ROGERS SUNDAY SUPER BLITZ - $36K RUN - EARLY
(NFL) Chargers (LAC) vs. Panthers (CAR),
Point Spread: 5.50 | -110.00 Panthers (CAR) (Home)
Result: Loss
At 1:00pm ET, my Sunday Super Blitz is on Carolina. The Chargers may look easy at first glance but I'm going to recommend caution. In fact, I feel that they're getting too much respect from the oddsmakers in their first road game of the season. Jim Harbaugh got his first win as head coach of the Chargers in last week's 22-10 home victory over the Raiders. He's not going to work miracles immediately though and now he hits the road for two straight, before a home game with the Chiefs. The Chargers are a different team than they were last year, but it's still significant to note that they were just 3-5 SU on the road last season. Carolina fell 47-10 at New Orleans as a 3.5-point dog, but I expect Bryce Young to be a lot sharper here in Week 2 at home. Last year, in Week 1, the Giants got blown out 40-0. Everyone was really down on them but they came back and won outright in Week 2. The Steelers were another team which was blown out in Week 1 and won outright in Week 2. As for the Panthers, they lost by 14 in Week 1 and were far more competitive in a 3-point Week 2 loss. The morale of the story is not to over-react to a Week 1 blowout loss. Carolina will be better and will get us at least the cover on Sunday afternoon.