The Kansas City Chiefs are 11-4 straight up and against the spread in their last 15 road games against the Oakland Raiders. The Chiefs are the biggest favorite on the board this Sunday facing the hapless Raiders on the road.
NFL odds 2018, Week 13: Betting trends and analysis for the top games
The Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, and Pittsburgh Steelers are among the betting favorites at sportsbooks on the NFL Week 13 slate.
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Kansas City is a 15-point road favorite in Oakland at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In their last game before the bye, the Chiefs fell just short in a thrilling 54-51 loss on the road to the Los Angeles Rams. The Chiefs have had a bye week to prepare for the Raiders who are a dismal 2-9 SU and 3-8 ATS in 2018. Kansas City is 12-3-1 ATS over its last 16 games.
The New England Patriots currently sit one game behind Kansas City for the top spot in the AFC standings, and they will try to keep pace Sunday when they host the Minnesota Vikings as 5.5-point home favorites. New England enters this game with a 12-0 SU and 10-2 ATS record in its last 12 games at home. Minnesota is 0-3 SU and ATS in its last three games against New England.
Right behind Kansas City and New England in the AFC standings are the Los Angeles Chargers at 8-3 SU and 6-5 ATS and the Pittsburgh Steelers at 7-3-1 SU and 6-4-1 ATS. These two teams will clash on Sunday Night Football with the Steelers going off as 3.5-point favorites at home. Pittsburgh is 12-2 SU in its last 14 home games against the Chargers per the OddsShark NFL Database.
The top three teams in the NFC East will battle for positioning in the other two prime time games this week as the Dallas Cowboys host the New Orleans Saints (-7.5) on Thursday night and Washington visits the Philadelphia Eagles (-6.5) on Monday night. New Orleans is 14-3 ATS in its last 17 road games against teams with winning records.
Elsewhere in the NFC, the Chicago Bears will try to add to their lead in the NFC North as 4.5-point road favorites visiting the New York Giants. Chicago is a perfect 5-0 SU and ATS over its last five games.
NFL Week 13 Betting Lines
Kansas City (-15) at Oakland
New Orleans (-7.5) at Dallas
Washington at Philadelphia (-6.5)
Minnesota at New England (-5.5)
Chicago (-4.5) at New York Giants
Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh (-3.5)
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