Will the Cowboys strike back in LA?
The Dallas Cowboys travel to LA for a home game – sounds strange, but it will be. Because normally there are always more Cowboys fans present at SoFi Stadium, so probably also with our Chargers vs. Cowboys tip for the Monday Night Game.
The bookmakers take this as an opportunity to write them out as the slight favorites as well. However, we see a typical 50-50 game coming up here, which can change direction again with each big play.
The Chargers are coming off their bye week and should be a little more rested than the Boys, who were just really put through the wringer by the 49ers. We’ll also have to see how they recover mentally from that.
All in all, our prediction for Los Angeles vs. Dallas is a duel of equals that offers too many exciting stories and matchups to predict a winner here. Thus, we will also focus on Player Bets in our picks.
Kick-off of this duel is on Tuesday night at 02:20 in Los Angeles. The match can be watched live on DAZN.
Los Angeles Chargers – statistics & current form
2:2 – that reads mixed, but with a little more luck in the game, this could have been a 4:0. Against the Dolphins they were on the verge of winning and against the Titans they threw away a win a bit unnecessarily.
But how strong are the Chargers really? In the end, everything will stand or fall with their defense. The offense is delivering consistently and has become even more flexible with the addition of Offense Coordinator Kellen Moore. 27.5 points and 388.8 yards per game is a very good value.
Defense with question marks
But all that won’t be enough with an eye on playoff qualification unless their defense improves again. At 404.0 yards allowed per game, they are currently the second weakest defense in that statistic.
For comparison’s sake, the Cowboys defense, which has been outplayed by San Francisco of late, stands at just 292.0 yards conceded. Over 400 or even over 350 yards given away per game is too much to make it far in the end. That just opens the door for opposing offenses.
Cowboys as a good matchup?
The 49ers have shown how to outsmart the Dallas defense. Now LA has similar weapons to San Francisco with Ekeler, Keenan Allen, and a quarterback who can control the ball well, which means they could easily copy the 49ers here.
In any case, we expect the Chargers to keep the game open and possibly control it from a possession standpoint. Thus, for LA against Dallas, a bet on the home team is also the slightly better alternative for odds.
Key Players:
- QB: Justin Herbert
- RB: Austin Ekeler
- WR: Keenan Allen
- TE: Gerald Everett
- K: Cameron Dicker
Dallas Cowboys – statistics & current form
Top, flop, top, flop – the Cowboys’ erratic season continues and much more concerning than their 3-2 record is the manner in which they have lost the games they have lost. Once a team manages to take their defense out of the game, nothing works for Dallas.
Dak Prescott is looking more and more like the mediocre quarterback who doesn’t deliver in extreme situations, and Mike McCarthy’s playcalling is probably as bad as most experts expected. Will they change anything here? Not with Jerry Jones as owner.
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This wonderbag character of the Boys is a problem for bettors, of course. That’s because their defense could flip again against the Chargers and provide 10-15 points on their own. However, if this does not succeed, then we see Dallas as an underdog here after all.
Because a Dak Prescott is clearly behind a Justin Herbert. With a passer rating of 87.5, Prescott is even behind quarterbacks like Deshaun Watson, Andy Dalton or Gardner Minshew. Justin Herbert, by comparison, comes in at a strong 106.3.
Touchdowns still possible
However, the Boys are of course good for 2-3 touchdowns in every game, if only after their defense has put them in good field position. Here we see Tony Pollard as the main target, but another player has emerged that is being looked for more and more often: Tight End Jake Ferguson.
Thus, in Chargers vs Cowboys, the odds on Ferguson scoring a touchdown are tremendous to play, especially since they are at a strong 3.40. On the Chargers side, by the way, we see Keenan Allen as the favorite TD scorer, having found the end zone three times already this season.
Key Players:
- QB: Dak Prescott
- RB: Tony Pollard
- WR: CeeDee Lamb
- TE: Jake Ferguson
- K: Brandon Aubrey
Los Angeles Chargers – Dallas Cowboys head-to-head comparison / H2H record
The last duel in 2021 went very narrowly to the Cowboys. Before that, however, the Chargers were successful three times in a row. However, we now see both of those stats as obsolete for Monday night, as the teams have changed a lot since then.
Momentum is slightly more in favor of the Chargers, who won their last two games, whereas the Cowboys were dismantled by the 49ers. Often, such a drubbing still lingers – we just have to check with the Patriots.
That’s why when it comes to Chargers vs Cowboys, the odds on LA are a bit more playable. However, our favorite option is a bet on a Keenan Allen touchdown, who is showing again this season how important he is for the team from California.
Los Angeles Chargers – Dallas Cowboys Tip
50:50 – that’s how we see the odds spread in this game, which makes win bets on LA more reasonable. All in all, though, we would prefer Player Bets in this game, as they can be successful regardless of the outcome.
For Chargers vs Cowboys, a bet on a Keenan Allen touchdown is our 1 pick here, followed by bets on one from Jake Ferguson. We wouldn’t be surprised if even both players score on Monday.
Another betting alternative in this matchup is over-points. Cowboys games are always high-scoring this season, at least on one side, and Chargers games also average 53.5 total points. So over 50.5 is a good playable betting option.
