San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Chargers Picks & Odds

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SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

San Francisco 49ers logo
FINAL
Los Angeles Chargers logo
San Francisco 49ers
41
Los Angeles Chargers
17

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Consensus Picks

Weather Forecast

Not applicable
New! The BN NFL Computer Picks analyzes each matchup using team performance ratings to project win probability, fair odds, score, spread and game totals.

BN Computer Picks

Projected Winner

San Francisco 49ersto win
Confidence
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Model confidence indicates the strength of the NFL model's prediction.
92%(Heavy favourite)
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San Francisco 49ers

65.1%

BN Fair Odds

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-187

Moneyline Edge

★ +96

Predicted Score

23.3

Model Spread

-1.5

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Los Angeles Chargers

34.9%

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BN Fair Odds

+187

Moneyline Edge

—

Predicted Score

21.6

Model Spread

+1.5

Team Ratings

SF (Away)vsLAC (Home)

Strong77.7

Pass Offense

Weak23.6
Above Avg59.9

Pass Defense

Above Avg69.9
Strong90.7

Rush Offense

Average46.4
Strong74.3

Rush Defense

Average43.1
Weak (0–25)
Below Avg (25–40)
Average (40–55)
Above Avg (55–70)
Strong (70+)

NFL ratings compare each team's passing and rushing offense and defense. Ratings are percentile-based from 0–100.

Betting Records

SF

SF

LAC

LAC

7 - 2(3rd)

3 - 1

Wins

Away/Home

(31st)1 - 7

0 - 4

5 - 3 - 1(9th)

2 - 2 - 0

ATS

Away/Home

(29th)2 - 5 - 1

1 - 3 - 0

5 - 3 - 1(9th)

2 - 1 - 1

Ov / Un

Away/Home

(30th)2 - 5 - 1

1 - 3 - 0

Offensive Stats

SF

SF

LAC

LAC
269
Points
152
30
Touchdowns
13
7.38
Yards per Play
6.79
2183
Passing Yards
1587
291
Pass Attempts
243
192
Pass Completions
143
11.37
Yards per Pass
11.10
16
Pass Touchdowns
7
1122
Rushing Yards
886
255
Rush Attempts
218
4.40
Yards per Rush
4.06
14
Rushing Touchdowns
6
6
Interceptions
9
9
Sacks
24

Defensive Stats

SF

SF

LAC

LAC
187
Points
219
15
Touchdowns
21
6.40
Yards per Play
6.50
1868
Passing Yards
1577
307
Pass Attempts
229
196
Pass Completions
145
9.53
Yards per Pass
10.88
11
Pass Touchdowns
9
858
Rushing Yards
1000
230
Rush Attempts
249
3.73
Yards per Rush
4.02
4
Rushing Touchdowns
12
3
Interceptions
7
19
Sacks
13

Last 5 Games

SFSF

Result

ATS

Total

@ ATL

L20 - 29

L-2.5

50.5

vs WSH

W17 - 23

W-5.5

46

@ SEA

W32 - 29

W+3.0

46

vs DEN

W14 - 24

W-2.5

48

vs ARI

W30 - 36

L-8.5

47

LACLAC

Result

ATS

Total

@ KC

L6 - 22

L+7.5

41

vs DEN

L23 - 17

L+3.5

42

@ SEA

L23 - 30

P+7.0

42

@ BUF

L16 - 24

L+7.0

50

vs LV

L26 - 14

L-6.5

43

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