Baltimore Ravens vs Kansas City Chiefs Prediction, 9/5/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 1

Game: Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs

Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024

Location: Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: NBC

Odds/Point Spread: Chiefs (-2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 46

Arrowhead Stadium is the site where the Kansas City Chiefs (11-6 last season) will go up against the Baltimore Ravens (13-4 last year) on Thursday. Baltimore opens this game as 2.5-point dogs from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 46.

The Baltimore Ravens ended the year holding a 13-4 record. In their last contest, the Ravens went up against the Chiefs and took a loss by a score of 17-10. Lamar Jackson finished 20/37 with 272 yards passing and 1 touchdown. He had a QB rate of 75.5 and finished the game with 1 pick. Zay Flowers held an average of 23.0 yds per catch by totaling 115 yards on 5 receptions. Lamar Jackson led the offense in rushing for the Ravens with 8 attempts for 54 yds (6.8 yds per carry). In all, they ran 57 plays for 336 yds. The Baltimore Ravens ran the football 16 different times and totaled 81 yds, which is an average of 5.1 yds per carry. Against the run, the Ravens conceded 89 yards on 32 attempts, which is an average of 2.8 yds per rush allowed. Baltimore conceded 30 pass completions on 39 attempts for a total of 230 yds, and a completion percentage of 76.9%.

Concerning scoring, the Baltimore Ravens averaged 28.4 PPG. As a team they had an average of 156.5 yds on the ground, which ranked them 1st in the league. The Ravens earned 6,296 total yards for the previous season. Baltimore had 180 1st downs as a unit, and they were flagged for 102 penalties for 955 yds. They turned the ball over 19 different times (7 interceptions and 12 fumbles lost). Baltimore totaled 27 touchdowns through the air and 26 rushing touchdowns.

The Ravens were ranked 1st in the league concerning team defense, conceding 16.5 PPG. They allowed teams to run for an average of 4.5 yards per run and 109.4 rushing yards per game last season. Overall, they gave up 1,860 yards on the ground in 17 games. Concerning yards via the pass, the Ravens conceded 3,263 yards which ranked them 6th in the NFL. Over the course of their 17 games played last year, they surrendered 191.9 yards per game through the air and allowed a completion percentage of 60.6%. They conceded 301.4 yards per game which put them 6th in the league.

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The Chiefs ended the season having earned a 11-6 mark. In their last contest, the Chiefs walked away with a victory by a final of 25-22 against the 49ers. Patrick Mahomes ran the football 9 times for 66 yards, finishing the contest with 7.3 yards per carry for Kansas City. Travis Kelce was featured in the passing game for the Chiefs, grabbing 9 passes for 93 yards (10.3 yards per catch). Patrick Mahomes (2 TDs) finished the game with 333 yds on 34/46 through the air while his quarterback rate was 99.3. He threw 1 interception and his average yards per pass attempt was 7.2 yards. Kansas City gave up 31 running attempts for 110 yds (3.5 yards per carry). The Chiefs pass defense allowed a completion percentage of 61.5%, relinquishing 272 yds on 24 for 39 through the air. The Chiefs finished with 455 yards and they ran 79 plays (5.8 yards per play). Kansas City rushed for 4.3 yards per tote, totaling 130 yards on 30 carries.

The Kansas City Chiefs averaged 351.3 yards per outing which ranked them 9th in football. They averaged 104.9 run yards per game and toted the ball for 1,784 yards overall. They threw 17 interceptions while allowing opponents to recover 11 fumbles and they earned 216 1st downs. The Kansas City offense accrued 845 yards of penalties on 96 violations, ranking them 19th in the league in terms of helping out the opposition. Over the course of last year, the Chiefs threw for 4,188 passing yards as well as averaging 246.4 throwing yards per game, which had them ranked 6th in the NFL. Regarding putting points on the board, the Chiefs ranked 15th in the NFL averaging 21.8 PPG.

They allowed 19 touchdowns through the air and 176.5 yards per contest, which put them in 4th in the NFL. Kansas City gave up a total of 1,925 rushing yards (113.2 yards/game) and 10 touchdowns on the ground over the course of last year. Last year, they allowed 294 points in total. Their defense compiled 17 takeaways (9 fumbles and 8 picks) over the course of last season. The Chiefs defense participated in 1,045 plays, which was good for 8th in football. The Chiefs gave up 17.3 points per game, which put them in 2nd of all teams in the NFL.

Who will win tonight's Ravens/Chiefs NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Ravens +2.5

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