Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders 12/2/18 NFL Odds, Preview and Prediction

Top meets bottom as the AFC leaders Kansas City Chiefs pay visit to the conference cellar dwellers in the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, 12/2/18 at the Oakland Alameda Coliseum.

For all the publicity and coverage given to the Chiefs’ first year starter Patrick Mahomes and how he’s transformed the Kansas City offense into a scoring machine, there is sophomore running back Kareem Hunt who is doing his own damage silently and away from the limelight. Hunt ranks 5th in the NFL in rushing yards and is averaging 4.6 yards per carry. That’s a dangerous weapon for a team that’s feared for its passing.

Mahomes though has been spectacular. He’s thrown for 3,628 yards with 37 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while completing 67.5% of his passes. Hunt, whom we spoke of earlier, has rushed for 824 yards and accounted for seven scores. Tyreek Hill has caught 1,106 yards with 11 touchdowns caught. Kansas City is on top of the NFC with a 9-2 record, one game ahead of the New England Patriots.

The Oakland Raiders are in the midst of a terrible losing season. They are 2-9 this year and looked like they gave up on their season several weeks ago. If they want to become relevant again, they must make big offseason moves and of course, get their future pieces in the draft. While the Chiefs are making a run for the top spot in the conference, the Raiders are in the hunt with the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers for the top pick of the next NFL draft. So even if the season isn’t over yet, a rebuild is already in the horizon for the Raiders.

Kansas City is 9-2 SU in their last 11 games played and 5-2 SU in their last seven games played on the road. Oakland is 2-13 SU in their last 15 games played and 1-5 SU in their last 6 games played at home. Head to head, the Chiefs are 5-2 in their last 7 games against the Raiders and are 11-4 SU in their last 15 road games against Oakland.

After their Monday Night Football shootout loss to the Rams, the Chiefs are only one game up in their division and in the conference standings against the Patriots. With a dog fight finish ahead, Kansas City simply cannot afford to lose an “easy” game like this. Having said that, I think the Chiefs will be more than ready to blow out the Raiders in their own building.

The Chiefs are 12-3-1 ATS in their last 15 games played and 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 games played on the road. The Raiders are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games played and 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games played at home. Head to head, the Chiefs are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against the Raiders and 11-4 ATS in their last five road games against Oakland.

The total has gone over in 7 out of the last 8 games of Kansas City on the road. The under has hit in 13 out of Oakland’s last 18 games played and the under is also 7-2 in the Raiders’ last 9 home games. Head to head, the under is 4-1 in their last five meetings but the total has gone over in four out of their last five games played in Oakland.

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