Sunday, December 13, 2015
Arrowhead Stadium
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The San Diego Chargers take on the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. The opening line for this game has Kansas City as 7.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 46.5.
Philip Rivers finished his last game with 202 yards through the air for San Diego. He completed 18 passes out of 35 attempts for a 51% completion percentage. Melvin Gordon led the Chargers in rushing with 55 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 12 rushing attempts for the game. Antonio Gates was the team leader in receiving with a total of 50 yards and 6 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 8 yards per reception. As a team in that game San Diego got a total of 15 first downs by way of 6 rushing, 8 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 62 total plays for 272 yards for the game. The Chargers ran for 93 yards on 23 attempts.
Alex Smith finished his last game with 162 yards through the air for Kansas City. He completed 16 passes out of 22 attempts for a 73% completion percentage. Charcandrick West led the Chiefs in rushing with 35 yards. He averaged 4 yards per carry on his 9 rushing attempts for the game. Jeremy Maclin was the team leader in receiving with a total of 95 yards and 9 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 11 yards per reception. Kansas City got a total of 15 first downs by way of 6 rushing, 7 passing, and 2 by penalty. They ran 48 total plays for 232 yards for the game. The Chiefs ran for 89 yards on 22 attempts.
San Diego is averaging 21 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 28 passes per game on 42 attempts for a 67% percent completion percentage and average 298 yards in the passing department per game. The Chargers are running for an average of 83 yards per game on 24 attempts for an average of 3.5 yards per carry. They also run 68 plays per contest and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 381 yards per game. The Chargers are averaging 22 first downs per game and they accumulate 60.5 penalty yards per game via 7.2 penalties.
San Diego gives up an average of 246 passing yards and 27 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 21 completions per game on 32 attempts for a completion percentage of 66%. The Chargers give up 125 rushing yards per contest on 26 carries for a 4.8 average per carry. San Diego gives up 371 total yards per game including 6.2 yards per play. They force 0.9 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.8 penalties per game that total 57.9 yards as a unit.
Kansas City is putting 27 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 20 passes per game on 32 attempts for a 63% percent completion percentage and average 220 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Chiefs run for an average of 121 yards per game on 26 attempts for an average of 4.7 yards per carry this season. They also run 61 plays per game and average 5.6 yards per play for a total of 341 yards per game. The Chiefs get an average of 19 first downs per game and they average 56.8 penalty yards per game via 6.7 penalties.
Kansas City gives up 241 passing yards per outing and 20 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 22 completions on 38 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 58%. The Chiefs give up 96 rushing yards per game on 24 carries for an average of 4 yards per carry. Kansas City gives up 338 total yards per game including an average of 5.2 per play. They create an average of 1.9 turnovers per game and 6.8 penalties for 57.3 yards each game.
San Diego Betting Trends
San Diego is 5-7-0 against the over/under so far this season
San Diego has an ATS record of 4-8-0 this season
Kansas City Betting Trends
Kansas City is 7-4-1 against the over/under so far this season
Kansas City has an ATS record of 7-5-0 this season
Injuries to Watch
San Diego
12/08/15 CB Brandon Flowers Knee doubtful Sunday vs. Kansas City
12/07/15 WR Stevie Johnson Groin "?" Sunday vs. Kansas City
12/06/15 T D.J. Fluker Concussion "?" Sunday vs. Kansas City
12/06/15 WR Dontrelle Inman Neck "?" Sunday vs. Kansas City
12/06/15 T King Dunlap Ankle "?" Sunday vs. Kansas City
12/06/15 NT Sean Lissemore Shoulder "?" Sunday vs. Kansas City
11/10/15 G Chris Watt Shoulder IR
11/04/15 RB Branden Oliver Toe IR
11/04/15 LB Tourek Williams Foot IR
11/02/15 WR Keenan Allen Kidney IR
10/18/15 DE Darius Philon Thigh IR - designated to return
09/30/15 G Johnnie Troutman Arm IR
Kansas City
12/07/15 DB Marcus Peters Calf probable Sunday vs. San Diego
12/06/15 DL Allen Bailey Calf "?" Sunday vs. San Diego
12/06/15 RB De'Anthony Thomas Concussion "?" Sunday vs. San Diego
12/06/15 DB Husain Abdullah Neck "?" Sunday vs. San Diego
12/06/15 LB Justin Houston Knee "?" Sunday vs. San Diego
12/06/15 OL Mitch Morse Concussion "?" Sunday vs. San Diego
12/02/15 OL Ben Grubbs Neck IR
11/18/15 TE James O'Shaughnessy Foot IR
10/11/15 RB Jamaal Charles Knee IR
09/30/15 DB Phillip Gaines Knee IR
09/09/15 OL Paul Fanaika Undisclosed IR
09/07/15 TE Richard Gordon Ankle IR
Tony's Pick: Take San Diego
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