Chiefs vs Raiders Prediction & NFL Odds For 5
Check out our free Raiders vs Chiefs prediction for the NFL week 5 game in Kansas City. See who USA Wager likes to win and cover the spread in this football game. And, get our insight into the best over-under point total bet.
Raiders vs Chiefs Prediction & NFL Odds For Week 5
On Monday, October 10th, the Las Vegas Raiders travel to take on the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. This AFC West showdown has a kickoff time set for 8:15 PM ET, and will be televised on ESPN.
Heading into Monday’s game, Kansas City is the odds on favorite to come away with the win. Will they be able to take care of business at home? Or, does Las Vegas have what it takes to make things interesting? Keep reading to USA Wager’s Raiders vs Chiefs prediction.
- Spread: LV +7.0 | KC -7.0
- MoneyLine: LV 275 | KC +-349
- Total: 51.0
Raiders vs Chiefs Prediction: Spread
Going into week 5, Las Vegas has a record of 1-1 in the AFC West. Overall, the Raiders head into action with a record of 1-3. This season, Las Vegas currently has an average point differential of -1.0 points per game, placing them 18th in the league. Coming into this week’s action, the Raiders will be the betting underdog for just the 2nd time this year. In the only other game as the underdog, the point spread was 4 points.
Through their last 5 road contests, the Raiders offense has averaged 19.8 points per game while allowing an average of 21.6. Las Vegas posted an overall record of 2-3-0 while going 1-4 ATS. Over the last 5 games as the betting favorite, the Raiders have a straight up record of 3-2 while going 3-2 vs the spread.
Going into week 5, Kansas City has a record of 1-0 in the AFC West. Overall, the Chiefs head into action with a record of 3-1. On the season, Kansas City has one of the better scoring margins in the NFL, ranking 4th with an average differential of 8.25 points. So far, the Chiefs have been favored in 3 of their 4 games. The average point spread in these matchups is -5.
Across their last 5 home contests, Kansas City has been good against the spread posting a mark of 3-2. Their overall mark in these games was 4-1, while averaging 34.2 points per game. Spanning across their last 5 games as the betting favorite, the Chiefs have gone 2-3 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 3-2.
In this matchup, we suggest grabbing the Chiefs on the spread as -7.0 point favorites. On offense, look for the team’s 7th ranked passing attack to continue playing well on their way to a win.
Free Spread Prediction: Kansas City Chiefs -7.0
Raiders vs Chiefs Prediction: Total
Heading into this week’s matchup, the Raiders have an over-under record of 2-1-1. So far, the Raiders have put together the 10th ranked scoring offense at 24.0 points per game. However, the team has struggled on defense, giving up 25.0 points per contest. On the other side, heading into this week’s matchup, the Chiefs have an over-under record of 2-2. So far, the Chiefs have put together the 2nd ranked scoring offense at 32.25 points per game. However, the team has struggled on defense, giving up 24.0 points per contest.
If looking to place a wager on the over-under, our projections see this game finishing with a total of 64 points, making the over the best bet.
Free Total Prediction: Over 51.0
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