Raiders vs. Chargers Same Game Parlay Picks and Player Props
Week 4 of the 2021 NFL season has one game left on the docket, a Monday Night Football meeting between the young AFC-contending Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers. As both teams have played solid football through three weeks, this game will make for some tough betting decisions against the spread, on the moneyline, or with the over/under. If you’re like me, you might rather create your own in-game parlay using PointsBet’s “Same Game Parlay” function.
A Same Game Parlay basically just means a parlay consisting of multiple correlated wagers from one specific game. It provides bettors with good options to bet a game—and piece together props into a parlay within that game—beyond just the standard spread, moneyline, and over/under totals.
Here’s an example of my Same Game Parlay for last week’s Sunday Night Football game (between Green Bay and San Francisco), which I recommended to readers last Sunday morning:
- Green Bay Packers Total: OVER 21.5 (-140)
- ANYTIME TOUCHDOWN SCORER: Aaron Jones (-110)
- ANYTIME SCORER: Davante Adams (+100)
- George Kittle to Get 75+ Receiving Yards (-230)
Total Odds: +834 | Bet: $100 | Total Payout: $934
If you played this custom-made parlay, you would have woken up $834 richer last Monday morning. Same Game Parlay is a quick, easy, and extremely fun way of betting one specific game—and building a big potential payout—without being confined to the typical lines and spreads.
Let’s dive into our favorite Same Game Parlay bets for this exciting Monday Night Football showdown, and let’s make some more money!
Raiders vs. Chargers Same Game Parlay
- Total: Las Vegas Raiders Total OVER 23.5 (-131)
- Tri Bet 10.5: Either Team Wins by Under 10.5 Points (-160)
- Anytime Touchdown Scorer: Austin Ekeler (-121)
- Anytime Touchdown Scorer: Mike Williams (-112)
- Receiver Props: Darren Waller to get 75+ Receiving Yards (-105)
Total Same Game Parlay Odds (5 Legs): +1136
To Bet: $50 | To Win: $568 | Total Payout: $618
Total: Las Vegas Raiders Total OVER 23.5 (-131)
These teams sit pretty close together in my personal Power Rankings. The Chargers are at home, and playing better ball than their 1-2 record suggests (their one win was over reigning-AFC champion Kansas City!). Meanwhile, Las Vegas is off to an undefeated start, and plays well on Monday Night Football (the Raiders already beat Baltimore in overtime on MNF in Week 1).
I guess what I’m trying to say is that I’m not touching the spread or moneyline. And after the OVER bettors got crushed in Sunday night’s Pats-Bucs emotional rollercoaster, I’m hesitant to take the OVER on the total score (despite primetime overs going 6-0 through two weeks and 8-1 through three). But Same Game Parlays allow us to cherry-pick exactly which props we are comfortable making into a leg of our bet. Thus, I’m going with Las Vegas to exceed 23 points.
I love this wager more than any other points-based spread or over/under in this game. I wouldn’t want to bet the Chargers’ 27.5, because that raises the bar too high. Same thing for the 51.5 total. But the Raiders are a good bet to score 24 points, win or lose. They have surpassed that total in all three of their games so far, posting respective scores of 33, 26, and 31 despite playing three above-average defenses (Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Miami).
Veteran QB Derek Carr is flirting with the early-season MVP conversation, tight end Darren Waller continues to be a world-beating pass-catcher, the running back tandem of Josh Jacobs and Kenyan Drake presents an exciting 1-2 punch, and young wideouts Bryan Edwards and Henry Ruggs look poised for breakout campaigns. I’m going with Vegas to score at least three TDs and a field goal. That way, even if reigning Rookie of the Year Justin Herbert and the Bolts lay an egg in primetime, we likely get the green checkmark.
Tri Bet 10.5: Either Team Wins by Under 10.5 Points (-160)
The first leg of my parlay may suggest that I have more confidence in Vegas than I do in LA. But in actuality, it means that I like the odds of the Raiders to exceed 23 points more than I like the Bolts to exceed 27. I still expect this game to be relatively close, as neither of these squads have been in runaways so far in this young season. The Raiders’ average margin of victory has been six points, and the average margin of victory in the Chargers’ first three games has been 4.3 points.
The Raiders play well regardless of venue, and coach Jon Gruden has them hyped up and believing in themselves and the system around them (knock on wood if you’re with me). At the same time, Herbert has special talent under center, and a dynamic core of skill-position players. Wide receiver Mike Williams finally appears to be in full breakout mode, Keenan Allen remains one of the toughest wideouts to cover, and Austin Ekeler might be the second-best dual-purpose running back in the NFL behind Christian McCaffrey. I like this game to go down to the final quarter, so I don’t see an 11-point victory occurring for either side.
Anytime Touchdown Scorer: Austin Ekeler (-121)
The running back so nice, I had to mention him twice. Ekeler is a stud, capable of finding the smallest of holes and bursting through them with purpose and quickness. He’s also a very skilled pass-catcher, with hands and route-running ability most coaches wish their backs possessed.
Ekeler had one rushing touchdown in Week 1 at Washington, one two-point conversion against Dallas in Week 2, and one receiving score last week at Kansas City. I’m quite confident tonight will mark his first game scoring a touchdown at home in 2021. He’s just such a prominent part of this offense, and it should be a highly-competitive offensive battle. Ekeler has rushed 20 times in the past two weeks, and caught 100 percent of his whopping 15 targets for 113 yards in that span. When talent meets opportunity, results usually follow.
Anytime Touchdown Scorer: Mike Williams (-112)
Speaking of talent and opportunity, how about Mike friggin’ Williams? The young wide receiver has blown the roof off of the NFL through three weeks, becoming a fantasy football God in front of our eyes thanks to his ever-evolving rapport with Herbert.
In three games, Williams has caught 22-of-31 targets for 295 yards and four touchdowns. His unique combination of size, speed, and hands make for a great connection with Herbert, and his confidence seems to only be growing with time. I’ll take a guy with a 71 percent catch rate and 24.6 percent target share in a touchdown prop at -112.
Receiver Props: Darren Waller to get 75+ Receiving Yards (-105)
I just had to include my favorite tight end in our Same Game Parlay. Waller is a baller, and he cannot be contained by any defense. He’s Carr’s No. 1 target, he’s great before and after the catch, and he has a nose for the end zone in primetime games. Like Williams, Waller has exceeded 30 targets (33), and he’s hauled in 20 catches. He’s broken the plane just once this season—Carr tends to spread the ball around near the red zone—but most importantly, Waller has averaged 74.6 yards per game so far.
Game script decreased Waller’s targets in Weeks 2 and 3—in Week 2, Las Vegas ran away from Pittsburgh, and in Week 3 Miami focused heavily on defending Waller. But the tight end always gets his touches in close games, and I can’t imagine the Chargers have enough defensive gusto to limit him to under 75 yards. Waller averaged 86 yards per game against the Bolts last season, and he averaged 113.8 yards in primetime games. This feels like the lock leg of the day’s parlay.
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