The Baltimore Ravens (+7) are heading west to take on the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. This critical early afternoon game will get going at 1:00 p.m. ET and CBS is scheduled to broadcast the action.
Baltimore Ravens +6.5 +235 ov 53
Kansas City Chiefs -6.5 -290 un 53
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Baltimore Ravens vs. Kansas City Chiefs Betting Preview
In what could be an AFC postseason preview, Kansas City is projected as the favorite and is currently giving up 7 points. The Ravens are also receiving +220 moneyline odds while the Chiefs are -260. Oddsmakers have determined the over/under (O/U) to be 53.5 points, and should one side gets out in front early on, it’ll likely create a worthy in-game betting opportunity.
The line opened at -7. The game’s total has not moved after it was initially set at 53.5.
The Ravens have gained 0.8 units so far and are 6-6 against the spread (ATS). They’ve been a decent under bet and have posted an O/U record of 5-7. The surprising Chiefs are up 7.9 units this season. The team is 8-3-1 ATS and has an O/U record of 7-5.
The Ravens are 7-5 straight up (SU) in 2018 while the Chiefs are 10-2 SU.
The Ravens look to keep it rolling after a 26-16 victory over Atlanta in Week 13. Lamar Jackson completed 12 passes for only 125 yards. Gus Edwards (82 yards on 21 rush attempts) and the signal-caller Jackson (75 yards on 17 carries, one TD) led the ground attack. Ty Montgomery (five receptions, 42 yards) and Michael Crabtree (three catches, 36 yards) handled the receiving duties in the win.
Kansas City enters this one after just earning a 40-33 win over Oakland last week. The team’s defense allowed the Raiders to run for 171 yards on 28 rush attempts, along with one rushing TD. Jalen Richard had a good showing in the loss, posting 95 rushing yards on six attempts for Oakland. For Kansas City, Patrick Mahomes completed 23-of-38 passes for 295 yards and four touchdowns. Spencer Ware (47 rushing yards on 14 attempts, one TD) and the signal-caller Mahomes (52 yards on nine carries) led the running game as Travis Kelce (12 receptions, 168 yards, two TDs) and Chris Conley (three catches, 25 yards, one TD) led the pass-catching attack in the win.
Baltimore has run the ball on 44.9 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Kansas City has a rush percentage of 40.9 percent. The Ravens have run for 129 yards/game and have 15 touchdowns on the ground this year. The Chiefs are putting up 121 rush yards per game and have 11 total rushing TDs.
The Ravens offense has logged 254 yards/contest through the air overall and has 14 passing scores so far. The Chiefs have produced 327 pass yards per game and have 41 total pass TDs.
Baltimore seems to have the upper hand in both areas of the defense. The team has let opponents rush for an average of 87 yards and pass for 213 yards per game. The Kansas City D has allowed 317.1 yards per game to opposing passers and 122.0 yards per game to opposing runners. The Ravens are giving up an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of only 5.34 to opponents, while the Chiefs have allowed a 6.43 ANY/A.
Offensively, Jackson has amassed 362 passing yards on the year, and has connected on 62 percent of his 52 attempts with one scores through the air and one interception. He’s got a 5.29 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 4.51 over the last two outings.
Patrick Mahomes has connected on 254-of-383 passes for 3,445 yards, 35 TDs and seven INTs for Kansas City. His ANY/A sits at 9.34 for the season and 9.29 over his last two outings.
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Notes
Team Betting Trends
The Over/Under for Baltimore’s last game was set at 46.5. The under cashed in the team’s 26-16 win over Atlanta.
Baltimore has produced 4.9 yards per carry over its past three games and 4.9 over its last two.
Kansas City has averaged 5.3 yards per carry over its last three outings and 5.4 over its last two.
Kansas City has lost four fumbles this season while Baltimore has lost six.
In its last three matchups, Baltimore is 2-1 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
The Over/Under for Kansas City’s last matchup going into it was 54. The over cashed in that 40-33 victory over Oakland.
Over its last three matches, Kansas City is 0-2-1 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
Kansas City has won six of its last seven games SU, with a -3-point defeat to Los Angeles on November 19th accounting for its lone loss over that span.
The Ravens offense has created five pass plays of 40 or more yards, while the Chiefs have accounted for 11 such plays.
The Baltimore defense has allowed two pass plays of 40 or more yards, while Kansas City has given up seven such plays.
The Baltimore offense has created three rushing plays of 20+ yards, while Kansas City has created 12 such runs.
The Ravens defense has allowed six rushing plays of 20+ yards, while the Chiefs have given up nine such runs.
The Kansas City D has notched 39 sacks on the year while Baltimore has 35.
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