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Miami Dolphins vs Los Angeles Chargers Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 11, 2022 at 8:20 PM ET

Venue: SoFi Stadium — Inglewood, CA

Article updated Dec 10, 12:06 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Miami is on the road playing Los Angeles at the SoFi Stadium stadium on Sunday, 12/11/2022 @ 8:20pm EST. Miami -2 was the opening favorite and current line is Miami

Game outlook

Miami is on the road playing Los Angeles at the SoFi Stadium stadium on Sunday, 12/11/2022 @ 8:20pm EST. Miami -2 was the opening favorite and current line is Miami -3.

Miami 3-3 on the road

It is the last time the Miami Dolphins played on the gridiron that they lost by a final score of 33-17 against the 49ers. They are 8-4 this season. It was Raheem Mostert who rushed for the Dolphins with 7 carries for 30 yards (4.3 yards per attempt). It was Tyreek Hill who collected 146 yards on 9 catches, averaging 16.2 yards per reception. It was Tua Tagovailoa who connected on 18/33 with 295 yards and two touchdowns. It is estimated that he finished the game with 2 interceptions and a quarterback rating of 79.7. Miami conceded 121 yards on 34 attempts against the run, resulting in 3.6 yards per run allowed. In all, Miami ran 45 plays, totaling 308 yards. Miami completed 27 of 41 attempts for 230 yards, resulting in a completion rate of 65.9%. The Dolphins ran the ball eight times, accumulating 33 yards, which is an average of 4.1 yards per attempt.

With an average of 24.9 points per contest in the endzone, the Miami Dolphins hold a 28th place ranking in the NFL. The Dolphins average 89.7 yards rushing per game as a unit. Miami has accumulated 4,562 yards as a team this year. As a team, Miami has accumulated 173 first downs, committed 75 infractions, and lost five fumbles, which have resulted in 15 turnovers (10 interceptions and 5 lost fumbles). Among Miami's touchdowns, 24 have come through the air and 9 have come through the ground.

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With a power ranking of 14, Miami is ranked #6 in offense (scoring an average of 25.64 per game), #19 in defense (allowing an average of 23.27 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-4 (6-6 ATS) this season.

Los Angeles 2-3 at home

Chargers average 351.2 yards a game, ranking 13th in the league. They run for 1,016 yards and average 84.7 yards through the ground game. As a result of 462 yards in penalties on 59 violations, Los Angeles ranks 29th in football when it comes to hurting your team. In addition to giving up 7 interceptions, they've given up 6 fumbles and 164 first downs. The Chargers rank 5th among all NFL teams in passing yards with 3,198 passing yards and an average of 266.5 passing yards per game this season. With an average of 22.7 points per game, the Chargers are 14th out of all teams in football in terms of points put on the board.

A total of 20 touchdowns have been scored via the pass as well as 220.1 yards per game, ranking them 19th out of all teams. As a result of the ground game (151.6 yards per game), Los Angeles has surrendered 1,819 yards as well as 13 touchdowns. They have 17 takeaways (8 fumbles recovered and 9 picks) this season. Their defense has played 736 plays so far this season, placing them seventh in the NFL. 309 points have been surrendered to them. With 25.8 points allowed per game, the Chargers rank 30th in the NFL.

Los Angeles Chargers has a power ranking of 24 and are #13 for offense (scoring an average of 22.91 per game), #29 for defense (giving up an average of 23.27 points per game) and 6-6 (7-5 ATS) overall. Miami went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Los Angeles.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be MIA 23.25, LAC 29.25.

The SportsJaw community predicts Miami Dolphins to cover (52%)

OddsShark predicts LA Chargers will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

60% picked Miami Dolphins on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Dolphins 23 to Chargers 25.

Staff Prediction

I like the Chargers to keep this close. The Chargers secondary will be the difference in this one. With neither team implementing the run game much, the Chargers have the upperhand on defense.

Written by SportsJaw Staff

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Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Miami Dolphins-120 → -170Moved
  • Moneyline · Los Angeles Chargers+100 → +150Moved
  • Spread · Miami Dolphins-2 (-110) → -3 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Los Angeles Chargers+2 (-110) → +3 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over52 (-110) → 55 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under52 (-110) → 55 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Miami Dolphins
8-4 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Los Angeles Chargers
6-6 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-10T17:06:56.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Los Angeles Chargers defeated Miami Dolphins 23-17

Los Angeles Chargers defeated Miami Dolphins 23-17 on December 11, 2022, a 6-point decision in the series. Los Angeles Chargers' strongest period was the 2nd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 17-7. Against SportsJaw's recorded Miami Dolphins -3 (-110) spread, Los Angeles Chargers covered, while the 40 combined points finished under the recorded total of 55.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • SimonsaysSpread · Los Angeles Chargers +3 (-110)Win
  • HopkinspicksSpread · Los Angeles Chargers +3 (-110)Win
  • VfernandezSpread · Los Angeles Chargers +3 (-110)Win
  • ZwinzTotal · Over 55 (-110)Loss
  • TgodfreySpread · Miami Dolphins -3 (-110)Loss
  • PurplebloodTotal · Under 55 (-110)Win
  • JeffjacksonSpread · Miami Dolphins -3 (-110)Loss
  • IrishblueSpread · Miami Dolphins -3 (-110)Loss
  • IrishblueTotal · Under 55 (-110)Win
  • JtmcentireSpread · Miami Dolphins -3 (-110)Loss
  • PeytoncSpread · Miami Dolphins -3 (-110)Loss
  • Mr_BiggsSpread · Miami Dolphins -3 (-110)Loss
  • LiquidbananaSpread · Los Angeles Chargers +3 (-110)Win
  • LiquidbananaTotal · Over 55 (-110)Loss
  • MackintoshSpread · Los Angeles Chargers +3 (-110)Win
  • Rcobbett22Spread · Los Angeles Chargers +3 (-110)Win
  • OversandprayersMoneyline · Los Angeles Chargers +150Win
  • DouwannaSpread · Los Angeles Chargers +3 (-110)Win
  • DocthizzTotal · Over 55 (-110)Loss
  • JohnnylikescashSpread · Miami Dolphins -3 (-110)Loss
  • SportsdynamxMoneyline · Miami Dolphins -170Loss
  • 241969622Total · Over 55 (-110)Loss
  • MlzyfbabyMoneyline · Los Angeles Chargers +150Win
  • HuendisadaaTotal · Under 55 (-110)Win
  • HuendisadaaSpread · Miami Dolphins -3 (-110)Loss
  • Jjaime9999Spread · Los Angeles Chargers +3 (-110)Win
  • Jjaime9999Total · Over 55 (-110)Loss
  • CorSpread · Miami Dolphins -3 (-110)Loss
  • XyoojsterSpread · Los Angeles Chargers +3 (-110)Win
  • XyoojsterTotal · Under 55 (-110)Win
  • XyoojsterMoneyline · Los Angeles Chargers +150Win
  • CoolioSpread · Los Angeles Chargers +3 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 55 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Los Angeles Chargers +3 (-110)Win
  • JohnTharpSpread · Los Angeles Chargers +3 (-110)Win
  • JohnTharpMoneyline · Los Angeles Chargers +150Win
  • Amp2224Spread · Los Angeles Chargers +3 (-110)Win
  • Amp2223Spread · Los Angeles Chargers +3 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Miami Dolphins -3 (-110)Loss