#261 ASA NFL FREE PLAY ON LA Chargers +2.5 at Baltimore Ravens, Sunday at 1:00 PM ET - Both teams are coming off big home wins – Chargers beat Browns 47-42, Ravens MNF comeback over the Colts. Much is made of Lamar Jackson and his play this season – but Justin Herbert has the 4th best QBR in the NFL (ahead of Tom Brady) 13 TD’s to 3 INT’s. The Chargers strength offensively is throwing the football with the 3rd best passing offense in the league at 303PYPG. The Ravens pass defense is 29th in the NFL allowing 296PYPG. Two solid offenses but the key difference between these two teams though comes down to defense. Defensively the Chargers have an edge. Overall, the Chargers rank 19th in yards allowed per game at 371 whereas the Ravens give up 390YPG which ranks 24th. On paper those defensive numbers look fairly close however the Chargers have faced three offenses in the top 6 in terms of DVOA or efficiency while Baltimore on the other hand has faced 4 offenses that rank 18th or worse in DVOA and yet they have worse defensive numbers. The Chargers have covered 8 of their last 9 games with 4 straight covers on the road, 3 of which they won outright. Digging deeper the Chargers are 37-17 ATS their last 54 as a road dog. Bet LA Chargers