The Kansas City Chiefs didn't start the season as they would have likes with 3 straight losses and being held to under 10 points in two of those games. They have however turned their fortunes around since then with wins in their last three starts (scoring an average of 26 points). The Chiefs play host to the San Diego Chargers in NFL week 8 Monday night football with the Latest NFL Lines seeing the Chiefs as (+3) home underdogs. This is in half a point from the opening spread of +/- 3.5. The current over under line is at 44.5 which is where it opened and in NFL odds betting the Chiefs are currently +140 (2.4) and the Chargers are -155 (1.65).
Thus far this season, the Chiefs and Chargers results against the closing point spreads see Kansas at 4-2 and San Diego 2-4. Straight up the Chiefs are 3-3 with an over under record of 3-3. The Chargers are 4-2 straight up and also 3-3 in over under betting. Despite the If you were to have been wagering $100 on the closing money line odds each week on both of these teams this season the Chiefs would have provided a +$102 profit to date while the Chargers would be negative -$83.
It is amazing how much things can change in a few weeks in pro football. It was only back in week 3 that these two teams last met and on that occasion the Chargers (-14) were big home favorites. The game was considerably closer than most expected with the Chargers getting the win by 20-17 however it was a comfortable 11 point cover for the Chiefs point spread backers. The over under total line back in week three was o/u 44.5 with the resulting game total of 37 producing a win for the under.
Philip Rivers has received plenty of media scrutiny over his form this season, with many speculating that he is carry some kind of injury. However both Rivers and Coach Norv Turner insist there are no injury concerns. Well let’s look at the stats, at the end of last season Philip Rivers was ranked #2 in the league in yards per game with 294.4 and had a completion rate of 66%. So far this season he is ranked #7 in average yards with 285.8 and a completion rate of 64.7%. His interceptions are up and his TD passes are down however he is leading a 4-2 team and has ample time to improve those stats.
The verdict - Well here at theFootballLines.com our handicapped numbers are basically right in line with the current points spread, odds and total so no play in those markets for us.