Sun Oct 11, 4:05 PM ET · CBS · SoFi Stadium, Inglewood Division Indoor Upcoming · Fri 4:05 PM

Denver Broncos

2-2 · 2-2 last season

Implied23.0

At DEN -3.5 Total 42.5 Live line · DEN -180 · LAC +152

Los Angeles Chargers

0-4 · 0-4 last season

Implied19.5

Line movement open Oct 6 LAC spread +3.5 +3.5 no move Total 42.5 42.5 no move FanDuel

DEN @ LAC: the angle lands Fri 4:05 PM

Lines, matchups, injuries and forecast below are live now.

Key matchups

Team	Player	Pos	Proj	DK $	vs defense	FPA	Edge
DEN	Bo Nix	QB	18.1	$5,600	LAC #6 of 32	15.8	Tough
DEN	Jaylen Waddle	WR	14.2	$6,100	LAC #14 of 32	31.0	Neutral
DEN	RJ Harvey	RB	10.7	$5,200	LAC #14 of 32	21.1	Neutral
DEN	Evan Engram	TE	6.0	$2,800	LAC #7 of 32	10.3	Tough
LAC	Justin Herbert	QB	15.9	$5,100	DEN #12 of 32	17.0	Neutral
LAC	Omarion Hampton	RB	10.7	$6,000	DEN #15 of 32	21.7	Neutral
LAC	Oronde Gadsden II	TE	10.1	$3,600	DEN #24 of 32	15.0	Favorable
LAC	Tre' Harris	WR	9.4	$4,100	DEN #8 of 32	28.3	Neutral

DEN skill positions vs LAC defense

#6/32

15.8 fpa

Avoid

#14/32

21.1 fpa

Bad

#14/32

31.0 fpa

Bad

#7/32

10.3 fpa

Avoid

LAC skill positions vs DEN defense

#12/32

17.0 fpa

Bad

#15/32

21.7 fpa

Average

#8/32

28.3 fpa

Avoid

#24/32

15.0 fpa

Good

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)

DEN23.0

LAC19.5

Offense profile

DENRank of 32LAC

18.5 #27 Pts / G 16.8 #29

205.2 #21 Pass yds / G 204.0 #23

81.2 #29 Rush yds / G 121.5 #9

57.5 #25 Plays / G 61.2 #17

60% Pass rate 52%

1.2 Pass TD / G 1.0

0.5 Rush TD / G 0.8

1.2 Sacks taken / G 3.0

0.8 INT thrown / G 1.5

Defense profile

DENRank of 32LAC

23.5 #17 Pts allowed / G 26.5 #24

245.2 #22 Pass yds allowed 229.0 #17

142.8 #29 Rush yds allowed 121.8 #22

2.0 Sacks / G 2.5

1.0 INT / G 1.0

1.5 Pass TD allowed 1.5

1.0 Rush TD allowed 1.5

Rank 1 = best of 32 (offense: most; defense: fewest allowed). Basis: rolling window from 2026-09-09, 4 games per team.

Weather

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

DFS

DEN projected players

Pos	Player	Proj	Floor / ceil	DK $	Val	FD $	vs
QB	Bo Nix	18.1	11.3 / 26.2	$5,600	3.24x	$7,600	#6
WR	Jaylen Waddle	14.2	6.2 / 23.6	$6,100	2.32x	$6,600	#14
RB	RJ Harvey	10.7	6.5 / 17.3	$5,200	2.06x	$6,000	#14
WR	Courtland Sutton	9.2	3.5 / 16.9	$4,600	2.00x	$5,900	#14
RB	J.K. Dobbins	7.8	4.2 / 15.0	$5,000	1.57x	$5,900	#14
TE	Evan Engram	6.0	1.9 / 12.2	$2,800	2.13x	$4,900	#7
TE	Nate Adkins	4.2	0.0 / 11.0	$2,500	1.66x	$4,200	#7

LAC projected players

Pos	Player	Proj	Floor / ceil	DK $	Val	FD $	vs
QB	Justin Herbert	15.9	9.3 / 22.6	$5,100	3.13x	$7,100	#12
RB	Omarion Hampton	10.7	5.4 / 18.5	$6,000	1.78x	$7,100	#15
TE	Oronde Gadsden II	10.1	4.0 / 17.0	$3,600	2.82x	$5,000	#24
RB	Keaton Mitchell	10.0	4.8 / 15.5	$4,500	2.23x	$5,300	#15
WR	Tre' Harris	9.4	3.9 / 16.6	$4,100	2.30x	$5,500	#8
WR	Quentin Johnston questionable	8.0	3.0 / 15.4	$5,100	1.57x	$5,300	#8
RB	Kimani Vidal	5.3	1.7 / 11.3	$4,300	1.23x	$4,400	#15

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

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Props

Player	Market	Line	Proj	Over	Book	Opp rank
Bo Nix QB DEN	Pass TD	1.5	1.5	+110	BetMGM	#14
Bo Nix QB DEN	Pass yds	220.5	242.7	-111	DraftKings	#16
Bo Nix QB DEN	Rush yds	14.5	7.4	+105	Fanatics	#22
Justin Herbert QB LAC	Pass TD	1.5	1.3	+172	DraftKings	#14
Justin Herbert QB LAC	Pass yds	199.5	258.0	-113	DraftKings	#22
Justin Herbert QB LAC	Rush yds	26.5	27.8	-111	DraftKings	#29
Jaylen Waddle WR DEN	Receptions	4.5	4.8	-106	DraftKings	#14
Jaylen Waddle WR DEN	Rec yds	54.5	55.8	-110	DraftKings	#14
RJ Harvey RB DEN	Rush yds	22.5	13.7	-110	BetMGM	#22
RJ Harvey RB DEN	Receptions	3.5	5.6	+130	Fanatics	#14
RJ Harvey RB DEN	Rec yds	26.5	37.0	-112	BetOnline	#14
Omarion Hampton RB LAC	Rush yds	39.5	54.5	-110	DraftKings	#29
Keaton Mitchell RB LAC	Rush yds	31.5	40.4	-113	DraftKings	#29
Courtland Sutton WR DEN	Receptions	3.5	4.7	+115	BetOnline	#14