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December 4, 2022

Prediction, Preview, and Odds

#471 Los Angeles Chargers vs.

#472 Las Vegas Raiders

Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 4:25pm EST

Oakland Coliseum, Oakland

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The Los Angeles Chargers will pay a visit to the rival Las Vegas Raiders in Week 13 of the NFL season, pitting a 6-5 LA squad versus a 4-7 Vegas team. The Chargers kept their postseason hopes alive with last week's 25-24 win over Arizona, while the Raiders defeated Seattle 40-34. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:25 p.m. PT, and the game total is 50.5 points scored. The Raiders are one-point spread favorites.

The Chargers won the first matchup 24-19 at home as a 3.5-point favorite.

LA needs to fight to keep its playoff hopes alive

The Chargers got all they could handle from the Cardinals last game, who led 10-0 early and held a 24-17 lead in the fourth quarter. Arizona made some big plays on defense in the fourth quarter, but its offense stalled out and turned the ball back over to Los Angeles. From there, Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert took over, throwing a touchdown to Austin Ekeler with 15 seconds remaining that got LA within one. He then hit tight end Gerald Everett for the game-clinching two-point conversion. The Oregon product has now orchestrated ten fourth-quarter comebacks in his three pro seasons.

"We just believed in each other," Herbert said. "That's one of those plays that we've repped a ton over the last couple of years. We feel comfortable with the guys out there. Gerald ran a great route, made a great catch."

"Smooth like chocolate milk," added LA head coach Brandon Staley.