{"id":18247,"date":"2011-10-02T10:23:34","date_gmt":"2011-10-02T15:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=18247"},"modified":"2011-10-02T10:23:34","modified_gmt":"2011-10-02T15:23:34","slug":"nfl-week-4-betting-preview-miami-dolphins-at-san-diego-chargers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nfl-week-4-betting-preview-miami-dolphins-at-san-diego-chargers-18247\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 4 Betting Preview: Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers
\nSunday, 10\/2\/11, 4:15 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 CBS
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 San Diego -9
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 San Diego -7
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 46.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 44.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Miami Dolphins will need to win to keep head coach Tony Sparano's job<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Miami is 0-3 on the season and on the road for a second consecutive week after dropping a 17-16 decision to the Cleveland Browns as one-point road underdogs last week.\u00a0 A lot of speculation around South Beach this week is the status of head coach Tony Sparano if the team manages to fall into a deeper hole.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re putting him in a tough situation,\u201d commented Dolphins linebacker Karlos Dansby.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ve got to play better.\u201d\u00a0 Offensively, the team is moving the ball between the 20s, but has failed to score a lot of touchdowns inside the red zone.\u00a0 Miami is 17-18 ATS over the last two-plus seasons and 12-5 ATS on the road.<\/p>\n

The Dolphins believe they can turn things around and quarterback Chad Henne is hoping to perform better when the team needs him the most.\u00a0 The former Michigan Wolverines star has completed just 56.5 percent of his passes and ranks 31st in the league with a 48.7 passer rating in the final 15 minutes of games.\u00a0 Miami\u2019s backfield will be missing rookie Daniel Thomas for a second game, which places added pressure on Reggie Bush.\u00a0 He has slowed down dramatically since the season opener, totaling 69 yards rushing and 71 receiving.<\/p>\n

San Diego hasn\u2019t exactly impressed on its way to a 2-1 record and team is likely in for a dog fight against a team that is looking to win its first game.\u00a0 \u201cThey\u2019re a very good football team that\u2019s 0-3,\u201d commented Chargers tight end Randy McMichael.\u00a0 \u201cThey lost to Cleveland by a point.\u00a0 They\u2019re a lot better than that.\u201d\u00a0 Offensively, the team will be looking to get the ball into running back Ryan Mathews\u2019 hands, as he\u2019s averaging 20 touches a game.\u00a0 The Chargers are averaging less than 100 rushing yards per game and 3.6 yards per carry, but need to continue featuring the run to open things up for the passing game.\u00a0 San Diego is 16-19 ATS over the last two-plus campaigns and 9-9 ATS at home.<\/p>\n

The Chargers offensive attack led by quarterback Philip Rivers could be in for a big day, facing a Dolphins defense that ranks 30th in total defense, allowing 415.7 yards per game.\u00a0 Rivers is one of the league\u2019s top signal callers and enters as the league\u2019s top-rated fourth-quarter passer this season.\u00a0 One of the things that has stalled the team\u2019s offense is turnovers, as the former NC State star has already thrown six interceptions.\u00a0 In reality, San Diego can win this game easily if staying away from miscues.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the Chargers due to their 23-7 ATS mark as home favorites of 3.5\u00a0 to 10 points, while the Dolphins are 0-5-1 ATS over the last six games.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NFL handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers Sunday, 10\/2\/11, 4:15 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 CBS Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 San Diego -9 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 San Diego -7 Opening Total:\u00a0 46.5 Current Total:\u00a0 44.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Miami is 0-3 on the season and on the road for a second consecutive week after dropping a 17-16 decision […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":17258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[323,320,1035,1047,2827,298],"class_list":["post-18247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-chad-henne","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-philip-rivers","tag-reggie-bush","tag-ryan-mathews","tag-san-diego-chargers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18247"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18248,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18247\/revisions\/18248"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}