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Today’s Free Picks

The PLAY: Los Angeles Chargers -2.5 (-110)

The Chargers won-and-covered both meetings last season with both games going over their respective total. This will be LA's first home game of the season. We certainly have some concerns about the Chargers' health, travel and rest disadvantage, but when it comes to the on-the-field product, they have simply performed better than Denver thus far. Already with two division wins under its belt, LA could put the AFC West in a chokehold with another win on Sunday afternoon. Sean Payton took the high road after the Broncos' controversial loss to the Colts, saying the officials made the correct call and it was his fault for using an aggressive field goal block on the final play of the game. Denver coulda-shoulda-woulda won that game, but Indianapolis still out-gained the Broncos by 149 yards. The Colts out-gained the Broncos by +1.1 yards per play and generated 26 first downs without ever sending the punter on the field. That has to be concerning for Coach Payton considering the Chargers' offense is built very similar to the Colts' offense with a mobile quarterback and a variety of receivers that are effective in both the short and deep passing game. Bo Nix hasn't looked settled into his sophomore season, and things are only going to get more confusing against Jim Harbaugh's defense. Ask Geno Smith and Patrick Mahomes about their experience against that unit over the first two weeks. Play on LA

The PLAY: Tulane +12.5 (-114)

Ole Miss has won-and-covered each of the last three meetings, with the last one being a 37-20 road win in New Orleans in September 2023. Both teams enter this contest 3-0 straight-up, 2-1 against the spread with both teams earning wins in important games last week. All three of the Rebels' games have gone over the total thus far. Lane Kiffin gives his pundits plenty of reasons to question his decisions, but he's earned the benefit of doubt when it comes to getting a quarterback ready for play. Back-up QB Trinidad Chambliss was thrust into unexpected action, but he looked like a seasoned vet against Arkansas on Saturday. Chambliss finished 21-of-29 through the air for 353 yards and he added 62 on the ground with three total touchdowns. If you're handicapping an Ole Miss game, one of the first things you have to do is look at the schedule. We said Kiffin was good with quarterbacks, but we didn't say he was good with keeping his team focused. Ole Miss hosts LSU next week. Can the Rebels stay focused on the task at hand? Play Tulane.