Henry Roldán
As the regular season of the NFL draws to a close, the Chiefs vs Raiders will square off against one another for the second time in a divisional matchup this coming Saturday.
Kansas City continues to fight for the best record in the American Conference after getting their fourth win in a row, defeating the Broncos 24-27. Meanwhile, Las Vegas is already eliminated from the postseason and last week lost in overtime to the 49ers by a score of 37-34.
It is worth remembering that in the first matchup between the two, the Chiefs won 30-29. Without further ado, at JefeBet we bring you the best preview of the match between the Kansas City Chiefs vs Las Vegas Raiders.
Predictions and Betting Preview for the Kansas City Chiefs vs Las Vegas Raiders NFL Week 17 Game on January 7, 2023
- Where: Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada.
- When: Saturday, January 7, 2023 4:30 PM E.T.
Odds provided by BetMGM.
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Betting on the Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs have the chance to put pressure on the AFC lead if they can add another victory on Saturday when they travel to Las Vegas, despite the fact that they will have to wait for the outcome of the suspended game between the Bills and Bengals.
For this purpose, they will have to rely on their potent offensive, led by Patrick Mahomes, which has left their opponents reeling all season. The Chiefs are league leaders in the major offensive categories, but what makes them even more terrifying is that they are virtually guaranteed a score when they get to their opponent’s 20-yard line thanks to their third-best in the league efficiency of 68.7%.
Defensively, the Chiefs have been above the performance expected of them, despite their deficiencies in defending against the pass. They are fourth in quarterback sacks with 49 and fifth in the least amount of rushing TDs allowed with only ten, despite having allowed the most touchdown passes with 32, which they have attempted to offset with this previously mentioned achievements. These are more than sufficient numbers to back up their effective offensive.
Betting on the Las Vegas Raiders
Despite battling the 49ers toe-to-toe, the Raiders blew a 10-point lead last week and thus made their elimination from the postseason race official.
As usual throughout the year, Las Vegas again squandered a lead they had early in the game; in this way, they’ve earned a spot among the disappointing teams. The Raiders are eighth in points conceded on the season, a reminder that they squandered three leads of more than 17 points in the first half of the schedule. In the red zone, they are the sixth worst team in terms of stopping opponents and second to last in turnovers.
On the offensive side of the ball, things went better in recent weeks despite the fact that against the 49ers the quarterback was Jarrett Stidham, who started his first NFL game. The QB was named to replace Derek Carr, who was removed from the position after throwing three interceptions against the Steelers two weeks ago and who, by his own account, stepped away from the team. The best weapon of this team is the ground game with the presence of Josh Jacobs.
JefeBet Prediction
The Chiefs will play a defense that has given up the most points this season, but despite the high point total, they must start the game strong and win it quickly. Patrick Mahomes will undoubtedly make the most of this opportunity.
On the other side, we’ll see how Jarrett Stidham faces his second game as Vegas’ starting QB, again at home. Against the good 49ers defense he did not look bad at all, and against Kansas City he could have another good performance taking into account the problems of the Chiefs secondary.
It must also be mentioned thatin the last five games between the two teams, the game has gone to the Over, while in four of the last five duels in Las Vegas the match also ended in the Over.
Prediction: Over (KC 33 – LV 26).
