Los Angeles Chargers vs. Denver Broncos NFL Week 17 Odds, Plays and Insights


Check out odds, plays and more for the Los Angeles Chargers vs. Denver Broncos NFL Week 17 matchup on January 2, 2022.

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The Los Angeles Chargers (8-7) and Denver Broncos (7-8) will battle in a Week 17 NFL clash of AFC West foes.

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Odds for Chargers vs. Broncos

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Over/under insights

  • Los Angeles and its opponents have combined to score more than 45 points in 10 of 15 games this season.
  • In 26.7% of Denver's games this season (4/15), the teams combined to score more than Sunday's over/under of 45.
  • The two teams combine to score 47.1 points per game, 2.1 more than the total in this contest.
  • The 44.7 combined points per game that these two squads have allowed this season are 0.3 fewer than the 45 total in this contest.
  • The Chargers and their opponents have scored an average of 49.7 points per game in 2021, 4.7 more than Sunday's total.
  • The 44.0 PPG average total in Broncos games this season is 1.0 point fewer than this game's over/under.

Chargers stats and trends

  • Against the spread, Los Angeles is 7-8-0 this season.
  • The Chargers have been favored by 5.5 points or more three times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
  • Los Angeles' games this year have hit the over eight times in 15 opportunities (53.3%).
  • The Chargers average 27.2 points per game, 9.9 more than the Broncos surrender per outing (17.3).
  • Los Angeles is 7-5 against the spread and 8-4 overall in games when it puts up more than 17.3 points.
  • The Chargers collect 69.3 more yards per game (390.2) than the Broncos give up per outing (320.9).
  • In games that Los Angeles piles up more than 320.9 yards, the team is 7-6 against the spread and 8-5 overall.
  • This year, the Chargers have turned the ball over 20 times, one more than the Broncos' takeaways (19).
  • Click over to SISportsbook and find the latest spread, moneyline and total for Los Angeles' matchup with the Broncos.

Broncos stats and trends

  • Denver has seven wins against the spread in 15 games this season.
  • The Broncos have been underdogs by 5.5 points or more two times this season and covered the spread once.
  • Denver's games this year have eclipsed the over/under in 20% of its opportunities (three times in 15 games with a set point total).
  • This season the Broncos score 7.5 fewer points per game (19.9) than the Chargers surrender (27.4).
  • Denver is 3-0 against the spread and 3-0 overall in games when it puts up more than 27.4 points.
  • The Broncos collect 34.8 fewer yards per game (329.0) than the Chargers give up per matchup (363.8).
  • When Denver picks up more than 363.8 yards, the team is 3-3 against the spread and 3-3 overall.
  • This year the Broncos have 16 turnovers, four fewer than the Chargers have takeaways (20).

Home and road insights

  • Los Angeles is 4-4 overall, and 3-5 against the spread, at home.
  • The Chargers have one win ATS (1-1) as 5.5-point favorites or more at home.
  • This season, in eight home games, Los Angeles has gone over the total five times.
  • The average point total in Chargers home games this season is 50.4 points, 5.4 more than this contest's over/under (45).
  • Denver is 3-4 against the spread, and 3-4 overall, on the road.
  • The Broncos are unbeaten ATS (1-0) away from home as 5.5-point underdogs or more.
  • In seven road games this year, Denver has gone over the total once.
  • This season, Broncos away games average 43.7 points, 1.3 fewer than this outing's over/under (45).

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