Arizona Cardinals
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Los Angeles Chargers
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Sun Sep 13, 4:25 PM ET SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles CBS Indoor Unlocks Fri Sep 11, 4:25 PM ET

ARI @ LAC breakdown unlocks Fri Sep 11, 4:25 PM ET

The AI read lands 48 hours before kickoff. The market, key matchups, injuries and weather below are live now.
SpreadLAC -9.5
Total47.5
ARI implied19.0
LAC implied28.5
ARI ML+410
LAC ML-550
Line movement open Sep 6 LAC spread -9.5 -9.5 no move Total 47.5 47.5 no move FanDuel

Key matchups

TeamPlayerPos ProjDK $ vs defenseFPAEdge
ARI Trey McBride TE 15.4 $6,800 LAC #5 of 32 10.6 Tough
ARI Jacoby Brissett QB 15.2 $5,100 LAC #2 of 32 13.5 Tough
ARI Jeremiyah Love RB 14.3 $6,400 LAC #4 of 32 18.4 Tough
ARI Marvin Harrison Jr. WR 11.4 $5,000 LAC #10 of 32 27.9 Neutral
LAC Justin Herbert QB 21.3 $6,100 ARI #23 of 32 18.9 Favorable
LAC Omarion Hampton RB 17.1 $6,800 ARI #31 of 32 28.4 Smash
LAC Ladd McConkey WR 12.5 $5,900 ARI #14 of 32 30.4 Neutral
LAC Oronde Gadsden II TE 5.5 $3,500 ARI #31 of 32 17.8 Smash
ARI skill positions vs LAC defense
QB
#2/32
13.5 fpa
Avoid
RB
#4/32
18.4 fpa
Avoid
WR
#10/32
27.9 fpa
Bad
TE
#5/32
10.6 fpa
Avoid
LAC skill positions vs ARI defense
QB
#23/32
18.9 fpa
Good
RB
#31/32
28.4 fpa
Elite
WR
#14/32
30.4 fpa
Bad
TE
#31/32
17.8 fpa
Elite

Rank 32 allows the most fantasy points to the position (softest matchup), 1 the fewest. Ratings blend the 2025-26 regular season (with a last-8-games form tilt) into current-season data as games are played: current weight = games / (games + 4), so the new season takes over quickly.

Game script & scoring

Projected points (market implied)
ARI19.0
LAC28.5
Offense profile
ARIRank of 32LAC
20.9 #22 Pts / G 20.2 #25
262.5 #4 Pass yds / G 223.4 #19
89.8 #31 Rush yds / G 121.4 #13
63.3 #10 Plays / G 64.2 #5
65% Pass rate 55%
1.7 Pass TD / G 1.4
0.6 Rush TD / G 0.6
3.4 Sacks taken / G 3.7
0.7 INT thrown / G 0.8
Defense profile
ARIRank of 32LAC
29.7 #30 Pts allowed / G 19.7 #8
244.9 #23 Pass yds allowed 195.8 #5
128.2 #26 Rush yds allowed 108.2 #10
1.8 Sacks / G 2.8
0.6 INT / G 1.2
1.9 Pass TD allowed 0.9
1.1 Rush TD allowed 0.9

Rank 1 = best of 32 (offense: most; defense: fewest allowed). Basis: rolling window from 2025-09-09, 20 games per team.

Weather

Indoor: no weather factor. SoFi Stadium is a covered venue.

DFS

ARI projected players
PosPlayerProj Floor / ceilDK $Val FD $vs
TE Trey McBride 15.4 6.9 / 27.5 $6,800 2.26x $7,600 #5
QB Jacoby Brissett 15.2 6.2 / 24.6 $5,100 2.97x $7,000 #2
RB Jeremiyah Love 14.3 5.9 / 23.4 $6,400 2.23x $5,800 #4
WR Marvin Harrison Jr. 11.4 0.0 / 0.0 $5,000 2.29x $5,900 #10
WR Michael Wilson 10.0 4.1 / 16.4 $5,300 1.88x $6,300 #10
RB Tyler Allgeier 7.0 3.0 / 12.0 $4,900 1.44x $5,900 #4
WR Kendrick Bourne 4.2 1.9 / 7.4 $3,600 1.16x $4,700 #10
LAC projected players
PosPlayerProj Floor / ceilDK $Val FD $vs
QB Justin Herbert 21.3 8.7 / 34.9 $6,100 3.50x $7,600 #23
RB Omarion Hampton 17.1 7.0 / 28.2 $6,800 2.51x $7,300 #31
WR Ladd McConkey 12.5 5.6 / 22.4 $5,900 2.12x $6,500 #14
WR Quentin Johnston 9.8 3.8 / 15.3 $4,700 2.09x $6,000 #14
RB Keaton Mitchell 7.2 2.8 / 11.3 $4,800 1.50x $4,400 #31
WR Tre' Harris 6.4 2.9 / 11.4 $3,800 1.68x $4,700 #14
TE Oronde Gadsden II 5.5 2.5 / 10.2 $3,500 1.59x $5,300 #31

Val = projected points per $1,000 of DraftKings salary. vs = the opposing defense's rank against that position (32 softest).

Props

PlayerMarketLine ProjOverBookOpp rank
Justin Herbert QB LAC Pass TD 1.5 1.8 +170 BetRivers #27
Justin Herbert QB LAC Pass yds 238.5 277.4 -110 Fanatics #23
Justin Herbert QB LAC Rush yds 21.5 40.6 -110 BetRivers #26
Omarion Hampton RB LAC Rush yds 67.5 67.2 -110 Fanatics #26
Omarion Hampton RB LAC Receptions 2.5 4.1 +130 BetRivers #23
Omarion Hampton RB LAC Rec yds 12.5 24.3 -110 BetOnline #23
Trey McBride TE ARI Receptions 6.5 5.7 +120 BetRivers #5
Trey McBride TE ARI Rec yds 56.5 55.9 -113 BetRivers #5
Jacoby Brissett QB ARI Pass TD 1.5 1.5 +160 BetRivers #1
Jacoby Brissett QB ARI Pass yds 222.5 218.2 -114 DraftKings #5
Jacoby Brissett QB ARI Rush yds 10.5 10.9 -110 DraftKings #10
Ladd McConkey WR LAC Receptions 4.5 4.9 -102 FanDuel #23
Ladd McConkey WR LAC Rec yds 53.5 57.8 -111 DraftKings #23
Marvin Harrison Jr. WR ARI Receptions 4.5 3.6 +125 BetMGM #5

Best available over price per line. Opp rank = the defense's rank in that stat allowed (32 allows the most).

All ARI and LAC props with AI grades

Injuries

ARI 8 listed
  • Out Jameson Geers TE Unknown Severe
  • Out Trey Benson RB Knee Severe
  • IR James Conner RB Foot Severe
  • Quest. Jeremiyah Love RB Ankle Moderate
  • Out Chase Bisontis G Unknown Minimal
  • Quest. Blake Gillikin P Groin Minimal
  • Quest. Dadrion Taylor-Demerson FS Rib Minimal
  • Quest. Will Johnson CB Lower-Body Minimal
LAC 8 listed
  • IR Dalevon Campbell WR Leg Severe
  • Quest. Keaton Mitchell RB Undisclosed Moderate
  • Out Isaiah World OT Knee Minimal
  • Quest. Brenen Thompson WR Undisclosed Minimal
  • Quest. Cameron Dicker K Unknown Minimal
  • Quest. Rashawn Slater OT Undisclosed Minimal
  • Quest. Tre Harris WR Undisclosed Minimal
  • IR Branson Taylor G Undisclosed Minimal
Full NFL injury report

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Updated Sep 9, 1:18 PM ET For entertainment and informational purposes only; not betting or gambling advice.