Kansas City Chiefs vs San Francisco 49ers Prediction, 10/20/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 7

Game: Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers

Date: Sunday, October 20, 2024

Location: Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA

TV: Fox

Odds/Point Spread: 49ers (-1.5)

Total/Over-Under: 47.5

The Kansas City Chiefs (5-0) are en route to Levi's Stadium on Sunday where they will go up against the San Francisco 49ers (3-3). Kansas City opens this game as 1.5-point dogs. The betting total comes in at 47.5.

The Kansas City Chiefs head into this matchup 5-0 for this season. In their last game, the Chiefs stepped onto the field against the New Orleans Saints and took home the win by a score of 26-13. Patrick Mahomes connected on 28/39 with 331 yards through the air. He had a QB rating of 86.6 and ended the game with 1 pick. Kareem Hunt was the rushing leader for the Chiefs with 27 totes for 102 yards (3.8 yards per attempt). JuJu Smith-Schuster averaged 18.6 yds per catch by accumulating 130 yards on 7 catches. The Kansas City Chiefs ended up rushing 39 different times and accounted for 139 yards, which came out to an average of 3.6 yds per attempt. When all was said and done, they had 78 plays for 460 yds. Kansas City gave up 20 pass completions on 35 attempts for a total of 174 yds, and a completion percentage of 57.1%. In the running game, the Chiefs conceded 46 yards on 15 attempts, which averages out to 3.1 yds per run surrendered.

The Chiefs have earned 1,773 total yards over the course of this season. Kansas City has accumulated 58 1st downs as an offense, and they have been flagged for 27 infractions for 245 yards. With reference to getting in the endzone, Kansas City has amassed 6 passing touchdowns and 5 rushing touchdowns. They have surrendered the ball 8 times (6 picks and 2 fumbles lost). Offensively they're holding an average of 117.8 yards via the ground game ranking them 16th in the league. Concerning scoring, the Kansas City Chiefs are averaging 23.6 PPG.

The Chiefs rank 6th in the NFL when it comes to the opposition scoring, conceding 17.0 points per game. Opposing teams are running for an average of 3.7 yards per rush and 88.4 rushing yards per game over the course of this season. In total, they have allowed 442 yards via the ground game in 5 games. In terms of yards via the pass, the Chiefs have given up 1,085 yards which has them ranked 9th in the NFL. They have relinquished 217.0 yards per outing via the pass in addition to conceding a completion percentage of 62.5%. Over the course of this year, they are surrendering 305.4 yards/contest which puts them 9th in the league. They have relinquished 7 touchdowns via the pass as well as 2 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The 49ers step onto the field holding a record of 3-3 for this year. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the 49ers walked away with a victory by a final of 36-24 when they faced the Seattle Seahawks. Brock Purdy (3 TDs) finished the game with 255 yards on 18/28 passing while his QB rate was 129.3. He didn't toss any interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 9.1 yds. Deebo Samuel was one of the featured targets for the 49ers, bringing in 3 passes for 102 yards (34.0 yds per catch). Isaac Guerendo ran the ball 10 times for 99 yards, walking away from the game with 9.9 yards per carry for San Francisco. The 49ers finished the contest with 483 yards and they ran 61 plays (7.9 yards per play). San Francisco rushed the ball for 6.9 yards per carry, finishing with a total of 228 yds on 33 carries. San Francisco relinquished 20 running attempts for 52 yards (2.6 yards per rush). The 49ers passing defense conceded a completion percentage of 57.7%, relinquishing 306 yds on 30 for 52 passing.

The San Francisco 49ers have an average of 420.0 yards per game which is good for 2nd in the NFL. They average 158.0 rushing yards per game and have toted the ball for 948 yards for the season. The San Francisco offense has totaled 279 penalty yds on 30 violations, which is good for 27th in the NFL in terms of helping out the other team. For the season thus far, the 49ers currently have a total of 1,572 yards through the air as well as holding an average of 262.0 passing yards per outing, which has them sitting 2nd in the NFL. Regarding their scoring prowess, the 49ers are 8th in the NFL maintaining an average of 27.0 PPG.

The 49ers are giving up 21.7 points per game, which has them sitting 12th in football. They have surrendered 8 touchdowns from the passing game as well as 215.2 yards per outing, which has them in 17th in the NFL. San Francisco has surrendered a total of 606 yards rushing (101.0 yards per game) and 5 touchdowns by ground this season. The 49ers defense has been on the field for 350 plays, which is 12th in the league. Their defense has tallied 11 turnovers (5 fumbles recovered and 6 picks) this year.

Who will win tonight's Chiefs/49ers NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the 49ers -1.5

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