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Los Angeles Chargers vs. New England Patriots
The Los Angeles Chargers and the New England Patriots will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Gillette Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Chargers as -3-point favorites versus the Patriots, while the game's total opened at 40.5.
New England lost its last outing, a 24-21 result against the Bills on December 22. The Patriots covered in that game as a +14-point underdog, while the 45 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 34-27 winner at home against the Broncos. They covered the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (61) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 9-6 SU,10-4-1 ATS
LA Chargers is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
LA Chargers is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Chargers's last 7 games
New England:
Team record: 3-12 SU,6-8-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
New England is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New England's last 5 games
New England is 3-13-2 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles at Las Vegas Sunday, January 5
New England home to Buffalo Sunday, January 5