{"id":2401,"date":"2008-10-08T12:40:25","date_gmt":"2008-10-08T17:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=2401"},"modified":"2023-02-07T06:40:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T14:40:35","slug":"cappers-pats-chargers-betting-trends-pick-81008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/gambling\/cappers-pats-chargers-betting-trends-pick-81008\/","title":{"rendered":"Cappers Patriots vs. Chargers Betting Trends + Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NFL Free Pick Analysis &#8211; \u2018New Look\u2019 Patriots Visit Desperate Chargers<\/h2>\n<p>The New England Patriots (3-1 SU, 2-2 ATS, 2-2 O\/U), got back in the win column in the BetUS Sportsbook on Sunday, beating the rebuilding, (again) San Francisco 49ers on the road, 30-21.<\/p>\n<p>The San Diego Chargers (2-3 SU, 2-2-1 ATS, 4-1 O\/U) took an inexplicable 17-10 road loss on the chin to a clearly inferior Miami Dolphins team and enter this Week 6 contest in flat-out desperation mode. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Patriots have a \u2018new look\u2019 with quarterback Matt Cassel replacing injured starter Tom Brady for the remainder of the regular season and are clearly not the same explosive offensive unit they previously were because of the injury-related change.<\/p>\n<p>New England has seen their offense drop to mediocre levels with Brady gone, ranking in the bottom third in total yards, (23rd), passing yards, (21st) and points scored, (25.0).<\/p>\n<p>While they are also not the same defensive unit they used to be either, the Patriots have managed to put up respectable defensive numbers, ranking 11th in total yards allowed, (300.0), eighth in pass defense, limiting opponents to just 175.2 yards per game and 12th in points allowed, limiting opponents to just 19.8 points per contest.<\/p>\n<p>If the Patriots have a chink in their armor defensively, it would be against the run where they are ranked just 21st overall and are giving up 124.8 yards per game on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The Chargers were man-handled by the rebuilding Dolphins on Sunday, seeing running back LaDainian Tomlinson held to just 35 yards on 12 carries while simultaneously allowing Miami running back Ronnie Brown to rush for 125 yards on 24 carries with one touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>Off to another slow start for the third straight season, the Chargers are averaging 325.2 total yards per game, (15th) with quarterback Philip Rivers passing for 226.6 yards per contest, (ninth). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/11892\/mid\/1414\/promo\/football\/gameoftheweek\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a>Despite having arguably the game\u2019s best running back in Tomlinson, San Diego is ranked just 21st in rushing, averaging 98.6 yards per game on the ground. Still, the Bolts have been able to score a whopping 29.6 points per contest, good for fourth overall.<\/p>\n<p>Defensively, San Diego has taken a big step backwards from the dominating unit they have been the last few seasons, allowing 379.0 total yards per game, (28th) including a whopping 265.6 passing yards per contest, dead-last in the league. The Chargers are also allowing 25.8 points per contest, (24th).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is a look at the key trends for each team, followed by my analysis and NFL Free Picks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patriots<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New England is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games<br \/>\nNew England is 21-2 SU in its last 23 games<br \/>\nThe total has gone UNDER in 8 of New England&#8217;s last 11 games<br \/>\nNew England is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games on the road<br \/>\nNew England is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road<br \/>\nThe total has gone OVER in 4 of New England&#8217;s last 5 games on the road<br \/>\nNew England is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing San Diego<br \/>\nNew England is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing San Diego<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chargers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>San Diego is 11-2-1 ATS in its last 14 games<br \/>\nSan Diego is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games<br \/>\nSan Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games<br \/>\nThe total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego&#8217;s last 5 games<br \/>\nSan Diego is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home<br \/>\nSan Diego is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home<br \/>\nThe total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego&#8217;s last 6 games at home<br \/>\nSan Diego is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing New England<\/p>\n<p><strong>NFL Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New England Patriots +6 -110<br \/>\nSan Diego Chargers -6 -110<\/p>\n<p>Over 45 -110<br \/>\nUnder 45 -110<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong>: My fellow BetUS NFL Sportsbook enthusiasts need not think twice about this selection at all as the San Diego Chargers will undoubtedly win this game and cover the spread. The Chargers know they cannot afford another loss right now and luckily will be facing a Patriots team that isn\u2019t nearly as explosive offensively under Matt Cassel as they were under Tom Brady.<\/p>\n<p>While San Diego clearly has some defensive issues they need to straighten out, I say this pick is as easy as pie as the Bolts will win this game handily to cover the spread while also keeping the set O\/U total Under the combined 45 points.<\/p>\n<h3>NFL Free Picks: Chargers -6 Points\/Under 45 Total Points<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preview and Week 6 NFL cappers matchup tips for this week&#8217;s New England Patriots and the San Diego Chargers matchup, plus an NFL Betting Preview, a look at the gambling trends, plus a free pick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,15],"tags":[1650,161,166,294,2835,1485,470,66495,502,548,632,1802,3107,2521,2520,3109,3108,2235,1101,2657],"class_list":["post-2401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gambling","category-nfl","tag-2008-nfl-betting","tag-betting","tag-betting-odds","tag-chargers","tag-chargers-betting-trends","tag-football-lines","tag-free-pick","tag-gambling","tag-gambling-lines","tag-handicappers-predictions","tag-lines","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-new-england-patriots-vs-san-diego-chargers","tag-nfl-trends","tag-online-nfl-gambling","tag-patriots-betting-trends","tag-patriots-vs-chargers","tag-pats","tag-san-diego-chargers","tag-week-6"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103280,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401\/revisions\/103280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}