Two divisional rivals meet in this week’s Monday Night Football clash, as the Los Angeles Chargers play host to the Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two AFC West teams go head-to-head at the SoFi Stadium in California in what could be a crucial match, even at this early stage of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Raiders go into the clash with a 3-0 record – after wins over the Ravens, Steelers and Dolphins – and are in to But they face a stiff test of their credentials on Monday, when they face a Chargers team who should head into this contest full of confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An impressive win over Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead last week was a sign of what Brandon Staley’s men are capable of and they will need to back that up on Monday in front of their own fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Quarterback Justin Herbert, in just his second NFL season, was at the heart of their win over the Chiefs, throwing for 281 yards and four touchdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wide Receiver Mike Williams caught two passes for touchdowns and is already just one behind his total for the whole of last season, after grabbing TDs in each of the first three matches. Williams is Even though he only rushed for 55 yards, Austin Ekeler had six receptions to his name and the running back is another who could play a key role for the hosts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If the Chargers can claim the victory, it would move mean that three teams have a 3-1 record in the AFC West – Los Angeles are currently Although they have won their opening three matches, the Raiders need overtime to see off Miami last week and they haven’t won by more than nine points in any of those victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Derek Carr threw for over 380 yards and two touchdowns against the Dolphins, but it was the Raiders defence that caught the eye. The Black and Silver pass rush forced two sacks and seven quarterback hits in the 31-28 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Las Vegas have missed running-back Josh Jacobs in their last two matches due to an ankle injury, having scored two touchdowns in the season opener against the Ravens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite only limited practice last week, the former University of Alabama star is expected to feature in Los Angeles and can be backed at Both teams have been involved in tight matches in their first three games of the season and there’s no reason to believe this will be any different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the time of writing, the Chargers are With both defences starting the season well, conceding just 60 and 72 points respectively, it doesn’t suggest it will be a high-scoring contest, but the Chargers should edge it and a 7-12 point win for the hosts is available at *All odds correct at time of writing<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Two divisional rivals meet in this week’s Monday Night Football clash, as the Los Angeles Chargers play host to the Las Vegas Raiders. The two AFC West teams go head-to-head at the SoFi Stadium in California in what could be a crucial match, even at this early stage of the season. The Raiders go into […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":39465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-football"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n22\/1<\/code> to win the AFC Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLA out to make a statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
15\/2<\/code> to score the first touchdown on Monday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n3\/1<\/code> to win the division, while the 2-2 Chiefs are still the 10\/11<\/code> favourites.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRaiders hopes could rest on Jacobs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
21\/20<\/code> to score a touchdown at anytime on Monday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\nChargers to edge tight affair<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
5\/9<\/code> in the Match Result market, with the Raiders 6\/4<\/code> to make it four wins from four. Meanwhile, the hosts can be backed at 25\/26<\/code> with a -3.5 handicap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n17\/4<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n