The Kansas City Chiefs are a game under .500 for the third time this season — a most unusual position for a franchise that has regularly won AFC West titles under head coach Andy Reid and has advanced to the last two Super Bowls, seizing home-field advantage through the playoffs for three straight seasons. Next up is a visit from the New York Giants, who demolished Carolina at home last week, 25-3. The Chiefs were four-point favorites in Tennessee last weekend but got routed, 27-3.
Let’s take a look at this online NFL betting matchup between a team in the midst of a rebuild and a team that styles itself as a contender but has problems on both sides of the ball.
NFL Preview: N.Y. Giants at Kansas City Chiefs (Monday, November 1)
When: Monday, November 1, 2021, 8:15 pm ET
Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
TV: ESPN
Radio: Westwood One
Live Stream: Hulu
NCAA Odds: Kansas City -10.5 / O/U 52 // Kansas City -550 / New York +400
Why should you bet on the Giants?
The Giants began the season 1-5 but had their most complete performance so far this season a week ago. The Panthers put up a field goal in the game’s opening drive, but the Giants did not allow any more points after that. The Giants turned the ball over on downs at the Carolina 2 but then got a safety and turned the next drive into a field goal to go into the intermission up 5-3. The offense got rolling in the second half as the G-men outscored the visitors, 20-0, with 13 points in the fourth quarter. For the game, the Giants had 21 first downs, to just 11 for Carolina and held the ball for almost ten more minutes than the Panthers did.
Daniel Jones is continuing to grow as a quarterback, with a 5:4 TD:INT ratio and with 1,727 yards through seven games. Tailback Saquon Barkley will miss the Chiefs game, along with wide receiver Kenny Golladay, but Devontae Booker has turned back the clock a bit this eason, with 49 carries for 156 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Kicker Graham Gano has been a steady hand, making all of his extra point attempts on the season and going 15 of 17 on field goal attempts, with 55 yards marking his longest make of the year. If you like the Giants, you see their physical approach to defense taking its toll on a Chiefs team that has been pushed around all year long.
Why should you put your money on the Chiefs?
Kansas City mounted a furious comeback against Cleveland in their season opener but have lost four of six since then, sitting in last place in the AFC West at 3-4. Tennessee roared out to a 14-0 lead at home over the Chiefs after one quarter and built that to 27-0 by the intermission. The Chiefs never scored a touchdown in the game and never looked even close to scoring one. Tennessee held the ball by almost 13 minutes more than the Chiefs. It did not help that the Chiefs coughed the ball up three times on the day while only snatching a single takeaway.
The Chiefs’ offense has become more one-dimensional since the injury to tailback Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Kansas City is 14th in rushing offense for hte season — and just fourth in passing offense. They average 26.9 points per game, eighth in the league, but they permit 29 points per game, 27th in scoring defense. Patrick Mahomes has a highly unusual nine interceptions already on the season — and thanks to the problems in the running game, he is also the teams second leading rusher. If you like the Chiefs, you see their offense doing its usual work moving the ball up and down the field — and the Giants ignoring a successful tactic that other defense have used, which involves leaving a pair of safeties back, waiting instead of playing up more aggressively.
Final Score and Betting Prediction
New York is just 1-2 on the road so far this season, although they are 2-1 on the road against the stretch. The Chiefs are 1-2 straight up at home and have not covered a point spread at Arrowhead this year. The Chiefs’ offense should be able to torch the New York defense, which does not come close to what the Titans can bring. I predict a final score of Kansas City 30, New York 20.
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