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Las Vegas Raiders @ Los Angeles Chargers DIV

BOOK LAC 78% MODEL LAC 70%
Week 2 · 2026-09-20 · 16:05 · SoFi Stadium (dome) · matrixturf
Last 5 yrs H2H: LV 37 LAC
LAC -8.5
Vegas line (context)
42.5
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

LV OFFENSE vs LAC DEFENSE
LAC DEFENSE LV OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 39% run Ball-control
LAC OFFENSE vs LV DEFENSE
LV DEFENSE LAC OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 42% run Avg pace dual-threat QB
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

LV OFFENSE vs LAC DEFENSE
-0.19 #29 Pass attack DEF +20 #9 -0.09
-0.26 #32 Run game DEF +28 #4 -0.07
195 #26 Pass yards DEF +22 #4 195
77 #32 Rush yards DEF +24 #8 105
3.8 #32 Pass pro vs rush DEF +22 #10 2.6
34% #29 3rd down DEF +25 #4 35%
56% #27 Red zone DEF +24 #3 52%
LAC OFFENSE vs LV DEFENSE
-0.05 #26 Pass attack even #23 +0.08
+0.02 #11 Run game even #14 -0.04
233 #15 Pass yards even #13 214
122 #12 Rush yards even #17 117
3.5 #30 Pass pro vs rush DEF +9 #21 2.1
46% #4 3rd down OFF +26 #30 47%
52% #30 Red zone DEF +19 #11 59%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

LV PASS RUSH vs LAC PASS PRO
Maxx Crosby DE 10.0 sacks '25
Malcolm Koonce DE 4.5 sacks '25
Kwity Paye DE 4.0 sacks '25
3.5 #30 sacks allowed /g #10 2.1
LAC PASS RUSH vs LV PASS PRO
Tuli Tuipulotu LB 14.0 sacks '25
Justin Eboigbe DT 6.0 sacks '25
Khalil Mack OLB 5.5 sacks '25
3.8 #32 sacks allowed /g #21 2.6
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

LV

Kirk Cousins QB 2025: ATL vs #9 PASS D 172.1 pass y/g 6/10
Ashton Jeanty RB vs #4 RUN D 57.4 rush y/g 4/10
Tre Tucker WR1 vs #9 PASS D 40.9 rec y/g 3/10
Jalen Nailor WR2 2025: MIN vs #9 PASS D 26.1 rec y/g 4/10
Jack Bech WR3 vs #9 PASS D 16.0 rec y/g 5/10
Brock Bowers TE vs #9 PASS D 56.7 rec y/g 3/10

LAC

Justin Herbert QB vs #23 PASS D 228.6 pass y/g 3/10
Omarion Hampton RB vs #14 RUN D 54.4 rush y/g 5/10
Ladd McConkey WR1 vs #23 PASS D 48.3 rec y/g 3/10
Quentin Johnston WR2 vs #23 PASS D 53.9 rec y/g 2/10
Tre' Harris WR3 vs #23 PASS D 20.2 rec y/g 4/10
Oronde Gadsden TE vs #23 PASS D 43.4 rec y/g 2/10
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.