Monday Night Football odds, spread, line: Raiders vs. Chargers picks, predictions from expert on 25-13 roll

The Las Vegas Raiders will look to continue their recent dominance over the Los Angeles Chargers when they meet in a key AFC West matchup on Monday Night Football. The Raiders (3-0) have won three of the past four meetings with the Chargers (2-1), including a 31-26 triumph Nov. 8, 2020 in Los Angeles. Las Vegas won its only road game of the season in Week 2, a 26-17 victory at Pittsburgh. Los Angeles is 0-1 at home, losing to Dallas in Week 2.

Kickoff from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., is set for 8:15 p.m. ET. Los Angeles is a three-point favorite in the latest Raiders vs. Chargers odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points scored is 51.5. Before you make any Chargers vs. Raiders bets or Week 4 predictions, make sure you check out what SportsLine NFL expert Mike Tierney has to say.

A national sportswriter whose work appears in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Tierney has covered the NFL for decades and reported from seven Super Bowls. He’s used his experience to crush the NFL, going 187-147 against the spread the past three seasons. In addition, Tierney is 25-13-1 on his last 39 against the spread picks involving the Chargers. Anyone who has followed him is way up.

Now, Tierney has zoned in on Raiders vs. Chargers and just released his NFL picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see Tierney’s Week 4 NFL picks. Here are the Vegas NFL odds and betting lines for Raiders vs. Chargers:

• Raiders vs. Chargers spread: Los Angeles -3 
• Raiders vs. Chargers over-under: 51.5 points 
• Raiders vs. Chargers money line: Las Vegas +145, Los Angeles -170 
• LV: Raiders are 4-0 against the spread in their last four Monday games 
• LAC: Chargers are 4-0 ATS in their last four games against AFC West opponents

Why the Chargers can cover

Los Angeles quarterback Justin Herbert has been red-hot, with 300 or more passing yards in three of his last four games. He has fared well against Las Vegas, with 640 yards passing, five touchdowns, and a 112.4 rating in two games. In three games this season, he has completed 88-of-126 passes for 956 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 6.8 yards per attempt. He has been picked off three times, but has a rating of 97.8.

His favorite receiver has been Mike Williams, who leads the team with 22 receptions for 295 yards (13.4 average) and four touchdowns. He had five touchdowns all of last year. Williams has five explosive plays of 20 yards or more and converted 16 first downs.

Why the Raiders can cover 

Despite that, Los Angeles is not a lock to cover the Raiders vs. Chargers spread. That’s because Las Vegas quarterback Derek Carr leads the NFL in passing yards (1,203) and is second in completions (88) and attempts (136). Twenty-eight percent of his passes have traveled 15 or more yards downfield, the second-highest rate in the NFL. Last week, Carr completed 26-of-43 passes (60.5 percent) for 386 yards and two touchdowns with one interception and a 95.7 rating.

Carr has one of the top wide receiver groups in the league. The Raiders are the only team to boast four 200-yard receivers this year. Henry Ruggs III is 15th in the NFL with 237 receiving yards, while Darren Waller is 18th and second among tight ends with 224. Bryan Edwards is 24th with 210, while Hunter Renfrow is tied for 28th with 204. Waller’s 33 targets are tied for the second-most in the league behind Green Bay’s Davante Adams, who has 34.

How to make Raiders vs. Chargers picks

For Monday Night Football, Tierney is leaning over on the point total, but he also says a critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back. He’s sharing his Raiders vs. Chargers picks only at SportsLine.

So who wins Chargers vs. Raiders on Monday Night Football? And what critical X-factor makes one side of the Raiders vs. Chargers spread a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Chargers vs. Raiders spread you need to jump on Monday night, all from the expert who’s 25-13 on Chargers picks, and find out.