NFL Hall of Fame Game: Chargers vs. Lions Matchup Preview

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00:00If we look at the odds market, the odds makers are telling you what we already know.

00:04We don't know what's going to happen, and neither do you.

00:07Hey, just take a flyer.

00:08The line's actually a little bit higher on the money line today at a minus 135 price,

00:11still at that minus one and a half point favorite, and a total of 32 and a half.

00:15There are some profits that we're going to go over a little bit later in the show,

00:18because I have a fun way that I want to bet this, which doesn't actually use a single player,

00:22but just a team concept here.

00:24We'll get to that in just a little bit.

00:25But if we are looking at the Lions, we've talked about them a lot in the offseason,

00:29changing of the guard.

00:30Ben Johnson no longer going to be that offensive coordinator.

00:33That turns over to John Morton, defensive coordinator gone from last year,

00:36Aaron Glenn, over to the New York Jets.

00:38We're not saying that they have to come out tonight and put on that winning effort

00:41because of how much that's going to mean going forward,

00:43but it is going to be a little bit interesting with two different play callers

00:46on the offense and defense sort of working out the kinks tonight.

00:49And as I said, you're looking at two quarterbacks here, not fighting for a starting job.

00:52That's Jared Goff's job.

00:53We obviously know that.

00:54But Hendon Hooker and Kyle Allen, who's going to be in that number two seat,

00:57should be a decent competition tonight for him.

01:00Yeah, it should be very interesting because I'm also going to be very interested

01:04in the coaching, right?

01:05Because you have a Harbaugh on the sideline, Donnie, and let's be realistic.

01:09We all know how Harbaugh's take, you know, the preseason.

01:14They take it pretty seriously.

01:15We know the Ravens record against the spread in the preseason.

01:19Well, his brother, John, is also not that far behind.

01:23And Jim and John now, I think, what?

01:24Jim is, what, 10 and 6 against the number in the preseason.

01:28Dan Campbell is not a guy that has ever taken preseason games seriously.

01:34But he also has a couple of brand new coordinators that are going to be interesting to see

01:39what are we getting from this team here?

01:42And can they get the plays in there in time?

01:44Yeah, as far as experience goes, you got to give the edge to the Chargers coaching staff

01:49more so than the Lions right now.