Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars odds, picks and predictions

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The Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars open their preseasons Saturday. Kickoff from EverBank Stadium is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (NFL Network/NFL+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Chiefs vs. Jaguars odds, and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.

The Chiefs begin their quest this season to become the 1st team to win 3 consecutive Super Bowls. They signed WR Marquise Brown in the offseason and drafted WR Xavier Worthy out of Texas with the 28th overall pick to give QB Patrick Mahomes a more talented receiver room.

The Jags finished 9-8 and fell short of the postseason, losing 5 of their last 6 games.

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Chiefs at Jaguars odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:19 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Chiefs +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Jaguars -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Chiefs +1 (-110) | Jaguars -1 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 40.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Chiefs at Jaguars picks and predictions

Prediction

Chiefs 27, Jaguars 21

Moneyline

The Chiefs won 2 of 3 preseason games last year. The Jaguars went 3-0 in the preseason.

Mahomes and the starters are going to play about a quarter — so will the Jaguars starters.

But the game will be decided by guys at the back of the roster, making it nearly impossible to truly handicap.

But the only way to bet the preseason and its unpredictable, volatile results is to bet the plus odds on the underdog.

BET CHIEFS (+100).

Against the spread

In preseason exhibitions, avoid the spread. Picking the winner is hard enough. No need to count on players who largely won’t be on NFL rosters to help you know which way to go.

PASS.

Over/Under

All 3 of the Chiefs’ preseason games last year had over 40 total points.

Two of the Jaguars’ 3 preseason games had more than 40 total points.

However, through 5 preseason games around the league, the highest total has been 33 points.

BET OVER 40.5 (-110).

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