- The Kansas City Chiefs are 10.5-point favorites against the Washington Commanders.
- Jayden Daniels is out for the Commanders.
- All four of the Chiefs wins this season have been by more than 10 points.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Finishing off Week 8 of the NFL season, the Washington Commanders are on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs for Monday Night Football as significant underdogs.
Online sportsbooks are significantly siding with the Chiefs in this one as 10.5-point favorites and have everything going their way ahead of kickoff.
Washington Commanders Vs. Kansas City Chiefs
- Moneyline: Commanders (+600) vs. Chiefs (-950)
- Spread: Chiefs -10.5
- Total: 48
One of the main reasons for leaning on the Chiefs in this one is that Commanders QB1, Jayden Daniels, will miss his third game of the season with a lingering hamstring injury that he’s been dealing with since Week 3.
Chiefs Thriving Since Week 3
Kansas City has been putting on an absolute clinic on both offense and defense since their 0-2 start. Since Week 3, they’ve outscored their opponents by a massive 148-77 margin and have gone 4-1 over that five game stretch. All four of their wins have all come by 13+ points as well.
In addition to their four straight up wins, they’ve also covered the set game spread in those four games as well on NFL sportsbooks. Kansas City is covering the spread by a +5.4-point margin overall this season.
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The Commanders are 3-4 against the spread this season with a thin +0.9 cover margin.
Defensively, Kansas City is going to torment Marcus Mariota in his third start of the season. The Chiefs rank third in total points allowed at just 17.7 ppg to opponents. The Chiefs secondary is also third in pass yards allowed at just 174.6 yards to opposing QBs.
Mariota has attempted 58 passes this season, completing just 60.3% of them for three touchdowns and two interceptions, and has led them to a 1-1 record in his starts.
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