It can be a good time of year to lock in some great value, i'll post the teams i believe are value and that i have wagered on as we progress throughout this offseason....the first wager is in.
LA Chargers 28/1
I backed these guys last year at 66/1 as more of a speculative bet but this time around i am a lot more confident they will figure in the post season after winning their division.
I still believe that Rivers can produce at an elite level especially given all the weapons he has plus the protection he receives (only 18 sacks last season). They look well stocked at the receiver position and we can expect Williams to be better without the back injury....they have a workhorse running back and a good OL, this offensive unit will be capable to producing at a high level.
The Defense has a chance of being scary in 2018, they have arguably the best 1-2 punch at putting pressure on the QB--something that in the pass-centric NFL is probably the most important factor these days.....the corners are good and they've upgraded their talent at safety via the draft with Derwin James...this D has a shot at being one of the best in the league.
An area that could see sharp improvement is in the kicking game, plain and simple they lost several games last year due to a totally unreliable FG kicker, over the season they were one of the worst in this area....it would not take much for these numbers to improve and those couple of close losses to fall the other way.
The other factor that is hard to quantify is they should be more settled the 2nd year in LA than last year, I would expect a few more bandwagon fans in that stadium this year too! The rest of the AFC West all have a lot more question marks and deficiencies than the Chargers and I don't like the chances of any of those teams making the playoffs.
All in all i feel the Chargers are a great value bet for 2018 and i fully expect them to win the division.
LA Chargers 28/1
I backed these guys last year at 66/1 as more of a speculative bet but this time around i am a lot more confident they will figure in the post season after winning their division.
I still believe that Rivers can produce at an elite level especially given all the weapons he has plus the protection he receives (only 18 sacks last season). They look well stocked at the receiver position and we can expect Williams to be better without the back injury....they have a workhorse running back and a good OL, this offensive unit will be capable to producing at a high level.
The Defense has a chance of being scary in 2018, they have arguably the best 1-2 punch at putting pressure on the QB--something that in the pass-centric NFL is probably the most important factor these days.....the corners are good and they've upgraded their talent at safety via the draft with Derwin James...this D has a shot at being one of the best in the league.
An area that could see sharp improvement is in the kicking game, plain and simple they lost several games last year due to a totally unreliable FG kicker, over the season they were one of the worst in this area....it would not take much for these numbers to improve and those couple of close losses to fall the other way.
The other factor that is hard to quantify is they should be more settled the 2nd year in LA than last year, I would expect a few more bandwagon fans in that stadium this year too! The rest of the AFC West all have a lot more question marks and deficiencies than the Chargers and I don't like the chances of any of those teams making the playoffs.
All in all i feel the Chargers are a great value bet for 2018 and i fully expect them to win the division.