The Kansas City Chiefs are just 1-10 straight up and against the spread over their last 11 postseason games. The Chiefs hope to end their stretch of playoff futility with a run to the Super Bowl this season, starting with a win at home over the Tennessee Titans on Saturday.
Titans vs. Chiefs odds 2018: Kansas City betting favorite in wild card matchup
The Kansas City Chiefs get the clear nod on the odds at the sportsbooks for Saturday as they take on the Tennessee Titans in a Wild Card Weekend matchup.
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Kansas City is an 8-point home favorite in this Wild Card matchup at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In their last seven games as a betting favorite in the playoffs, the Chiefs are 1-6 ATS.
Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs
When: Saturday, January 6, 4:20 p.m. ET
Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Betting Line / Total: Kansas City -8 / 44.5 Points
Kansas City Chiefs
The term “roller coaster season” is thrown around a lot in sports, but no term better defines Kansas City in 2017. The Chiefs opened the year with a 5-0 SU and ATS run and followed that up with a 1-6 SU and ATS slump before eventually locking up the AFC West with a 4-0 SU and ATS run to end the season.
Kansas City’s offense averaged a healthy 28.6 points per game over the team’s last five regular season contests and appears to be in good form heading into this Wild Card game.
The Chiefs have historically struggled at home against the Titans with a 1-4 SU and ATS record in their last five home games against Tennessee per the OddsShark NFL Database.
Tennessee Titans
Tennessee broke out of its three-game losing streak just in time to lock up a spot in the postseason last Sunday, defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars 15-10 at home. The Titans’ pedestrian offensive effort of only 232 total yards brought the team’s average to 314 yards per game, good for a rank of 23rd in the NFL.
In their last 10 games as a postseason underdog, the Titans are 2-8 SU and 4-5-1 ATS.
Saturday’s total is set at 44.5 points. The UNDER is 6-2 in Kansas City’s last eight games.
The key to this game for the Titans is going to be the play of quarterback Marcus Mariota. Kansas City’s offense has been on a roll over the last month, and to keep the game close, the Titans will need their dual-threat quarterback to both produce points and keep the Chiefs offense off the field.
Mariota’s success in doing so will be the difference between a potential upset and a blowout loss on the road.
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