Hollywood Blvd. News – San Diego Chargers Edition
- Updated: October 15, 2014
We like to start our day searching the web and reading articles about our beloved LA sports teams. It’s easy to get lost in the depth of the inter web, but luckily for you we have compiled a list of the most interesting and pertinent news stories for your morning reading pleasure. For this edition, let’s dive into the news surrounding the San Diego Chargers.
It was down to the rookies and quarterback Philip Rivers to create a streak of brilliance to bring the win home for the San Diego Chargers, last weekend.
“Not so much the first 55 minutes on Sunday, when the Chargers stumbled around before coming up with big plays in the fourth quarter to turn back the surprisingly pesky Oakland Raiders 31-28.
The Chargers improved to 5-1, tied with Philadelphia and Dallas for the NFL’s best record.
The Chargers have won five straight. The past three were against teams with a combined 1-16 record and starting either rookie or second-year quarterbacks.
The competition gets tougher Sunday when the Chargers host the Kansas City Chiefs, who are coming off their bye.
Pretty much everybody underestimated the Raiders, who were playing their first game under interim coach Tony Sparano.
The Raiders led three times, including with 10 minutes left after rookieDerek Carr threw his fourth touchdown pass of the day, a 6-yarder toAndre Holmes to make it 28-21.”
To read more of Bernie Wilsons’ article, click here.
Bolts From The Blue writer, David F. Marver , examines “How do the San Diego Chargers perform against the spread when they are 7 (or more) point favorites on the road?”
“In case you weren’t aware, the Chargers are currently favored by seven points against the Oakland Raiders this week. That shouldn’t be surprising since the Chargers have the best record in the NFL, while the Raiders have the worst. However, it is relatively uncommon for teams to be favored by a full touchdown on the road, as the Chargers are in week six.
Given the parity and robust 3-4 point home-field advantage in the NFL, it’s not that common to see a seven point favorite on the road. In fact, there have only been two touchdown or more favorites on the road in 2014: Indianapolis at Jacksonville (in week three) and Seattle at Washington (last Monday night). Both teams covered. This week features two touchdown or more favorites on the road: Denver at New York Jets and San Diego at Oakland.
The Chargers have actually played fourteen games in their team historywhere they were at least seven point favorites on the road. This is slightly fewer games than what would be expected given the amount of seasons the Chargers have played in the NFL and the general likelihood of being a touchdown favorite on the road.”
To read more on this piece, click here.
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