Editor’s note: NESN.com’s Mike Cole, Ricky Doyle and Andre Khatchaturian deliver their NFL picks every Thursday of the season, and here’s who they like in the San Diego Chargers-Atlanta Falcons Week 7 game, with the line from OddsShark.
San Diego Chargers (2-4) at (-6.5) Atlanta Falcons (4-2), Sunday, 4:05 p.m.
Mike: Chargers. I’m still not sold on the Atlanta defense, which is allowing 7.29 points per 100 yards on defense, which is 27th in the NFL. This will be a shootout, and San Diego will keep it close enough to cover.
Ricky: Chargers. Philip Rivers is playing at an elite level right now. As long as the Chargers hang on to the football and play bend, don’t break defense like they did against the Broncos, this looks like a solid upset pick for Week 7.
Andre: Chargers. When you really look at how the Chargers have lost their four games this season, you see that they easily could be 6-0. All four of their losses have been decided by six points or less and were a result of late defensive breakdowns. San Diego?s offense is good enough to keep up with the Falcons and the point spread is big enough for them to cover.
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