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Posted at 10:30 AM EST. 

L.A. Chargers +113 over WASHINGTON

1:00 PM EST. Ryan Fitzpatrick has a new jersey to hang in his closet, which is pretty damn full at this point after stops with the Rams, Bengals, Bills, Titans, Texans, Jets, Buccaneers and Dolphins. Now you can add the burgundy and gold of the Football Team. Prior to this season, it had been a long time since "FitzMagic'' was pegged to be anything more than a safety net for a young up-and-coming quarterback. He's played mentor to Deshaun Watson, Sam Darnold, Jameis Winston and Tua Tagovailoa. At one time or another, those teams all called on him to win a game or two. Fitzpatrick will not have to look over his shoulder in D.C., as only Kyle Allen and Taylor Heinicke sit behind him on the depth chart. This is the Magic Man's team and it will live and die with the Harvard alumni.

Expectations are high in Washington after the Football Team won the NFC East and had a quality showing against the eventual Super Bowl Champions in the Wild Card game with Heinicke at the helm. Washington actually took an 18-16 lead into the fourth quarter against Tampa Bay, but its highly ranked defense could not stop the Bucs from closing out that game. That unit is still expected to be one of the best in the game here in 2021, but it's hard to put much stock into that week to week, as this is an offense-first league where the officials are always looking to get their mugs on TV. It is very hard to play tight and physical on the defensive end and not be punished for it unless you play with Tom Brady.

The Chargers have their man in Justin Herbert and all it took was a team doctor jabbing Tyrod Taylor with a needle full of pain killers, puncturing his lung. That thrust Herbert into the spotlight and he stepped up to the plate, going toe-to-toe with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, taking their AFC West rivals to overtime. That was just one of many tough luck losses for the Super Chargers in 2020, which has their stock trading lower than it should be. L.A. has a variety of weapons for Herbert at its disposal and its defense is no slouch either. It's a big IF for the Changers, but if they can stay even remotely healthy, they have a chance to contend with the mighty Chiefs in the AFC West. In a few weeks, this might look like one of the worst lines of the year, as there is tremendous value to be had on the Chargers here and we’re all over it.

In recapping, we have all the hype on the Football’s team defense. To that we say, “big deal”. Dallas scored 29 on Tampa’s hyped and championship defense Thursday night and blew chances to score 21 more. You also have the market playing the West Coast team traveling to the East angle, another useless angle that the market uses to rationalize a wager on a specific team, especially in Week 1. What we know for sure is we have Justin Hebert, they have Ryan Fitzpatrick and we don’t have to spot anything. Chargers a big time steal here.

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