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CHARGERS-RAIDERS BETTING BLOG: Final prop grades

Updated December 17, 2020 - 8:58 pm

The Raiders are desperate for a win Thursday when they host the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Raiders (7-6) are fighting for their playoff lives after losing three of four, including Sunday’s 44-27 home loss to Indianapolis. The Chargers (4-9) broke a two-game losing streak with a 20-17 win Sunday over Atlanta.

The Raiders beat the Chargers 31-26 on Nov. 8 in Los Angeles when tight end Donald Parham Jr. couldn’t hang on to the apparent game-winning touchdown on the final play.

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UPDATES

8:57 p.m.: That’s it for tonight. We’ll be back Saturday for college football. Thanks for reading.

8:46 p.m.: Final Chargers-Raiders prop grades:

General props: First score will be a TD (-190); largest lead under 14½ (-120); longest TD under 41½ yards (35); game will go to overtime (10-1); no defensive or special teams TD (-300); won’t be a successful 2-point conversion (-300); both teams won’t make 33-yard or longer field goals (-135); a team won’t score three straight times (+175); there will be a score in the final two minutes of the first half (-350); the game will be tied again after 0-0 (+100, at 10-10, 17-17 and 24-24).

Raiders props: Derek Carr under 35½ pass attempts (5), under 266½ passing yards (53), longest completion under 37½ yards (30), under 1½ TD passes (0, +130), won’t throw an interception (-130); Josh Jacobs over 67½ rushing yards (76), over 16½ receiving yards (38), will score a TD (-125); Devontae Booker under 22½ rushing yards (12); Darren Waller over 6 receptions (9, -120), over 64½ receiving yards (150), longest reception over 20½ yards (35), will score a TD (+105); Nelson Agholor under 58½ receiving yards (49), longest reception over 22½ yards (30).

Chargers props: Justin Herbert over 276½ passing yards (314), over 1½ TD passes (2, -165), won’t throw an interception (+110), over 10 rushing yards (14); Austin Ekeler over 58½ rushing yards (60), under 50½ receiving yards (19), won’t score a TD (-125). Hunter Henry over 42 receiving yards (65).

8:43 p.m.: Under bettors had multiple chances to win the game in regulation, then still could have won if the Raiders held on the final drive. No dice.

8:40 p.m.: FINAL: Chargers 30, Raiders 27 (OT). Justin Herbert scores on a QB sneak with 1:29 left in overtime. The Chargers win outright as 3-point road underdogs, +155 ML. The game goes over 52½ in an epic bad beat for under bettors.

8:30 p.m.: The Raiders are -230 on the live line (Chargers +186).

8:29 p.m.: Daniel Carlson makes a 23-yard field goal to give the Raiders a 27-24 lead on the Chargers with 3:18 to go in overtime. The Raiders had first-and-goal but couldn’t score a TD to end the game. Now the Chargers get a final shot.

8:15 p.m.: The game is dead even on the live line going to OT (-110 both sides).

8:11 p.m.: OVERTIME. The Raiders were lining up for a 65-yard field goal, but the ball bounced off the holders hands and he covered it up. Raiders 24, Chargers 24 going to OT. Wild last two minutes.

8:08 p.m.: Badgley misses again, this time from 51 yards, and the Raiders live. Game still tied at 24 with 53 seconds left.

7:59 p.m.: Wow. A Mariota pass is behind receiver Zay Jones, and he tips it into the arms of the Chargers’ Chris Harris Jr., who returns it to the Raider 32. The Chargers shoot to -650 on the live line (Raiders +440).

7:52 p.m.: The Raiders have a clear chance to win now. Chargers kicker Michael Badgley misses a 46-yard field goal with 3:38 left in the fourth quarter, and the game remains tied at 24. The Raiders are now -200 favorites on the live line (Chargers +160).

7:44 p.m.: Mariota and the Raiders are fighting. Mariota dives in for a 2-yard TD, and the Raiders tied the Chargers at 24 with 6:16 left in the fourth quarter. The Chargers are -144 on the live line (Raiders +118). Not surprisingly, there was no prop available on whether Mariota would score a TD.

7:31 p.m.: The Raiders go for it and convert around midfield.

7:28 p.m.: END OF THE THIRD QUARTER: Chargers 24, Raiders 17. The Raiders face fourth-and-2 at their 43 to start the fourth. We’ll see if they go for it.

7:20 p.m.: The Chargers go back in front. Kalen Ballage scores on a 1-yard run, and the Chargers lead the Raiders 24-17 with 2:08 left in the third quarter. The Chargers are -320 on the live line (Raiders +245), spread -5½, total 55½. Ballage was +320 to score a TD.

7:02 p.m.: Tie game. Josh Jacobs dives in for a 1-yard TD, and the Raiders tie the Chargers at 17 with 7:18 left in the third quarter. The Chargers are still favored at -134 on the live line (Raiders +110), spread -2½, total 52½. Jacobs was -125 to score a TD.

6:52 p.m.: The Raiders get a stop to open the third quarter. The Chargers are -280 on the live line (Raiders +220), spread -4½, total 50½.

6:49 p.m.: Derek Carr has been ruled out for the rest of the game, so the easiest winners of the night will be the unders on his props: 35½ pass attempts (-120), 266½ passing yards, longest completion under 37½ yards (30), under 1½ TD passes (+130). Also Carr won’t throw an interception (-130) cashes.

6:48 p.m.: The second half is underway.

6:36 p.m.: Second-half line: Raiders -½, total 25.

6:33 p.m.: HALFTIME: Chargers 17, Raiders 10. First-half winners: Chargers +2½, over 26, Chargers +140 ML. The TD with 19 seconds left pushed the first-half total over.

6:32 p.m.: Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has already gone over his prop of 1½ TD passes (-165).

6:29 p.m.: The Chargers make the Raiders pay for the bad punt. Tyron Johnson catches a 26-yard TD pass, and the Chargers take a 17-10 lead with 19 seconds left in the second quarter. The Chargers are -385 on the live line (Raiders +290), spread -6½, total 51½. Johnson was +220 to score a TD.

6:24 p.m.: A shanked punt gives the Chargers the ball at the Raider 49 with 1:05 left in the second quarter.

6:20 p.m.: That field goal cashed a couple of props: There will be a score in the last two minutes of the first half (-350), and the game will be tied again after 0-0 (+100).

6:18 p.m.: The Chargers kick a field goal to tie the Raiders at 10 with 1:52 left in the second quarter. The Chargers are -122 on the live line (Raiders +100), spread -1½, total 47½.

6:14 p.m.: The two-minute warning arrives with the Chargers facing third-and-goal at the 4.

6:02 p.m.: Welcome to the game, Marcus Mariota. The backup quarterback hits Darren Waller on a perfect 35-yard TD pass down the sideline, and the Raiders lead the Chargers 10-7 with 9:19 left in the second quarter. The Raiders are -114 on the live line (Chargers -106), spread -1½, total 51½. Waller was +105 to score a TD.

5:54 p.m.: The Raiders catch a break when the Chargers drop a third-down pass. The Raiders have the ball back trailing 7-3 with 13:36 left in the second quarter. Marcus Mariota is coming in at quarterback with Carr injured. The Chargers are -230 on the live line (Raiders +184), spread -4½, total 47½.

5:49 p.m.: END OF THE FIRST QUARTER: Chargers 7, Raiders 3. First-quarter winners: Chargers +½ (-135), total pushes on 10, Chargers +115 ML.

The Chargers are -325 on the live line (Raiders +250), spread -6½, total 50½.

5:43 p.m.: The Raiders kick a field goal to cut the Chargers’ lead to 7-3 with 55 seconds left in the first quarter, but the big evelopment is an apparent injury to Raiders quarterback Derek Carr. He clutched his groin on a third-down rollout and has gone back to the locker room.

5:33 p.m.: The Chargers strike first. Hunter Henry catches a 10-yard TD pass, and the Chargers lead the Raiders 7-0 with 5:56 left in the first quarter. The Chargers are -144 on the live line (Raiders +118), spread -2½, total 52½. Henry was 12-1 to score the first TD and +175 to score at any point.

5:25 p.m.: The Raiders go three-and-out to start the game. The Chargers have the ball at their 22.

5:23 p.m.: We’re underway. The Raiders have the ball first.

5:16 p.m.: We’re approaching kickoff. Here’s where the line sits at the Westgate:

Chargers (+155) at Raiders (-3 -120, 52½, -175), 5:20 p.m.

4:59 p.m.: The Raiders are down to 3-point favorites at most Las Vegas sportsbooks after being -3½ earlier this afternoon. The consensus line is Raiders -3 (-120). BetMGM and the South Point are at -3 (-110 both sides). Wynn is at Raiders -3½ (+100).

The consensus total is 52½, up from 51½ this afternoon but down from openers as high as 55. BetMGM, the Golden Nugget and William Hill are at 52.

Contact Jim Barnes at jbarnes@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0277. Follow @JimBarnesLV on Twitter.

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