Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos NFL Week 18 Odds, Plays and Insights


Check out odds, plays and more for the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos NFL Week 18 matchup on January 8, 2022.

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The Denver Broncos (7-9) will attempt to stop their three-game losing run versus the Kansas City Chiefs (11-5) in Week 18.

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Odds for Chiefs vs. Broncos

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Over/under insights

  • Kansas City's games this season have gone over 44.5 points 10 of 16 times.
  • Denver's games have gone over 44.5 points in five of 16 chances this season.
  • The combined points per game average of the two teams, 47.7, is 3.2 points above Saturday's over/under.
  • These two squads combine to surrender 39.7 points per game, 4.8 fewer than this contest's over/under.
  • The Chiefs and their opponents have scored an average of 52.4 points per game in 2021, 7.9 more than Saturday's total.
  • In 2021, games involving the Broncos have averaged a total of 44.0 points, 0.5 fewer than this game's set over/under.

Chiefs stats and trends

  • Kansas City has eight wins against the spread in 16 games this year.
  • The Chiefs have covered the spread once this season when favored by 10.5 points or more (in two chances).
  • Kansas City's games this year have gone over the point total nine times in 16 opportunities (56.2%).
  • This year, the Chiefs score 9.9 more points per game (28.3) than the Broncos surrender (18.4).
  • Kansas City is 8-6 against the spread and 10-4 overall in games when it scores more than 18.4 points.
  • The Chiefs rack up 397.3 yards per game, 75.2 more yards than the 322.1 the Broncos give up per outing.
  • In games that Kansas City amasses over 322.1 yards, the team is 7-7 against the spread and 9-5 overall.
  • This year, the Chiefs have turned the ball over 25 times, six more than the Broncos' takeaways (19).
  • Click over to SISportsbook and find the latest spread, moneyline and total for Kansas City's matchup with the Broncos.

Broncos stats and trends

  • In Denver's 16 games this season, it has seven wins against the spread.
  • Denver's games this season have hit the over four times in 16 opportunities (25%).
  • The Broncos average 19.4 points per game, comparable to the 21.3 the Chiefs surrender.
  • Denver is 6-1 against the spread and 6-1 overall in games when it scores more than 21.3 points.
  • The Broncos collect 328.4 yards per game, 40.9 fewer yards than the 369.3 the Chiefs give up.
  • Denver is 3-3 against the spread and 3-3 overall when the team picks up over 369.3 yards.
  • This season the Broncos have 17 turnovers, 11 fewer than the Chiefs have takeaways (28).

Home and road insights

  • At home this year, Denver is 4-4 overall and 4-4 against the spread.
  • The Broncos are unbeaten ATS (1-0) as 10.5-point underdogs or greater at home.
  • In eight home games this season, Denver has hit the over twice.
  • The average total in Broncos home games this season is 44.2 points, 0.3 fewer than this matchup's over/under (44.5).
  • This year in away games, Kansas City is 4-3 against the spread and 4-3 overall.
  • In five of seven road games this season, Kansas City has hit the over.
  • The average point total in Chiefs away games this season is 53.9 points, 9.4 more than this contest's over/under (44.5).

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