NFL preseason Week 2: Chargers expert releases strong pointspread pick on Saints-Chargers

Most preseason games are played at night, but there's Sunday afternoon action in Week 2 as the New Orleans Saints face the Los Angeles Chargers. Kickoff is at 4 p.m. ET from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. The Saints are 1.5-point favorites with an over-under of 42.5. 

Before you make any Saints vs. Chargers NFL Week 2 preseason picks, make sure you read what SportsLine expert Micah Roberts has to say.

Roberts worked in the Las Vegas sportsbook industry for more than 20 years, including a 13-year run as Station Casinos' book director. Armed with an unmatched network of sources, the former bookmaker became a SportsLine expert in 2016. During last year's NFL regular season, Roberts went 47-36-3 against the spread for a 57.0 winning percentage.  

Roberts simply knows when to back or fade the Chargers better than anyone as he is 18-9 in his past 27 picks involving the Los Angeles NFL team playing in the AFC, a stunning 67 percent cash rate. 

Roberts has scoured the rosters and made his picks for Saints vs. Chargers. We can tell you he's leaning over the total, but Roberts has isolated a critical x-factor that has him going big on one side of the spread. You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own. 

Who wins Sunday's Saints vs. Chargers preseason matchup? And which critical x-factor makes one side of the spread hit HARD? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Chargers vs. Saints spread you should jump on Sunday, all from the former Vegas bookmaker who's nailed 67 percent of his picks involving the Chargers!