Vegas Play of the Day: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos

By Case Keefer (contact)

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 | 11 a.m.

We’re entering the third season of the annual South Point-lined Play of the Day competition, effective July 1.

Starting bankrolls have reset to $10,000, with the maximum bet being to win $1,000 and the minimum wager $300. Ray Brewer won the 2015-2016 season, after Taylor Bern prevailed in 2014-2015.

San Diego Chargers plus-3 vs. Denver Broncos: $550 to win $500

The Chargers have been the subject of much ridicule this season for blowing leads, but it's taken a strong and overlooked effort to build them in the first place. They've impressed for large portions of games.

San Diego is better than its 1-4 record and isn’t going to continue to crumble in the fourth quarter of every game. A good place to start would be hosting a divisional rival tonight.

Denver’s offense isn’t nearly as efficient as San Diego’s — the Chargers gain 6.1 yards per play to the Broncos’ 5.2 — and has added challenges to deal with tonight. Coach Gary Kubiak won’t be with the team, and quarterback Trevor Siemian likely won’t be 100 percent in his first game back from a shoulder injury.

The Chargers would be competitive with a chance to win at home, even under ideal circumstances for the Broncos. Factoring in tonight’s situations make taking the points the play.

It’s too bad I didn’t write this Play of the Day on Wednesday, as I’d love to have the plus-3.5 number on the Chargers. But three points is more than enough to make this the best bet on the board.

Current Standings: Bern (14-9, $12,297), Keefer (16-14-1, $9,581), Brewer (12-12, $9,425)

Case Keefer can be reached at 702-948-2790 or [email protected]. Follow Case on Twitter at twitter.com/casekeefer.