Los Angeles Chargers: 2026 Win Total & Market Edge
The prediction-market read on the Chargers: our DAEPA model projects 8.9 wins in 2026 (14th of 32, Average tier), beside the live Kalshi win-total line. Full schedule, per-game win probabilities and AFC West standing below.
2026 win total: our model vs. Kalshi
Model projection
8.9
±2.0 wins
Kalshi market
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KXNFLWINS-27LAC
Edge
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wins
Win-total market not open yet
Kalshi lists the Chargers season win-total ladder closer to the season — this fills in automatically when the market opens. The model projection above is live now.
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Power rating breakdown
Overall
+0.4
15th · Average
Offense
-0.4
points/gm
Defense
+0.6
points/gm
Special teams
+0.2
points/gm
Methodology: DAEPA model docs → (66.5% backtested game accuracy across 5,934 games).
2026 schedule & model win probabilities
All 17 regular-season games. Win probability is the DAEPA margin (power-rating differential + 2.5-point home-field) run through a Normal model, σ=13.5. The sum of these 17 numbers is the 8.9-win projection above.
AFC West projected standing
Division hub →Chargers 2026 — frequently asked
What is the Los Angeles Chargers win total for 2026?
Our DAEPA power-rating model projects 8.9 wins for the Chargers in 2026, summing single-game win probabilities across all 17 regular-season games. Kalshi's KXNFLWINS-27 season win-total ladder for the Chargers is not fully open yet — when it lists, we compare the two and flag the edge.
Where do the Chargers rank in our 2026 power ratings?
The Chargers sit at a +0.4-point power rating — 15th of 32 — in the Average tier. That rating (offense -0.4, defense +0.6, special teams +0.2) is the input behind every Chargers prediction-market edge we publish.
Can you trade Los Angeles Chargers games on Kalshi?
Yes. Kalshi is a CFTC-regulated exchange that lists Chargers season win totals (KXNFLWINS), individual game winners (KXNFLGAME, listed one to two weeks before kickoff), plus division, conference and Super Bowl champion markets — available to traders in all 50 states. You take a yes/no position that settles at $1 or $0.
What division are the Chargers in for 2026?
The Chargers play in the AFC West, alongside Broncos, Chiefs, Raiders. Our model has them projected 2nd in the AFC West on 8.9 expected wins.
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