The Green Bay Packers will take a trip to GEHA Field on Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in a non-conference game. The Packers are leading the NFC North with a 7-1 record and are coming off a 24-21 road win over the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday.
The Chiefs are third in the AFC West with a 4-4 record and are coming off a 20-17 home win on Monday against the New York Giants. Patrick Mahomes went 29-of-48 for 275 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
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Without Aaron Rodgers, running back Aaron Jones is expected to be a big factor here. So far this year, he has 104 carries for 463 yards (4.5 yards per rush) with three rushing touchdowns as well as 33 catches for 237 yards (7.2 yards per reception) with four receiving touchdowns. In his last game against the Cardinals, he had 15 rushing attempts for 59 yards (3.9 yards per run) with a rushing touchdown and seven receptions for 51 yards (7.3 yards per catch).
The Green Bay Packers have been a good defensive team as they are giving up 20.9 points per game. In their previous game against the Arizona Cardinals, the Packers allowed 21 points on 334 total yards of offense (260 passing, 74 rushing). The Packers gave up 3.7 rushing yards per carry, but Green Bay had three turnovers forced (one fumble recovery, two interceptions).
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Wide receiver Tyreek Hill is getting to the ball as he is leading the NFL with 64 receptions for 735 yards (11.5 yards per catch) with six touchdowns this year. In his last game against the Giants, Hill recorded 12 catches on 18 targets for 94 yards (7.8 yards per reception) with a touchdown.
The Kansas City Chiefs d need to get stops defensively as they are allowing 27.5 points per game. In their previous game against the New York Giants, they gave up 17 points on 300 total yards of offense (228 passing, 72 rushing).
The Giants went 4-of-12 on third down attempts and 1-of-2 on fourth down tries. The Chiefs need to play better defensively as they allowed the Giants to average 5.4 yards per play with a bunch of injuries on their offensive side.
Who to Bet on Packers at Chiefs
This game is going to be interesting as Green Bay is starting a quarterback that is essentially an unknown at the NFL level. However, there is one rule on betting NFL games: do not fall for the Kansas City Chiefs to cover the spread.
The Packers are 7-0 against the spread in their last seven games this season, while Kansas City is a putrid 4-15 against the spread in their last 19 games. All in all, expect the Green Bay Packers to keep this game at a one-possession difference and to cover the spread.