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Week 14 Chiefs vs. Broncos NFL Predictions

The Denver Broncos will take a step closer to the AFC West title as they host the Kansas City Chiefs scheduled to get underway at 4:05 PM ET at Invesco Field. We preview and pick this week 14 game…

NFL Betting – Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos (7-5 SU, 4-7-1 ATS) have solidified their lead in the AFC West. On Sunday they will take a step closer to the title as they host the Kansas City Chiefs (2-10 SU, 6-6 ATS) in NFL pro football sports betting action that is scheduled to get underway at 4:05 PM ET at Invesco Field (natural turf) in Denver.

BetUS NFL betting odds: DENVER -9, Total 48.5

NOTABLE STAT: Broncos average 280 passing yards per game
KEY NFL FOOTBALL BETTING TREND: Chiefs have covered 10 of last 13 on the road

In the BetUS NFL football betting odds, the Broncos are listed as a nine-point favorite, with a posted total of 48.5 points.

Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup:

* KC has covered four of its last six games
* KC has lost 19 of its last 21 games SU
* KC has covered 10 of its last 13 road games
* KC has lost nine of its last ten road games SU
* KC has played 13 of its last 17 road games UNDER the total
* DEN is 3-7-1 ATS in its last 11 games
* DEN is 0-5 ATS in its last five home games
* DEN has won six of its last nine home games SU
* DEN has played four of its last five home games UNDER the total

Also…

* KC has covered four of the last six meetings
* Ten of the last 14 meetings have gone OVER the total
* DEN has covered six of the last seven meetings as the home team
* DEN has won the last five meetings SU as the home team
* Four of the last six meetings in Denver have gone OVER the total

Denver has been a Jekyll-and-Hyde outfit all season. The Broncos sometimes play like a team possessed, as they did in last week’s win over the Jets at the Meadowlands, where they rang up 484 yards of offense. And sometimes they play like a team that possesses nothing, as they did the week before in Oakland, when they were beaten by three touchdowns by a very hapless bunch.

Fortunately for them, help is on the way in the run game. Selvin Young (5.6 ypc), who has been out with a groin injury, is back practicing for them, and the Broncos like what they have gotten out of Peyton Hillis, the third man in that Felix Jones-Darren McFadden backfield at Arkansas last year, who has gained 203 yards in the last two games. So maybe they get to exploit the Kansas City defensive line, which has yielded five yards per carry.

Of course, Denver is weak against the run as well (4.8 ypc). And in last week’s rare win over Oakland, Larry Johnson got 92 more yards, which has given him 173 on just 31 carries in the last two games. And Tyler Thigpen, a seventh-round pick in last year’s draft by the Minnesota Vikings, has represented himself rather well at quarterback, throwing 11 TD passes against just four interceptions in the last six games.

There are an awful lot of lousy things about the Chiefs. They only have six quarterback sacks, while giving up 22. They’ve only scored six rushing touchdowns. They’re being outscored by an average of ten points per game.

But they also have a win this season against this Denver team, which came into Arrowhead with a 3-0 record and 114 points scored. And we don’t trust the Broncos, who have lost three in a row at home and failed to cover in its last five outings at Invesco Field. We realize that Brandon Marshall and Eddie Royal (135 catches combined) are the two most dangerous receivers on the field. And Jay Cutler, who’s been sacked just seven times, is likely to have a lot of time to throw. But K.C. has enough to exploit some of what Denver suffers from. Johnson had 198 yards against Denver last time out. And now that he has returned from his myriad problems, he’s in good enough form to do plenty of damage again.

We’re not going with a side here, but rather, we’re looking for quite a bit of scoring, enough to go OVER the total of 48.5 points, as it is posted in the BetUS NFL pro football sports betting odds.

Our PLAY: OVER 48.5 ***

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