The Los Angeles Chargers (0-0) are considered 7-point favorites over the Indianapolis Colts (0-0) in the first week of the 2019 regular season. The over/under line is 44.5 total points, according to SportsBook Wire.
That means oddsmakers are taking bets on whether the two teams will combine to score more than or fewer than 44.5 points.
Our official score prediction for the game is a 27-20 win for the Bolts, with a combined total of 47 points. So if we were putting money behind our prediction, we’d bet the over.
As for game picks, a majority of experts are picking the Chargers. Ten out of ten ESPN experts picked Los Angeles. CBS experts are split, with four out of eight picking the Bolts. Eight out of nine SB Nation experts believe that the Chargers will pull away with the win. Six out of seven USA Today experts picked Los Angeles.
Sunday’s game will begin at 1:05 p.m. PT on CBS.
