Los Angeles Chargers vs. Las Vegas Raiders Early Predictions for NFL Week 18: Odds, Picks and Preview [2025]

The Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers will face off against each other in Week 18 of the NFL season at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, January 5, 2025, starting at 4:25PM ET.

Early simulations from Dimers' advanced NFL model favor the Chargers as the most likely winner of this matchup.

For updates all week long, including best bets, player prop projections and touchdown probabilities, check out our interactive Chargers vs. Raiders predictions page.

Chargers vs. Raiders Week 18 Details

The NFL Week 18 action between the Raiders and Chargers at Allegiant Stadium is scheduled for January 5, 2025.

• Who: Los Angeles Chargers vs. Las Vegas Raiders
• Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025
• Time: 4:25PM ET/1:25PM PT
• Venue: Allegiant Stadium

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Chargers vs. Raiders Latest Odds

We've researched the best betting odds in America for this Week 18 game, which are listed here:

• Spread: Chargers -4.5 (-110), Raiders +4.5 (-108)
• Moneyline: Chargers -192, Raiders +184
• Total: Over/Under 40.5 (-115/-105)

LA Chargers vs. Las Vegas Early Predictions

Leveraging trusted machine learning and analysis, we have simulated the Chargers vs. Raiders game 10,000 times as part of our NFL predictions coverage. Here are the latest insights:

• Straight Up Win Probabilities: Chargers 68%, Raiders 32%
• Predicted Final Score: Chargers 23-18 Raiders
• Spread: Chargers (-4.5) 50%, Raiders (+4.5) 50%
• Total Points (40.5): Over 53%, Under 47%

As of January 2, 2025, these Chargers-Raiders predictions reflect the latest data and insights available.

Anytime Touchdown Scorer Predictions

Here are our initial touchdown probabilities for the Chargers-Raiders game:

Los Angeles Chargers

• J.K. Dobbins: 39.2% probability
• Ladd McConkey: 32.7% probability
• Quentin Johnston: 22.4% probability

Las Vegas Raiders

• Brock Bowers: 45.8% probability
• Jakobi Meyers: 33.2% probability
• Alexander Mattison: 29.3% probability

Chargers vs Raiders Player Props

J.K. Dobbins is projected to lead rushing for the Chargers, while Ameer Abdullah is expected to pace the Raiders on the ground.

In the receiving game, our projections favor the LA Chargers' Ladd McConkey and Las Vegas' Jakobi Meyers as the likely leaders for each team.

Conclusion

We predict the Chargers, with a 68% win probability, will likely beat the Raiders in Week 18 of the NFL season. Dimers.com will provide full game coverage closer to kickoff, so stay tuned for updates.

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