Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos NFL Week 18 Odds, Plays and Insights

Jan 04, 2022

Check out odds, plays and more for the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos NFL Week 18 matchup on January 8, 2022.

The Denver Broncos (7-9) will battle to halt their three-game slide in a Week 18 clash with the Kansas City Chiefs (11-5).

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Odds for Chiefs vs. Broncos

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Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the current 44-point total in 11 of 16 games (68.8%) this season.
Denver's games have gone over 44 points in five of 16 chances this season.
The combined points per game average of the two teams, 47.7, is 3.7 points more than Saturday's over/under.
These two squads combine to allow 39.7 points per game, 4.3 fewer than this contest's over/under.
The average total in Chiefs games this season is 52.4, 8.4 points more than Saturday's over/under of 44.
In 2021, games involving the Broncos have averaged a total of 44.0 points, equal to the set over/under for this game.

Against the spread, Kansas City is 8-8-0 this year.
The Chiefs have covered the spread once this season when favored by 10 points or more (in two chances).
Kansas City's games this year have hit the over on nine of 16 set point totals (56.2%).
The Chiefs score 9.9 more points per game (28.3) than the Broncos give up (18.4).
Kansas City is 8-6 against the spread and 10-4 overall in games when it records more than 18.4 points.
The Chiefs collect 397.3 yards per game, 75.2 more yards than the 322.1 the Broncos give up per matchup.
In games that Kansas City churns out over 322.1 yards, the team is 7-7 against the spread and 9-5 overall.
The Chiefs have turned the ball over 25 times this season, six more turnovers than the Broncos have forced (19).
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Against the spread, Denver is 7-9-0 this year.
The Broncos have been underdogs by 10 points or more once this season and covered the spread.
Denver's games this season have eclipsed the over/under four times in 16 opportunities (25%).
The Broncos score just 1.9 fewer points per game (19.4) than the Chiefs allow (21.3).
Denver is 6-1 against the spread and 6-1 overall when the team notches more than 21.3 points.
The Broncos average 40.9 fewer yards per game (328.4) than the Chiefs allow (369.3).
Denver is 3-3 against the spread and 3-3 overall when the team totals over 369.3 yards.
This year the Broncos have 17 turnovers, 11 fewer than the Chiefs have takeaways (28).

At home this year, Denver is 4-4 against the spread and 4-4 overall.
The Broncos are unbeaten ATS (2-0) as 10-point underdogs or more at home.
Denver has hit the over twice in eight home games this year.
Broncos home games this season average 44.2 total points, 0.2 more than this contest's over/under (44).
On the road, Kansas City is 4-3 overall and 4-3 against the spread.
Kansas City has gone over the total in five of seven away games this season.
The average point total in Chiefs away games this season is 53.9 points, 9.9 more than this matchup's over/under (44).