The wait is nearly over. After a long offseason, the Kansas City Chiefs are set to suit up for their first live game action since the AFC title game loss last year. They’ll head to Chicago to face the Bears at Soldier Field on Saturday, boasting a roster full of fresh faces.
According to our friends at Tipico Sportsbook, Kansas City will be just a half-point favorite over Chicago against the spread. The over/under point total is 37.5 points scored. The Chiefs’ Moneyline is currently listed at -112, while the Bears’ Moneyline is -108. That gives Kansas City an implied win probability of 52.83%. A $100.00 bet on the Moneyline for the Chiefs would payout $89.29 in profit.
It’s a bit surprising to see this game so close in terms of the point spread. Andy Reid has already confirmed that his starting units will get roughly the first quarter of play. Bears HC Matt Eberflus says that Chicago will play their starters anywhere from 15-20 snaps. The Bears are in their first year under a new head coach and with former Chiefs exec Ryan Poles as their new general manager.
Kansas City has quite a few new faces on both sides of the ball through their roster, but still plenty of the pieces that have contributed to their success over the past four years. To bank on Chicago having a deep enough team and mastery of a new offensive system to compete through four quarters of a preseason game seems bold.
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