NFL Week 7 Thursday Night Betting Preview

The suddenly reeling Kansas City Chiefs look to turn things around when they kick off Week 7 on Thursday night with a road game against their AFC West rivals, the Denver Broncos.

At Bovada Sportsbook, the oddsmakers have tagged the Chiefs as a 4-point road favorite.

The Chiefs have lost their last two games following last week’s 31-24 upset loss to the Houston Texans as a 3.5-point favorite. Patrick Mahomes passed for 273 yards with three touchdowns, but he also turned the ball over twice with an interception and a lost fumble. Wide receiver Tyreek Hill made his return from an injury layoff and caught five passes for 80 yards with two touchdowns.

Kansas City is 14-4 ATS in last 18 vs AFC West

Last week’s loss was the Chiefs’ third straight against the spread. On the road, they’ve won three in a row straight up at 2-1 ATS. As a road favorite, Kansas City is 6-1 SU and 4-3 ATS in its last seven. Against divisional opponents, the Chiefs have dominated with a 22-2 SU record in their last 24 and have a 14-4 ATS record in their last 18.

The Broncos are coming off a 16-0 shutout of the Tennessee Titans as a 1-point favorite. Joe Flacco passed for 177 yards with an interception and Phillip Lindsay rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. The Denver defense swarmed the Titans, limiting them to 204 yards of offense while registering seven sacks and three interceptions.

Denver has covered 6 of last 8 as underdog

The win was the Broncos’ second in a row SU and ATS. Despite the mini winning streak, Denver is still only 2-8 SU and 3-7 ATS in its last 10. At home, the Broncos are 1-4 SU and 2-3 ATS in their last five, while as a home underdog they’re 3-6 SU and 5-4 ATS in their last nine. In their last eight games overall as an underdog, the Broncos are 6-2 ATS.

Last season the Chiefs were 2-0 SU and 1-1 ATS against the Broncos. Overall Kansas City has won seven straight vs Denver while going 6-1 ATS. In Denver, the Chiefs have won five straight ATS.

Totals bettors may not know which trends to follow this week. The Chiefs have been a big OVER play on the road at 7-1 OVER in their last eight. The Broncos are 13-2 UNDER in their last 15, and at home they’re 9-1 UNDER in their last 10.