{"id":119151,"date":"2019-11-07T09:02:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T17:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=119151"},"modified":"2019-11-07T09:19:40","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T17:19:40","slug":"los-angeles-chargers-favored-over-oakland-raiders-thursday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/los-angeles-chargers-favored-over-oakland-raiders-thursday-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Chargers Favored Over Oakland Raiders Thursday Night, Philip Rivers Makes Coliseum Swan Song"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Chargers are slim 1.5-point favorites over the Oakland Raiders on Thursday Night Football, as the potential future Hall of Fame quarterback Philip Rivers plays his final game at Oakland Coliseum.<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers is heading to Oakland for a final time. (Image: Jose Sanchez\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tonight marks Rivers’ 14th trip to the Coliseum \u2013 aka the “The Black Hole.” The eight-time Pro Bowler has spent his entire career with the Chargers, and has been the team’s starter since 2006.<\/p>\n

The Raiders will move to Las Vegas for the 2020 NFL season, meaning this will presumably be Rivers’ last hurrah at the Coliseum.<\/p>\n

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The over\/under is at 48.5 points. The moneyline has -126 on the favored Chargers, and +110 on the underdog Raiders in what’s expected to be a close AFC West battle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“Think of the team you played in high school that was kind of that crosstown team that you always look forward to,” Philip Rivers said. “It’s that kind of old-school rivalry.”<\/p>\n

River Card<\/b><\/h2>\n

Many NFL coaches aren’t exactly fond of playing on Thursday night. It gives teams just three days to prepare, assuming they played the previous Sunday.<\/p>\n

“I hate this. I don’t believe in this Thursday football,” Raiders coach Jon Gruden stated. “I’m not going to be on my soap box any more than that. It hurts both teams, obviously the preparation.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We take a lot of pride in getting our guys ready to play. We need a little time to do that. But a lot of people disagree with me, obviously, so it’ll be a challenge,” Gruden added.<\/p>\n

Rivers will most certainly be prepared and ready for the Coliseum nighttime atmosphere. Only nine players on the Raiders roster have played in more games at the venue than Rivers.<\/p>\n

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I love playing there,” Rivers explained. “The fact that it’s a night game, too. Division game, both teams right there in the mix. It’ll be cranked up pretty good.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Chargers (4-5) and Raiders (4-4) are both chasing after the AFC West leading Kansas City Chiefs (6-3).<\/p>\n

FanDuel has LA and Oakland respectively at +7500 and +10000 to win Super Bowl 54<\/a>. A $100 bet would net $7,500 and $10,000.<\/p>\n

Hall of Fame?<\/b><\/h2>\n

ESPN <\/i>this week named Rivers the best QB in NFL history to never reach a Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

“There’s no quarterback in modern league history … who has delivered more above-average seasons without sneaking into a Super Bowl than the man who will make his 229th career start for the Chargers on Thursday night,” ESPN <\/i>staffer Bill Barwell opined.<\/p>\n

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Rivers is No. 6 in all-time passing yards. That’s ahead of such names as John Elway, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Bledsoe, and Joe Montana. He’s also No. 6 in passing touchdowns, and No. 7 in passing completions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It’s a pretty darn good resume, but again \u2013 he’s never played in the big game every NFLer seeks. The odds aren’t good Rivers will be there this year, either.<\/p>\n

The Chargers are at<\/a> +4500 to win the AFC Championship. That’s implied odds of just 2.17 percent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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