Kansas City Chiefs vs Las Vegas Raiders Prediction, 10/27/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 8

Game: Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders

Date: Sunday, October 27, 2024

Location: Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Raiders (+10.0)

Total/Over-Under: 41.5

Allegiant Stadium is the site where the Las Vegas Raiders (2-5) will attempt to beat the Kansas City Chiefs (6-0) on Sunday. Las Vegas opens this matchup as 10.0-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is 41.5.

The Kansas City Chiefs head into this matchup 6-0 for this year. When they last stepped on the football field, the Chiefs stepped onto the field against the San Francisco 49ers and walked away with a win by a score of 28-18. Kareem Hunt was the rushing leader for the Chiefs with 22 carries for 78 yds (3.5 yards per attempt). Noah Gray averaged 16.5 yds per catch by totaling 66 yards on 4 catches. Patrick Mahomes went 16/27 with 154 yards passing. He had a quarterback rating of 44.4 and finished the contest with 2 picks. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Chiefs gave up 101 yds on 24 attempts, which averages out to 4.2 yds per rush surrendered. Kansas City relinquished 17 pass completions on 31 tries for a total of 209 yds, and a completion rate of 54.8%. When the final whistle blew, they tallied 66 plays which converted into 329 yds. The Kansas City Chiefs ran the ball 39 times and totaled 184 yards, earning them an average of 4.7 yards per tote.

The Chiefs have tallied 2,102 total yards this year. Kansas City has tallied 69 1st downs, and they have been hurt by 31 infractions for 293 yds. When it comes to notching touchdowns, Kansas City has amassed 6 touchdowns through the air and 9 touchdowns via the ground. They have surrendered the ball 10 different times (8 interceptions and 2 fumbles). Offensively they're holding an average of 128.8 yards via the ground game which has them sitting 10th in the league. In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the Kansas City Chiefs are averaging 24.3 points per game.

In terms of passing yardage, the Chiefs have surrendered 1,294 yards which ranks them 13th in the league. They have allowed 215.7 yards per game through the air as well as giving up a completion percentage of 61.3%. They have yielded 7 touchdowns by air as well as 4 touchdowns pounding the rock. Over the course of this year, they have surrendered 306.2 yards per outing which ranks them 10th in the league. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 3.8 yards per run and 90.5 rushing yards per game this year. The Chiefs are sitting in 5th in the NFL in relation to the opposition scoring, allowing 17.2 points per game. In total, they have given up 543 rushing yards through 6 outings.

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The Raiders head into this game 2-5 for this year. When they last took the field, the Raiders went home defeated by a final of 20-15 when they played the Los Angeles Rams. Alexander Mattison carried the football 23 times for 92 yds, ending the game with 4.0 yds per attempt for Las Vegas. Brock Bowers was featured in the passing game for the Raiders, bringing in 10 passes for 93 yards (9.3 yds per catch). Gardner Minshew II ended the contest with 154 yds on 15/34 through the air while his QB rating was 21. He had 3 picks and his average yards per pass attempt was 4.5 yds. Las Vegas gave up 28 run attempts for 115 yards (4.1 yards per carry). The Raiders passing defense gave up a completion rate of 60.9%, surrendering 144 yds on 14 out of 23 passing. The Raiders finished the game with 317 yds while running 73 plays (4.3 yards per play). Las Vegas rushed for 4.2 yds per carry, finishing the contest with 122 yards on 29 carries.

The Las Vegas Raiders are averaging 296.7 yards/outing which has them ranked 26th in the NFL. They have an average of 85.6 rushing yards per game and have run for 599 yards for the season. The Las Vegas offense has accrued 334 yards of penalties on 42 violations, which ranks them 19th in the league in terms of helping out the opposition. For the year to this point, the Raiders have thrown for a total of 1,478 yards via the pass along with holding an average of 211.1 passing yards per contest, putting them at 16th out of all NFL teams. In relation to this team's ability to score points, the Raiders are sitting 25th out of all teams in the league by tallying 17.7 points per game.

The Raiders are relinquishing 26.1 points per contest, ranking them 29th in the league. They have allowed 8 touchdowns via the pass as well as 180.1 yards/outing, which has them ranked 8th in football. Las Vegas has yielded a total of 957 yards via the ground game (136.7 yards/game) in addition to 9 touchdowns on the ground for the season. The Raiders defense has participated in 416 plays, which ranks 15th in the league. Their defense has 3 takeaways (0 fumbles and 3 interceptions) on the season.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Raiders +10.0

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