The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs open as favorites in back-to-back weeks to start the 2020 season.
Following Sunday’s slate of NFL games, the folks over at BetMGM released their opening betting lines for Week 2. The Chiefs will play against their first AFC West foe of the season as hit the road and head to SoFi stadium to face the Los Angeles Chargers. Both teams started the season with a Week 1 win over their opponents and will look to extend their winning streak.
At BetMGM, the Chiefs are currently listed as 8.5-point favorites over the Chargers. The opening money line is set at -400 for Kansas City and +315 for Los Angeles. The opening over/under point total is set at 49.5 points.
Andy Reid’s Chiefs have won 11 of their last 12 games against the Chargers. They’re on a roll in the sports betting world too, covering the spread in 10 consecutive games dating back to their Week 11 tilt with Los Angeles in 2019.
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This time around they’re facing a Chargers team with some new pieces and a new quarterback in Tyrod Taylor. The L.A. offense really struggled to move the ball against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1. The strength of the Chargers team continues to be the defensive line. They’ll live or die by their ability to get pressure on the quarterback and force turnovers.
A miniature bye week from opening the season on Thursday will give the Kansas City extra time to prepare and a few extra days of recovery time before they head to Los Angeles. It’s just one more advantage that seems to be favoring the Chiefs in this one.
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