the point spread in 5 straight games in this head-to-head series.
That being said, the Chargers have covered the point spread in 7 of the last 9 meetings in San Diego.
The over has been a bad hit recently when these squads meet up and has hit only 4 times over the last 14 clashes.
San Diego has won 3 of their last 4 games this season after dropping 6 in a row earlier in the year, while Oakland enters this showdown with only 1 win over their last 4 games.
The Raiders have gone over the total in 5 of their last 6 while the Chargers have gone under in 3 of 5.
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