KANSAS CITY AT DENVER

[PatrickMcIrish]

Line opens as a pick, total set at 46.

 

[winkyduck]

line may have opened "pick" but olympic now has it @ denver -2.5

good going - for as i have been saying here for the past 4-6 weeks, denver wins this game - and therefore will cover this line.

the chiefs are a first class fraud and will be exposed as such in this game - and come time for the playoffs.

i don't know who will represent the afc in the super bowl - but I KNOW it WON'T be the chefs!

 

[KMAN]

The Chiefs run defense is horrible. Portis may get 300 yards in this one. You have to figure the Broncos will run the ball to keep the KC offense off the field and since KC gives up 4.9 YPC the Broncos will have the ball the whole game.

GL,
KMAN

 

[GrandSlam+]

Winky, is this the week that Denver is finally going to win a game against a team with a winning record?

You're theory may be correct, but let's not fool ourselves into thinking the Broncos are a high quality football team.

 

[Oren1]

you gotta wonder about a team that gets spanked at home by da Bears.

give me points with K.C. anyday.

 

[bhg]

I agree with winky - denver covered and should have won the first game (penalty filled punt return for hall). Revenge and the chiefs in back to back roadies leans it to Denver's favor.

 

[JinnRikki]

I just can't justify Broncos being favored in this, gotta agree with Oren, team that gets had by Bears at home can't be that good. And before anyone starts on how much Bears have improved, I'm a die hard Bear fan and trust me they ain't that good. A couple of weeks ago everyone was talking about KC going undefeated, so what's the dif now other than them getting beat by a pretty good and improving Cincy team? I guess old opinions die hard anyone getting beat by Cincy has to suck, right?

 

[xpanda]

Week 11 - v SD
Week 12 - v Chi
Week 13 - @ Oak
Week 14 - v KC

Maybe that had something to do with it.

 

[BigLou+]

Right now the Chiefs are 10-1 in the conference. It is extremely tough to go 11-1 in conference play especially if you have to go on the road.

Over the past 15 years only one team got their 11th conference win of the season on the road vs. a division opponent and that was last year when Philadelphia beat the Dallas Cowboys on the road in December. Just something to think about.

Big Lou

 

[chonce]

The cheifs easy schedule is noteworthy.

FOr example the Pats ( a likely 2 seed) are 6-0 vs teams with winning records. Beating Tenn,Phil, Dall, Denver, Indy,Miami.......4 of those on the road.

WHo have the chiefs played.

If the chiefs win, they all but assure themselves homefield.

 

[THEGAME9000]

denver is 8-1 ats as a divisional home favorite since 01.
series home favorites of less than 3 points are 4-1 ats since 81.

GAME.

 

[GrandSlam+]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by THEGAME9000:
denver is 8-1 ats as a divisional home favorite since 01.
series home favorites of less than 3 points are 4-1 ats since 81.

GAME.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

But the Chiefs have covered the 3 of the last 5 at Denver.

I get the feeling that KC's hot start has made people look at what isn't perfect with the team rather than what they do well. I'll take the better offense, better coaching and better special teams as well as the points and go with the Chiefs this week.

 

[TEASERGURU]

KC stumbles here. Take Denver, and enjoy the free $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[Hardwaymoney]

my concern with denver is that shanahan is stupid sometimes and makes the most ridiculus calls ever. If he could just get past himself and his ego he probably could win this game, but rest assured he will do something dumb and lose the game in the end.

 

[THEGAME9000]

gslam, to spin it that way....
last 2 at denver..
kc 24 at den(3.5) 31 12/15/02
kc 6 at den(10) 20 10/7/01

GAME.

 

[GrandSlam+]

Sure Game...my point was that no one ever got rich betting with trends...5 or 10 games are hardly enough of a sample size to make trends very relevant in handicapping a game, in my opinion.

 

[THEGAME9000]

your right, trends are sketchy, unless of course there trends similar to that of the ne/indy game last week.

or the gb/det game.

sometimes rivalries come along that stand the test of time, they more things change, the more they stay the same.

this game probably wouldn't qualify, but i'm going to play hard on the ny/buf and mia/ne games.

these two are definately series that "more than not" can be depended on.

good luck this week.

GAME.

 

[vancouverguy]

I'm leaning towards Denver just b/c that Chiefs D gives up a lot on the ground...but I'll have to do some more cappin b/c its not like the Broncos have that good of a defense either

 

[cazzi_salati]

The Broncos have a GREAT defense. The #2 ranked overall D, #5 on rushing yards allowed, #1 on rushing TDs allowed (5), #4 on points per game, #2 on pass yards per game, #7 on pass TDs per game.

Take the under.