Chargers and Chiefs Meet on Asinine NFL Saturday Matchup

Chargers and Chiefs Battling for AFC West Crown

The Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs meet at Arrowhead Stadium in a Saturday Night NFL matchup. Kick-off is set for 8:30 pm EST. NFL Network will have the coverage everywhere except the teams local markets.

The NFL is already screwing up it's product with Thursday Night Football and for years have played on Saturdays after college is finished. This is asinine. These NFL players kill themselves on the field and playing on short rest is making injuries more common. NFL is for Sunday and Monday Night.

Oddsmakers opened the Chiefs as -1-point favorites versus the Chargers, while the game's total opened at 46. The Chargers are now listed as 1-point favorites. The total is up to 47.

Chiefs Look to Find Early Season Mojo

Kansas City won its last outing, a 26-15 result against the Oakland Raiders on December 10. The Chiefs covered in that game as a -4.5-point favorite, while the 41 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

The club started 5-0 before their 2-6 stretch. That stretch has left them in a dog fight for the AFC West.

Kansas City showed signs of life last week with their victory over the Oakland Raiders.

The Chiefs will likely be without starting center Mitch Morse. He appears likely to miss his second straight game.  Morse re-aggravated a sprained left foot that kept him out of five games earlier this season.

Chargers are Flying High Coming Into Chiefs Game

In their last action, Los Angeles was a 30-13 winner at home against the Washington Redskins. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (43) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

The Chargers now sit on a four-game winning streak. The have been blowing out their opponents 131-53 in that stretch. Philip Rivers has three-straight 300-yard passing games. Los Angeles piled up 174 yards rushing last week against the Washington Redskins.

The Chargers started 0-4 and are 7-2 since and their offense is cranking out high numbers.

Chargers starting left tackle Russell Okung (knee) and starting defensive tackle Corey Liuget (toe) were limited participants in practice Tuesday and Wednesday. They are likely to play Saturday.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
LA Chargers	7-6	7-5-1	22.64	18.36	4.28	3-4	4-1-1	4-9	2-5	2-4
Kansas City	7-6	7-6	24.73	21.45	3.28	4-2	3-4	7-6	3-3	4-3

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
LAC	15.77	18.49	-2.72
KC	14.5	17.37	-2.87

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
LAC	11.80	9.36	2.44
KC	10.65	12.57	-1.92

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
LAC	3.70	4.86	-1.16
KC	4.62	4.42	0.2

Team Records

Los Angeles Chargers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	7-6	4-3	3-3	7-5-1	3-4	4-1-1	22.92	17.31	5.61
vs Conf	4-5	3-2	1-3	4-4-1	2-3	2-1-1	21.00	17.56	3.44
vs Div	1-1	0-0	1-1	1-0-1	0-0	1-0-1	19.00	20.00	-1.00
Last 3	3-0	2-0	1-0	2-1	1-1	1-0	25.67	9.67	16.00

Kansas City Chiefs

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	7-6	4-2	3-4	7-6	4-2	3-4	25.31	22.23	3.08
vs Conf	5-4	2-2	3-2	5-4	2-2	3-2	27.44	23.22	4.22
vs Div	1-1	0-0	1-1	1-1	0-0	1-1	27.00	20.50	6.50
Last 3	1-2	1-1	0-1	1-2	1-1	0-1	22.33	23.00	-0.67

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	22.92	15	22.23	15
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	261.17	6	218.83	16
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	98.83	21	127.17	26
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	25.31	7	17.31	3
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	222.83	20	212.83	10
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	101.17	22	118.67	20

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
LA Chargers	3-7	4-6	5-5	19.60	107.80	4.19	34.40	62.21	236.60	344.40	1.50
Kansas City	7-3	6-4	5-5	25.40	131.30	4.67	29.70	69.70	212.20	343.50	1.00

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Sep 24, 2017	KC	LAC	24-10	189	122	311	0	104	226	330	3
Jan 1, 2017	KC	LAC	37-27	103	262	365	1	129	269	398	2
Sep 11, 2016	LAC	KC	27-33	155	233	388	0	83	330	413	1
Dec 13, 2015	LAC	KC	3-10	44	236	280	1	150	179	329	2
Nov 22, 2015	KC	LAC	33-3	153	232	385	0	52	149	201	2
Dec 28, 2014	LAC	KC	7-19	112	249	361	3	111	140	251	0
Oct 19, 2014	KC	LAC	23-20	154	211	365	0	69	182	251	1
Dec 29, 2013	KC	LAC	24-27	143	189	332	0	186	219	405	1
Nov 24, 2013	LAC	KC	41-38	104	387	491	0	114	281	395	2
Nov 1, 2012	KC	LAC	13-31	113	176	289	4	123	216	339	2

NFL Betting Trends

Los Angeles Chargers
LA Chargers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Chargers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Chargers's last 8 games
LA Chargers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
LA Chargers is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Chargers's last 5 games on the road
LA Chargers is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Kansas City
LA Chargers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Chargers's last 7 games when playing Kansas City
LA Chargers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
LA Chargers is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City

Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Kansas City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Kansas City is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Kansas City's last 18 games at home
Kansas City is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing LA Chargers
Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Chargers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing LA Chargers
Kansas City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Chargers
Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against LA Chargers

Team Last 5 Games

Los Angeles Chargers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Dec 10, 2017	WAS	30-13	W	-6.5/46.5	W/U	174	314	488	65	136	201	0	H
Dec 3, 2017	CLE	19-10	W	-13/45	L/U	94	335	429	89	202	291	-2	H
Nov 23, 2017	DAL	28-6	W	-1/46.5	W/U	81	434	515	79	168	247	-2	A
Nov 19, 2017	BUF	54-24	W	-6.5/41.5	W/O	146	283	429	173	220	393	-6	H
Nov 12, 2017	JAC	17-20	L	5/40.5	W/U	87	235	322	135	263	398	0	A

Kansas City Chiefs

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Dec 10, 2017	OAK	26-15	W	-4.5/48.5	W/U	165	243	408	70	198	268	-2	H
Dec 3, 2017	NYJ	31-38	L	-4/44.5	L/O	112	362	474	157	331	488	0	A
Nov 26, 2017	BUF	10-16	L	-8.5/47	L/U	55	181	236	104	164	268	1	H
Nov 19, 2017	NYG	9-12	L	-10/44.5	L/U	134	229	363	112	205	317	2	A
Nov 5, 2017	DAL	17-28	L	2.5/53.5	L/U	68	255	323	131	244	375	1	A

Weather in
Kansas City - United States

 59°F

Sunny
Humidity is 34%
Wind is Southwest 14 mph
Visibility is 10.004077 mi
Pressure is N/A inHg

Forecast for Kansas City

Next up:
Los Angeles at New York Sunday, December 24
Kansas City home to Miami Sunday, December 24

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