NFL Team-By-Team Betting Preview Book: How to bet the Los Angeles Chargers

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Our 2023 NFL Betting Preview "E-Book" is also now live and FREE to access on our website. We have spent the entire offseason researching, reading articles, listening to podcasts, and ignoring our familial responsibilities to find and filter the best and most important NFL information and best bets you need for this upcoming season. For this edition, we will cover the 2023 betting prospects of the Los Angeles Chargers.

As part of our 2023 NFL Betting Preview E-Book series, we will look at the current state of each team in an attempt to identify reasons for optimism and causes for concern and, most importantly, what can be exploited in the current betting marketplace. Make sure to read our Glossary and Analytics keyword primer below, as we release one team betting preview chapter at a time from now through Monday, August 28th.

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS - REASONS FOR OPTIMISM

The Chargers were decimated with injuries last season to key players. Justin Herbert suffered torn rib cartilage in Week 2 and wasn’t the same. WR Keenan Allen, LT Rashawn Slater, EDGE Joey Bosa, and CB JC Jackson all missed time. Even with those injuries, they managed to hold a 27-7 halftime lead in the Wild Card round before losing to the Jaguars in heartbreaking fashion. The Chargers have the talent, the quarterback and now bring in an offensive coordinator in Kellen Moore who should unlock Justin Herbert and the offense. If this team can stay healthy, they have all the components necessary for a deep playoff run.

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS - CAUSE FOR CONCERN

Last season, Los Angeles went 1-5 against teams with a winning record, which is bad news for a team stepping up majorly in strength of schedule. The Chargers have a top-5 most difficult schedule and the 6th-worst net rest advantage. They didn’t make any major roster changes this offseason despite being league-average at best on both sides of the ball. Head Coach Brandon Staley resorted to more traditional, conservative play calling, which is antithetical to his aggressive, analytics-driven style in previous years. Injuries derailed this team last season and certainly could be the case again. Even if the injury luck were to swing in their favor, their schedule and rest edge is going to make things very difficult for LAC.

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS - BETTING OPPORTUNITIES

The Chargers performed worse than their record suggests last year. With a more difficult schedule, they could be better this year and still not hit their win total. With Offensive Coordinator Joe Lombardi out and Kellen Moore in, I am bullish on Justin Herbert. He showed his fortitude by playing through major injuries last season and still willed this decimated team to 10 wins. With a healthy receiving corps combined with his arm talent and the anticipated uptempo playcalling, there is a case to be made for Herbert's MVP candidacy. After a year in which he disappointed, I’ll jump back on the Herbert MVP bandwagon.

2023 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS BEST BET

• Justin Herbert to win MVP (15-1) play to 12-1