NFL Odds Week 15: Chargers vs Raiders Lines, Spreads, Betting Trends

Patrick Everson Sports Betting Expert

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Week 15 of the NFL season kicks things off with Thursday Night Football between the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders. The betting odds see Los Angeles as a three-point underdog following a thumb injury to QB Justin Herbert. Coverage begins from Allegiant Stadium in Vegas on Thursday, December 14 at 8:15 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video.

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL odds for Week 15: Chargers vs. Raiders lines, spreads, betting trends and more.

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Los Angeles Chargers vs Las Vegas Raiders Odds

• Opening point spread: Raiders -1.5
• Opening moneyline: Raiders -155/Chargers +135
• Opening total: Over/Under 34 points scored
• Time: 8:15 p.m. ET Thursday (Prime)

UPDATE 5 P.M. ET WEDNESDAY: With a day-plus until kickoff, the Raiders are -2.5 (-122) in TwinSpires Sportsbook's NFL odds Week 15 market. Las Vegas opened -3 and just dipped to -2.5 this afternoon. The Silver-and-Black are taking 59% of spread bets/58% of spread money.

TwinSpires' total opened at 34.5, nudged to 34, then this afternoon returned to 34.5. The Under is seeing 57% of bets/68% of money.

"Two bad quarterbacks starting means we'll need the Over," TwinSpires director of retail sports Zachary Lucas.

Indeed, the Chargers are without Justin Herbert (broken finger) for the rest of the season. So it's unheralded fifth-year backup Easton Stick under center for L.A., and rookie Aidan O'Connell for Las Vegas.

UPDATE 10 P.M. ET SUNDAY: Los Angeles (5-8 SU and ATS) absorbed a potential season-killing loss in Week 14, compounded by the loss of Justin Herbert. The Chargers QB suffered a broken finger on his throwing hand in the second quarter against Denver.

L.A. trailed 7-0 at that point and lost 24-7 as 3-point home chalk. The Chargers are 1-4 SU and ATS in their last five games, and they're working on a short week. Herbert's status is uncertain at the moment.

The one thing the Chargers have going for them: The Raiders looked terrible in Week 14, too. Las Vegas (5-8 SU/6-7 ATS) got shut out in a snoozefest, losing 3-0 to push as 3-point home underdogs to Minnesota.

"There was definitely some disagreement about where to open this, in the wake of Justin Herbert's finger injury and whatever happened with the Raiders game today," SuperBook risk supervisor Chase Michaelson said. "We opened Vegas -1.5 and have been bet to -3. I don't know where this will go, because I think different groups will have different opinions on the Chargers without Herbert."

The SuperBook opened the total a modest 34 and ticked up to 34.5 tonight. But compare that to last week's lookahead total of 42 – and for that matter, the lookahead spread of Chargers -3.5 – and you see how much impact Herbert has on the number.

Click here for Vegas Insider senior reporter Patrick Everson's full NFL Odds Week 15 Report containing spreads, lines, and trends for every NFL matchup.

Chargers vs Raiders Pick, Prediction

Action Network NFL betting expert Brandon Anderson offers this prediction:

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Pick: TBD

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The One Stat to Know About Chargers vs Raiders

Action Network NFL researcher Evan Abrams offers his top betting stat:

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Patrick Everson

Patrick Everson is a senior reporter for VegasInsider. Based in Las Vegas since 1994, he's worked in the sports betting journalism/content space for more than a decade. He's most known for his deep roster of contacts behind sportsbook counters, providing readers and viewers with the ins-and-outs of how events are being bet. He's also a thought leader in the sports betting space, often appearing on or moderating panels at national conferences. More from Patrick Everson