The season became even uglier for the Los Angeles Chargers when starting quarterback Justin Herbert suffered a season-ending finger injury last week. Now, the Chargers will have to prepare backup Easton Stick for a trip to Las Vegas to take on the Raiders on Thursday Night Football. How should you approach Easton Stick NFL player props and how might he impact Austin Ekeler's prop bets in his first career start? Betting NFL prop picks has become increasingly popular and primetime games generally tend to generate the most action on individual prop markets. Before betting any NFL props for Thursday Night Football in Week 15 or entering selections on sites like PrizePicks, you need to see the Chargers vs. Raiders NFL prop predictions powered by SportsLine's AI PickBot.
Built using cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques by SportsLine's Data Science team, AI Predictions and AI Ratings are generated for each player prop. The AI predictions are determined by statistically learning from each player's historical data and then quantitatively evaluating the strength of the opponents defense by assigning a numeric value out of 100 called a matchup score.
Once a prediction is formulated, the AI rating is generated using the prediction, the matchup score, and the odds of the market. For example, you could see a 5-star rating on an over bet if a player is facing a poor defense, their prediction differs from the line and there are favorable odds.
In addition, SportsLine AI is the first fully automated predictive model at SportsLine. It continuously refreshes with the most recent available data and can help you spot the biggest discrepancies in the lines. So far this season, the AI PickBot has hit a whopping 579 4.5- and 5-star prop picks.
For Raiders vs. Chargers on Thursday Night Football, the AI PickBot has evaluated the NFL player prop odds and provided Chargers vs. Raiders prop picks for every available prop market. You can only see the AI player prop predictions for Las Vegas vs. Los Angeles here.
Top NFL player prop bets for Raiders vs. Chargers
After analyzing Chargers vs. Raiders and examining the dozens of NFL player prop markets, the AI PickBot says Chargers running back Austin Ekeler goes over 49.5 rushing yards. The Chargers' running back has been one of the best in the NFL for years, but it's been a less-than-ideal season for the veteran. He's only averaging 3.7 yards per carry and game script hasn't worked in his favor with Los Angeles failing to live up to expectations and throwing the ball nearly 60% of the time.
However, that's likely to change with Stick entering the lineup. Ekeler has already reached the 50-yard mark in three of his last five games and now will take on a Raiders defense that has allowed six of the last seven starting running backs that they've faced to rush for at least 50 yards. The AI PickBot is predicting that Ekeler finishes with 65 yards, rating the over as one of its four-star picks. See more NFL props here.
How to make NFL player prop bets for Las Vegas vs. Los Angeles
In addition, the AI PickBot says another star sails past his total and has 13 other NFL props rated four stars or better. You need to see the AI PickBot's analysis before making any Raiders vs. Chargers prop bets for Thursday Night Football.
Which Chargers vs. Raiders prop bets should you target for Thursday Night Football? Visit SportsLine now to see the top Raiders vs. Chargers props, all from the brand-new AI PickBot that has nailed 579 top-rated picks this season.
