The Kansas City Chiefs are off to a perfect 4-0 straight up and against the spread start to the 2018 NFL season. The Chiefs and their highly touted offense will be put to the test this Sunday when they face the Jacksonville Jaguars.
NFL odds 2018, Week 5: Betting trends and analysis for the top games of the week
The Kansas City Chiefs get a tough test this Sunday when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars as one of the sportsbook betting favorites on the Week 5 slate.
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Kansas City is a 3-point home betting favorite at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. With a 27-23 win over Denver on Monday night in which Patrick Mahomes passed for one touchdown and rushed for another, the Chiefs moved to 8-0 SU and ATS over their last eight regular season games.
The Chiefs have the top scoring offense in the NFL averaging 36.3 points per game, and they face the best scoring defense in the league in the Jaguars who are only giving up 14 points per game. Jacksonville is 3-1 SU and ATS this season and will be trying to snap a three-game losing streak against Kansas City.
The second highest scoring offense in the NFL averaging 35 points per game belongs to the Los Angeles Rams, who are also off to an undefeated start with a 4-0 SU and 3-0-1 ATS record. The Rams are 7-point road favorites this Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks.
Los Angeles is just 2-11 SU in its last 13 road games against Seattle and 3-8 ATS over its last 11. Seattle is 9-3 SU and 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games as a home underdog.
Not many people could have predicted that this Sunday’s matchup of Miami at Cincinnati (-6.5) would be a battle between two division leaders, but that is indeed the case. Miami is just 1-6 SU and ATS over its last seven road games, but does enter this contest with a 12-3 SU record in its last 15 games against the Bengals. Cincinnati is 4-1 SU and 5-0 ATS in its last five games at home against teams with winning records.
And in this week’s primetime games, New England (-10) hosts Indianapolis on Thursday night, Dallas visits Houston (-3) on Sunday night and New Orleans (-6.5) is at home against Washington on Monday night. Indianapolis is 1-8 SU in its last nine night game appearances.
NFL Week 5 Betting Lines
Indianapolis at New England (-10)
Los Angeles (-7) at Seattle
Miami at Cincinnati (-6.5)
Washington at New Orleans (-6.5)
Dallas at Houston (-3)
Jacksonville at Kansas City (-3)
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