After watching his fellow 2020 draftee Joe Burrow thrive in 2021, Justin Herbert has to be thinking it's his turn to have postseason success. The Chargers were a Week 18 missed field goal away from a playoff appearance before coming up short in Las Vegas. This offseason they've upgraded both sides of the ball, including acquiring Khalil Mack from Chicago to bolster a solid defensive unit. Assuming second-year coach Brandon Staley won't be as reckless with his risky decisions, the Chargers appear to be a sleeper team to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl LVII.

The Chargers have a chance to take hold of the AFC West early with a relatively favorable early-season schedule, including a trip to Kansas City, where they won last season. An argument can be made for a potential 6-1 or 7-0 start heading into their bye week. The last nine games are tricky with a good amount of coin flips, including home games against Kansas City, Tennessee, and the defending Super Bowl champion Rams. During that same time LA visits San Francisco, Las Vegas, Indianapolis, and Denver. If you're a Chargers fan, get ready for a potential weekly roller coaster of emotions.

With Kansas City having lost their most dynamic playmaker, Tyreek Hill, an opportunity to unseat them at the top of the competitive AFC West is ripe for the picking. The Chargers might end up being a trendy Super Bowl choice this season and if so, the +250 to win the division and +850 to win the AFC are appealing. Outside of Buffalo, Los Angeles might have the highest ceiling of any team in the AFC.

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Below, you'll find the Los Angeles Chargers 2022 schedule, win total and more futures odds from Caesars Sportsbook, followed by picks from top SportsLine NFL analysts Larry Hartstein and R.J. White. You'll also find three bets favored by the SportsLine Projection Model.

Entering the 2022 NFL season, Larry is 427-344 all-time on NFL sides (plus $3,764 for $100 players), including 394-330 ATS. He went 68-50 ATS (58 percent) and 8-3 on moneyline plays last season for a profit of $1,552. Over the past seven years, R.J.'s SuperContest picks are 329-250-21 (56.8 percent) and he consistently crushes the NFL: He went 445-378-24 on ATS picks from 2017-21, returning $2,542 to $100 players as SportsLine's No. 1 NFL expert in against the spread picks.

Los Angeles Chargers 2022 schedule

Week 1: vs. Las Vegas
Week 2: at Kansas City (TNF)
Week 3: vs. Jacksonville
Week 4: at Houston
Week 5: at Cleveland
Week 6: vs. Denver (MNF)
Week 7: vs. Seattle
Week 8: BYE
Week 9: at Atlanta
Week 10: at San Francisco (SNF)
Week 11: vs. Kansas City
Week 12: at Arizona
Week 13: at Las Vegas
Week 14: vs. Miami
Week 15: vs. Tennessee
Week 16: at Indianapolis (MNF)
Week 17: vs. Los Angeles Rams (SNF)
Week 18: at Denver

Los Angeles Chargers 2022 futures odds

Win Total Over: 10.0 (-130)
Win Total Under: 10.0 (+110)

Make Playoffs: -170
Miss Playoffs: +145

Win Division: +250
Win Conference: +850
Win Super Bowl: +1600

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