The Kansas City Chiefs (11-4 SU, 8-7 ATS) will take an eight-game series of wins to Cincinnati on Sunday to fight the Bengals (9-6, 8-7) as little street top choices at sportsbooks checked by Odds Shark. The Chiefs have likewise shrouded the spread in six straight games as they have again climbed to the favorite in the AFC.
The normal return of tight end Travis Kelce for Kansas City from the hold/COVID-19 rundown will make the double-cross protecting meeting champions (up to – 5 as of Monday) significantly more risky as the group hopes to draw one stage nearer to securing the No. 1 seed.
The Chiefs took care of the Pittsburgh Steelers effectively last week in a 36-10 defeat, covering the spread as 10-guide top picks toward close out a stretch of four home games in about a month and a half, including their bye. They have not played a street game against a non-divisional rival, however, since falling 27-3 to the Tennessee Titans as 4-guide street top choices toward cap their 3-4 beginning – and have not lost from that point forward.
Game Info: Chiefs vs Bengals
- Date/Time: January 2, 1 p.m. ET
- Venue: Paul Brown Stadium
- TV Coverage: CBS
- Opening Odds: Chiefs -4 | O/U 47 (Line History)
- Chiefs vs Bengals Live Stream on FuboTV (Try For Nothing)
The Bengals finished the scope of the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday also, with quarterback Joe Burrow establishing a standard for most passing yards versus a rival in a season with 525 of his 941 yards arriving in a 41-21 defeat as 7.5-point home top picks. With those vainglorious hostile numbers for the two groups in this matchup, it is no big surprise the complete has hopped as far as possible up to 50.5 in early activity as well.
Kansas City News and Notes
In the event that individual quarterback Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers was not on a late-season tear for the second year straight, more individuals would discuss Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes for NFL MVP praises.
In spite of tossing a profession-high 13 block attempts, Mahomes has recaptured his MVP structure with just three of those picks coming in the beyond seven games. He finished 23 of 30 passes for 258 yards with three scores and no block attempts against the Steelers without Kelce and with All-Pro wide collector Tyreek Hill contributing only two gets for 19 yards in the wake of clearing COVID-19 conventions.
That is a worthy representative for Mahomes, and he will currently be without second-year running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who experienced a shoulder injury that could keep him out the last two games.
Cincinnati News and Notes
It is a two-horse race for NFL Comeback Player of the Year between Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys and Burrow, who has better numbers no matter how you look at it aside from block attempts however has likewise played another game.
Tunnel’s 105 passer rating is second just to Rodgers (110.8) among normal beginning quarterbacks also, so he could wind up taking the honor from Prescott with a solid completion. All things considered, Burrow is the quintessential cooperative person and stays more centered around driving Cincinnati to its first division title beginning around 2015 and first season finisher triumph starting around 1990.
He would achieve one of those objectives with an agitated success here and serve notice to the remainder of the AFC that the Bengals are genuine competitors. They finish the customary season by visiting the Cleveland Browns in Week 18.
How Kansas City Will Cover
The Chiefs need to keep playing extraordinary protection, as they have held rivals to 14 places or less in six of their last seven games, incorporating 10 or less in four of five. Kansas City‘s offense has additionally arrived at the midpoint of 39.3 places in the beyond three games, so assuming the two units continue to play like that at Cincinnati, then, at that point, a success SU and ATS will be almost certain to occur.
How Cincinnati Will Cover
The Bengals would be fine partaking in a shootout at home, losing just once this year generally when scoring in excess of 23 places. That arrived in a stunning 34-31 misfortune to the New York Jets as 11.5-point home top choices back in Week 8. The victor in three of their last four home games has scored precisely 41 focuses, with the Bengals winning two of those.
