Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers 8:15 PM
The National Football League begins its 14th week of football betting action on Thursday night, and Bookmaker Sportsbook customers will get their chance to sink their teeth into all of the fantastic action when the Oakland Raiders (3-9, 5-7 ATS) invade Qualcomm Stadium to do battle with the San Diego Chargers (4-8, 4-7-1 ATS).
These two AFC West rivals met earlier in the season in Oakland. The Chargers won that game 28-18, narrowly covering the nine-point spread on a gift 41-yard TD run by RB LaDainian Tomlinson with just over a minute to play. They have won 10 straight meetings in this series, and are 9-1 ATS in that stretch. Oakland will hope to stop the dominance on Thursday night.
Oakland was still alive in the AFC West standings with some hope to trim the deficit between itself and Denver to two games. Instead, following an embarrassing 20-13 loss to Kansas City, the Raiders are all but eliminated from playoff contention and must turn their attention to the NFL Draft in the spring.
QB JaMarcus Russell continued his disappointing second season on Sunday, only completing 10 of 28 passes for 132 yards. RB Justin Fargas was the only real offensive highlight for the silver and black. He ran for 82 yards and the team’s only touchdown on 18 carries. The loss snapped a streak of two straight covers for Oakland bettors, but the Raiders’ string of ‘unders’ continued having stretched to five straight games and seven out of eight.
Things aren’t much better in Charger country either. San Diego has been one of the most embarrassing teams in the league. They dropped to 4-8 SU after last weeks blunder and are effectively out of the playoff picture after losing 22-16 against Atlanta in Week 13 betting action. RB LaDainian Tomlinson was nowhere to be found against the Falcons, carrying the ball 14 times for just 24 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, the defense had no answer for Tomlinson’s former backup, Michael Turner. “The Burner” torched the Bolts ‘D’ for 120 yards on 31 carries. 
The Falcons dominated time of possession, owning the ball for almost 35 minutes of game time.
It was the third straight loss for the Chargers, who have also lost five out of six. San Diego bettors are also just 1-5 ATS during that stretch. Much like their opponents, they have a good string of ‘unders’ going. The Chargers have played four straight games under the ‘total’ since their bye week, and have failed to reach the posted number in seven out of eight games after starting the year with four straight ‘overs’.
Oddsmakers are confident that San Diego’s dominance in this series will continue, as they have installed the Chargers as 9.5-point home favorites with a game ‘total’ of 42.5.
In spite of their struggles this year, the Bolts are still 9-4 ATS in their L/13 games at Qualcomm Stadium, so in a game with these two struggling opponents, laying the points may not be a horrible idea.
Whether you plan on cashing with the Chargers or riding the Raider plus the points, Bookmaker has all of your football betting options covered, so login to your account today and get into all the Week 14 NFL betting action!
