We have an AFC West divisional matchup to end Week 2 as the Raiders host the Chargers in Las Vegas. Which team will go 2-0?
Los Angeles Chargers (1-0) at Las Vegas Raiders (1-0)
Both teams come off good performances in Week 1 and will be eager to go 2-0. The Chargers opened the season with a massive win over the Chiefs in Brazil, winning 27-21. Herbert out-dueled Mahomes with 3 TDs. Geno Smith and the Raiders took down the Patriots 20-13, giving Pete Carroll a perfect start to this coaching stint in Vegas. Here are my NFL same game multi predictions for this one.
Leg #1 - Justin Herbert 2+ Touchdown Passes
Herbert kicked off the new season in style, passing for 3 touchdowns in a massive upset over the Chiefs in Brazil. He found Johnston twice in the endzone and old friend Keenan Allen found paydirt too. He comes off 2 touchdown passes in his last game against Las Vegas, which was also at this stadium. In fact, he's now on a 5 game streak of throwing 2 or more touchdowns. Let's hope he makes it 6.
Leg #2 - Geno Smith 250+ Passing Yards
Geno Smith's debut for the Raiders could not have gone better. Las Vegas beat the Pats in Foxborough 20-13 and Geno was all over their defence. He ended up passing for 362 yards and threw the ball 34 times. I expect this to be a bit of an aerial attack between Herbert and Geno in Week 2 as the Over total has a very good trend in this AFC West matchup (5-1 when the Chargers play the Raiders on the road). The Chargers D also gave up 250+ passing yards last week.
Leg #3 - Ashton Jeanty Anytime Touchdown Scorer
Speaking of debuts, it was also a good one for high 1st round draft pick, Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty. He picked up his first rushing TD in the win over the Patriots and finished with 19 carries. That's a whole lot of volume in the run game and in what's expected to be a high scoring affair, he should get plenty of chances to score again.
Same Game Multi
Value Leg - Keenan Allen Anytime Touchdown Scorer
I picked Allen to score last week and it paid off. So I'm going right back to the well in Week 2. He was Herbert's top target (10) in the win over the Chiefs and managed 7 catches, 68 yards and a 11 yard TD catch in the 3rd quarter. Probably won't see him over $3 again this season so get on board now.
