At 7:05 ET, the Chargers and Rams will face off at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA. This non-conference matchup is week two of the pre-season for both teams. The Rams are 1-0 in the pre-season, and the Chargers are looking to pick up their first win. The point spread lines have the Chargers as the slight favorite at -114, and the Rams’ money line is -108.

• Date: Saturday, August 17th
• Time: 7:05 ET
• Location: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
• TV: None

Rams vs Chargers

The Rams are coming off a 13-12 win over the Cowboys in week one of the pre-season. This one was really close throughout, and the Rams’ point spread was +5.5, making them underdogs. With the Rams’ win, they are now 1-0 in the pre-season.

Heading into this one, the O/U line was 34.5 points, and the Rams and Cowboys finished with just 25 combined points, making the under a winner. The Rams’ point spread was +5.5, and they covered with their 13-12 win. This one came down to the wire, and the Rams’ 13 points came on a touchdown from Stetson Bennett to Sam Wiglusz with 1:22 left in the 4th quarter.

The Chargers are coming off a 16-3 loss to the Seahawks in their most recent pre-season matchup. This one was tough for the Chargers, as they were 13-point underdogs vs. the Seahawks and didn’t even come close to covering the spread. With the way this one played out, there was no chance for the Chargers to cover the spread, as they finished with just three points.

As for the over/under line coming into this one, it was sitting at 34 points, and with the teams combining for only 19 points, the over/under line was way off. Heading into the 4th quarter, the Chargers were down 13-3, and they didn’t score in the 4th quarter, finishing with just a 58-yard field goal from Cameron Dicker in the 2nd quarter.

Rams Injury Report

• Jimmy Garoppolo – Suspension (Out)
• Tyler Higbee – Knee (Out)
• Derion Kendrick – Acl (Out)

Chargers Injury Report

No Injuries Reported

Rams Offense Breakdown

The Rams’ offense finished with 224 yards passing in their 13-12 win over the Cowboys, but they also threw four interceptions. Stetson Bennett finished with 224 yards on 24/38 passing and added one touchdown. The Rams’ running game struggled, finishing with just 101 yards on 28 attempts.

For the game, the Rams’ offense picked up 21 first downs and finished with 215 yards passing. Jordan Whittington led the team with 74 yards receiving and Boston Scott led the team with 68 rushing yards.

Chargers Offense Breakdown

The Chargers’ offense really struggled in their most recent game, finishing with just 121 yards passing on 32 attempts. They came away with only three first downs and 16 yards, and as a team, they finished with just 77 yards rushing.

Quarterback Luis Perez was their leading passer, finishing with 61 yards on 5/12 passing. Perez didn’t find the endzone, and the Chargers’ offense as a whole finished with a passer rating of 57.

Rams Team Defense

In their 13-12 win over the Cowboys, the Rams’ defense was really good on third down, holding Dallas to just 37.5% on third down. They also limited the Cowboys to 216 passing yards and didn’t allow a passing touchdown.

On the ground, the Cowboys finished with 93 yards on 23 attempts, and the Rams’ defense was able to limit them to 7 rushing first downs. Despite allowing 19 first downs overall, the Rams’ defense really tightened up on key downs and didn’t allow big plays in the passing game.

Chargers Team Defense

In the Chargers’ 16-3 loss to the Seahawks, their defense allowed just 169 passing yards but struggled to stop the run, giving up 156 rushing yards on 4.0 yards per attempt. Despite holding the Seahawks to 20 completions on 37 attempts, they still allowed one passing touchdown.

Los Angeles’ defense had three sacks and held Seattle to 54.1% completions. However, they struggled to get off the field, as the Seahawks converted 55% of their third down attempts. For the game, the Chargers allowed 20 first downs and 325 total yards.

Rams vs Chargers Trends

• Across the Rams last ten road games, the team averaged 23 points per game while allowing 23. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 7-3, while going 5-5 straight-up.
• In their last ten games at home, the Chargers have a straight up record of 3-7 while going 4-6 vs. the spread. The team averaged 21 points per game in this stretch.
• Going back to their previous five games as the underdog, Los Angeles has an ATS mark of 3-2 while going 1-4 straight up.
• Spanning across their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Chargers have gone 5-5 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 5-5.

Rams vs Chargers Prediction

Our pick vs. the spread for this Rams vs. Chargers pre-season matchup is to take the Rams to cover as road underdogs. The point spread lines have the Rams at +1, and with our projected final score being 21-15 in favor of the Rams, we like them to win and cover the spread.

For the over/under line, we are leaning towards taking the over, with a projected combined score of 36 points. The line is currently at 33.5 points, making the over our recommended play.

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