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Well http://www.thechargerslockerroom.com/authentic-melvin-gordon-jersey , Long-time readers of the column might have been surprised that our gambling friend, the aptly named Degenerate Gambler, has been solidly up on the season thus far. To the untrained eye, there is no rhyme or reason to his picks from week to week, but the truth of the matter is that he “goes with his gut,” like so many bettors across the land. That’s all fine and dandy until your bets are relegated to Chargers-centric bets in a 4-win season.Our friend takes his favorite bets on $100 worth of wagers each week, and chews his fingernails to the nub awaiting his fate. Week 13 was the first time this year that he was totally, resoundingly, completely wrong on every bet. Our anti-hero had a particularly bad week!Week 13Chargers @ Broncos Wager 1 -Chargers spread (-3) :$ 25.00 [ +100 ] LWager 2 -Chargers First half (-1) :$ 25.00 [-115 ] L Wager 3 -Total Points (Under 38.5) :$ 25.00 [-110 ] L Wager 4 -First score - Chargers TD :$ 15.00 [ +210 ] LWager 5 -Total points - Even :$ 10.00 [ +110 ] LTOTAL LOSS:-$100.00The Chargers didn’t keep the game competitive until the very end, nullifying the majority of our friend’s bets. It all sounded plausible enough- the Chargers’ backs were against the wall, the Broncos were starting a green QB. It should have been a lop-sided affair, but all the best laid plans... Even the Gambler’s even-points bet fell by the wayside. What’s more, based on fan recommendation (thanks Chargersfan420!) Philip Rivers Jersey , the Degenerate Gambler had apparently cooked the books on a Week 6 Steelers bet and marked it incorrectly as a win—another $47 swing! What a maroon!Our foolish friend can’t win for losing, and this latest debacle has brought his season total to a (drum roll) NEGATIVE 8 DOLLARS. To be fair, the same exact thing happened last year in the same exact week, and he was able to pull his season total back up in the final 4 weeks of the year. That means that he needs to get it in gear—and quickly—starting this week!With last week’s mess behind them, the Chargers now head south to Jacksonville to face off against a similarly disappointing team. While the Jaguars have comparable talent to the Chargers, they also have failed to utilize it. One of the strangest components of their season is the injury and then benching of Nick Foles for rookie sensation Gardner Minshew II. Minshew isn’t so much an upgrade from Foles as he is a fan favorite, but he is still a force to be reckoned with.The Jaguars only appreciably lead the Chargers by rushing yards per game (113.4 vs. 89.1) and sacks (37 vs. 24), but the teams are comparable in most other categories. The Chargers frankly have the advantage overall, which is why they are favored by 3 points on the road. Bettors by now aren’t going to be fooled by any positive expectations offered to the Chargers, but perhaps there’s room for surprise?Week 14Chargers @ JaguarsWager 1 -Total TDs - Under 4.5 :$ 25.00 [-115 ] Possible win: $21.74 Wager 2 -Longest TD - Under 38.5 :$ 60.00 [-115 ] Possible win: $52.17 Wager 3 -First score - Jags FG :$ 15.00 [+300 ] Possible win: $45.00TOTAL POSSIBLE WIN:+$118.91It looks like our friend is buckled up for another defensive game, which seems accurate enough. The Jaguars have not scored more than 20 points since October. The Chargers are still a defense-first team, and there might be a little air released from their tires. Still, that isn’t much to go on. Why didn’t he take an under bet?Both teams have struggled to put TDs on the board more than twice per game Womens Kellen Winslow Jersey , but aiming for less than five TDs sounds like it gives our friend enough wiggle room to be both right and wrong. One of his biggest bets of the season is that the game’s longest TD will be under 38.5 yards. Why?Neither team has scored a TD of this length or longer since October. The last time the Chargers scored a TD that would qualify was when Desmond King II scooped up a punt return for 68 yards against Denver on October 6. These are not quick-strike teams (and yes, the Degenerate Gambler is well aware that this recognition is enough to coerce each team to sling it 90 yards a throw just out of spite).Finally, for his only long-odds bet of the week, our friend thinks that a three-time return on investment sounds plausible enough for a Jaguars field goal being the first points on the board. Is it likely? No. But it sounds more likely than the odds would indicate. This is gambling, after all.And there you have it— hopefully most of you were busy preparing turkey last week and forgot to place some ill-advised wagers. This week, however, does offer some intriguing possibilities if the script doesn’t deviate too much.-Jason “Ya win some” Michaels Von Miller channeled Bill Belichick after the Denver Broncos' stirring 24-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.He finished all six of his answers in his poker-faced postgame news conference by saying, it's "on to Cincinnati."The surging Broncos (5-6) visit the sliding Bengals (5-6), who have lost five of six, next weekend in what looks like quite a respite from the difficult schedule they've faced so far.Entering Week 12, the Broncos had played the league's toughest schedule with their opponents combining for a 66-46-1 record for a lofty .588 winning percentage.After hanging tough against the league's heavyweights, losing by a combined 12 points to the Chiefs (twice), Rams and Texans http://www.thechargerslockerroom.com/authentic-lance-alworth-jersey , the Broncos have snapped back-to-back six-game winning streaks by the Chargers and Steelers.On Sunday, they handed the Steelers (7-3-1) their first loss since September and just their second in the last 18 regular-season road games when nose tackle Shelby Harris picked off Ben Roethlisberger's 2-yard pass to Antonio Brown in the end zone with just over a minute remaining ."It was a great team win," Miller mono-toned. "On to Cincinnati."The Steelers were the third consecutive opponent to bring a winning streak of at least five games into their matchup with Denver, and although Roethlisberger threw for 462 yards, the Broncos had four takeaways.Will Parks saved a touchdown by punching the ball out of the end zone as tight end Xavier Grimble was about to score on a 24-yard catch-and-run. Chris Harris Jr. intercepted a pass intended for Antonio Brown. Bradley Roby and Darian Stewart, burned on JuJu Smith-Schuster's 97-yard TD catch, teamed up to get the ball from running back James Connor.And Shelby Harris capped the night with his first career interception 48 hours after missing practice to attend the birth of his daughter."We had a great win today, great team win," Miller said, staring straight ahead, seemingly emotionless. "Shelby had an incredible day. But it's on to Cincinnati."The 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the last team to face the sort of three-game test the Broncos just did, wrapping up an 0-14 season with losses to the Raiders, Steelers and Patriots by an average of 40-10.And the Broncos are the first team since the 2005 Steelers to snap consecutive win streaks of at least six games in back-to-back weekends.The Broncos nearly swept their three red-hot opponents"We should have Dan Fouts Jersey ," safety Darian Stewart said. "We should have."Brandon McManus missed a 51-yard field goal as time expired against the Texans, allowing Houston to escape 19-17 before bouncing back last week to beat the Chargers on a field goal as time expired.Chris Harris Jr. said the Broncos are flame-tested and ready to make a push against a schedule that lightens up considerably.Their next four opponents 鈥?Cincinnati, San Francisco, Cleveland and Oakland 鈥?are a combined 13-30-1 before a finale against the 8-3 Chargers, whom they beat last week."We like where we are," Stewart said. "We've played the best of the best all year. We've got the hardest schedule in the league and these guys keep fighting. We're built for it. This defense is built to stop anybody in this league."You saw the game last week with L.A. and K.C., all those points put up," Stewart said of the 104-point explosion by teams that averaged just 26 points against Denver. "This defense is steady and we're going to fight."Miller tied a career high by extending his sack streak to six straight games."We played great defense," Miller said. "We played great offense. Great team win."It's on to Cincinnati."Follow Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: ://arniestapleton