Kansas City Chiefs 2019 NFL Season Win/Loss Total Betting Prediction

The last time we saw the Kansas City Chiefs, they were letting the New England Patriots mount a 75-yard drive in overtime to eliminate them in the AFC Championship at Arrowhead Stadium. That drive saw the Patriots conert three third downs. It helped that the Patriots benefited from a couple of crucial play reviews, but if Kansas City had managed to get on the board at all, then there would not have been overtime. As it was, the Chiefs had to scramble for 31 points to catch up and force the extra period. Will the Chiefs bounce back and have another outstanding season? Or will they experience a bit of a hangover to start? Most sports betting books have them at 10 ½ wins in 2019 after a 12-4 campaign last year. Can they get there? Check out our look at their season ahead.

Kansas City Chiefs 2019 NFL Season Win/Loss Total Betting Prediction

With Tyreek Hill potentially facing a suspension, all eyes will turn to Sammy Watkins to see what he can deliver for the offense. He’s making $15 million a year — but he had just three touchdown catches last year, catching 40 balls on the season. There’s no reason for that sort of performance in a pass-heavy offense such as the Chiefs’. However, with Hill possibly limited, Watkins will have more opportunities — and should have a better year with his second season in the system. One acquisition that has flown under the radar for the Chiefs is tailback Carlos Hyde. He started 2018 putting up big numbers in Cleveland, before the Browns sent him in a trade to Jacksonville, where he was behind Leonard Fournette and T.J. Yeldon. Even so, he had 382 yards on the ground and five touchdowns in six contests with Cleveland. He can catch balls out of the backfield, making 2019 a potentially big year for him.

• Week 1: at Jacksonville
• Week 2: at Oakland
• Week 3: Baltimore
• Week 4: at Detroit
• Week 5: Indianapolis
• Week 6: Houston
• Week 7: at Denver
• Week 8: Green Bay
• Week 9: Minnesota
• Week 10: at Tennessee
• Week 11: at L.A. Chargers
• Week 12: BYE
• Week 13: Oakland
• Week 14: at New England
• Week 15: Denver
• Week 16: at Chicago
• Week 17: L.A. Chargers

Kansas City starts in Jacksonville, and the Jaguars will want to avenge that 16-point beating they took at Arrowhead Stadium last year. Even so, the Chiefs should have the offensive weaponry to win a close game. Then come games at Oakland, at home against Baltimore, and at Detroit. The Raiders are still rebuilding (and have major quarterback questions in Derek Carr). The Ravens have a stout defense, but I don’t see Lamar Jackson outdueling Pat Mahomes II. The game in Detroit is interesting — remember the Lions routing New England a year ago — and that could be a trap. I’ll take a 3-1 start for the Chiefs in those four games. Then things get interesting with home games against the Colts and the Texans. Indianapolis had a terrific offense last year — and their defense looked impressive until they fell out of the playoffs. Houston has a dynamic offense led by Deshaun Watson and DeAndre Hopkins. Can they take advantage of a Chiefs defense that looked porous at times last year? Maybe…but not enough to win at home. I see the Chiefs at 5-1 at this point. Games at Denver and at home against Green Bay and Minnesota come next. Denver has a new coach, a new (old) quarterback in Joe Flacco, and a rebuilding project underway. Green Bay has a new coach and a resurgent quarterback in Aaron Rodgers, while the Vikings have a lot of talent on offense but may have given the wrong quarterback (Kirk Cousins) an $84 million deal. I like the Chiefs to take two of three hear to move to 7-2. Before the bye, the Chiefs head to Tennessee and Los Angeles to face the Titans and the Chargers. Tennessee won’t have the talent to stop the Kansas City offense, but the Chargers stopped the Chiefs late last season and will repeat the achievement at home. The Chiefs go into the bye at 8-3. The home game against Oakland, a trip to New England, and the home game against Denver come next. I’m predicting win-loss-win here; if the Patriots came early in the season, then I would predict a sweep, but we’re getting into the time of year when Andy Reid’s teams stop making adjustments. So now they’re 10-4. Games at Chicago and at home against the Chargers make passing the win total interesting. Chicago has a stout defense — but is Mitch Trubisky ready to beat elite teams late in the season? The Chiefs should get revenge in Week 17 — unless records make the game meaningless. So I’m going with the “over” for Kansas City.