Sharp money moves total in Raiders-Chiefs matchup

The past 3 meetings betwixt the Raiders and Chiefs person averaged 64.3 points. But crisp bettors are banking connected Sunday’s matchup astatine Arrowhead Stadium to spell nether the total.

Caesars Sportsbook vice president of trading Craig Mucklow said helium took a stake nether 50 from “a red-hot sharp.” Westgate SuperBook manager John Murray said the publication took a crisp stake connected nether 49½. The statement full was down to 48 connected Friday astatine Las Vegas sportsbooks.

“The full has travel down, and that surely makes consciousness if (tight extremity Darren) Waller is inactive retired for the Raiders and the Chiefs’ games spell similar they person been going,” Circa Sports oddsmaker Chris Bennett said. “The Chiefs’ defence has truly improved, portion their discourtesy is not similar we’ve grown accustomed to implicit the past mates of years.”

Kansas City allowed 29.0 points per crippled during its 3-4 commencement but has fixed up 11.2 ppg during its five-game winning streak. The Chiefs person gone nether successful six of their past 7 games, going implicit successful their 41-14 triumph implicit the Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Nov. 14.

Kansas City is simply a statement 9½-point favorite, with the enactment astatine 10 astatine Circa, BetMGM and the Westgate SuperBook, aft it opened astatine 8½.

“We moved it up truly due to the fact that Kansas City’s defense, yet again, looked truly bully connected ‘Sunday Night Football’ (in a 22-9 triumph implicit Denver),” Murray said. “It’s benignant of fascinating however antithetic the Chiefs are from 5 oregon six weeks ago. They’re winning with defense, and I don’t deliberation anybody saw that coming.”

After starting the play 2-7 ATS, the Chiefs person covered 3 consecutive games, and the wealth is connected Kansas City by a 2-1 borderline astatine Caesars.

“We are going to request the Raiders to crook their play astir asap travel crippled day,” Mucklow said successful a text.

At Station Casinos, 64 percent of the tickets are connected the Chiefs astatine -9½.

“The aboriginal enactment has been connected Kansas City. However, we person not moved the constituent dispersed since we opened the game,” Red Rock Resort sportsbook manager Chuck Esposito said. “It’s a overmuch bigger crippled for the Raiders. At this point, we’ll beryllium Raiders fans Sunday. Although, we are getting immoderate play connected the Raiders wealth line.”

The Raiders (6-6, 5-7 ATS), who divided past season’s bid and covered some meetings, are +380 connected the wealth line. They person gone nether successful 3 of their past 5 games, including Sunday’s 17-15 nonaccomplishment to Washington.

After starting 5-2, the Raiders person mislaid 4 of their past 5 games and are dense favorites (-700) astatine Circa to miss the playoffs.

“These are 2 teams heading successful other directions close now,” Esposito said. “The Chiefs are playing immoderate of their champion shot of the season. The biggest interest for the Raiders is it’s been 3 consecutive years that they’ve gotten disconnected to beardown starts and truly struggled aft that.”

Kansas City is simply a -200 favourite astatine Circa to triumph the AFC West. The Raiders are 51-1. The Chiefs are the +550 2nd prime to triumph the Super Bowl down the Buccaneers (5-1). The Raiders are 200-1.

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