If you have anyone in Chicago, D.C., or New York, check in on them. Buy them a coffee (or maybe something stronger). Because their quarterbacks all went down in Week 2.
Of course, there are varying degrees of severity when it comes to these injuries, with Caleb Williams' hamstring seemingly the least severe, while Jayden Daniels (elbow) will miss time, and Jaxson Dart (knee) could miss the entire season. Some may be back sooner than later, but all of them will likely be sidelined for Week 3, which is our central focus here. Those injuries (among others) have sent the odds ping-ponging in different directions, which adds a layer of difficulty to pinpointing our bets for the upcoming slate.
Nevertheless, we'll plow through. It's been a solid start to the season for us, owning a 16-16 ATS record overall and a 24-8 record straight-up. Last week, I went 7-9 ATS and 11-5 straight-up.
When it comes to my five Locks of the Week, I rebounded with a 3-2 ATS mark in Week 2, which brings us to an even 5-5 ATS record through two weeks. Now, we try to move above .500 ATS, and that'll start with my five Locks of the Week for Week 3. The Chargers feel like they're lost at the moment.
They've dropped back-to-back games they should've won if we were looking at it solely from a talent standpoint. In fact, they are the first team ever to start 0-2, with both losses coming against teams that lost 14 or more games the previous season. And we're supposed to expect them to march into Buffalo and take down Josh Allen and the Bills?
Jim Harbaugh and the defense just let Kirk Cousins throw for 253 yards through the air and three touchdowns. Allen is on an MVP trajectory over his first two games, totaling nine touchdowns. He's a freight train, and it feels like the Chargers will be his next victim.
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