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Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs NFL Betting Odds & Predictions

Written by Jimmy Boyd

Things just keep getting worse for the Buffalo Bills, which have lost four in a row since starting the season 5-1. A matchup with lowly Kansas City should be a good opportunity for Buffalo to finally get back in the winner’s circle. However, odds makers agree that this one will be no walk in the park and have listed the Bills as just a 3-point favorite with the total set at 43.5.

Turnovers have absolutely killed the Bills this season and it continued last Monday night with QB Trent Edwards finding it much easier to throw the ball to the Browns than to his teammates. Buffalo is now 5-5 and quickly dropping out of the AFC playoff picture as they have gone from first to last in the AFC East in a matter of weeks. It was Edwards’ mistake-free football and late-game heroics which helped Buffalo get off to a great start. He threw five touchdown passes against two picks through the first six games. The past four games have not gone nearly as smooth. Edwards has eight interceptions and two more lost fumbles and a safety during this stretch. Edwards threw three interceptions in his first six passing attempts last Monday night, digging the Bills a hole they could never quite recover from. If Buffalo plans on snapping their eight-year playoff drought, its starting QB is going to have to get back on track. If it weren’t for Buffalo’s solid defense, the Bills would have been blown right off the field last Monday. The only other thing that this unit can do is start generating more turnover of its own. If you like Buffalo to finally get back in the win column, bet the Bills at -3 at Bookmaker.

The 1-9 Chiefs have had a multitude of problems this season, but one thing its defense has been able to do is force turnovers. In other words, the Bills better be careful. The Chiefs’ defense is tied for second in the NFL with 21 takeaways this season, 11 coming on fumble recoveries and 10 more on interceptions. The Chiefs have really upped their defensive intensity lately, forcing 10 turnovers in their last four games. Better defensive play has not mattered in the win/loss column as Kansas City still can’t seem to do enough to win. Last weekend’s loss to New Orleans was Kansas City’s 18th in its last 19 games. To add insult to injury, the Chiefs have lost each of the last four weeks despite leading in each of those games. One of their losses was an overtime defeat in which they elected to go for the win with a two-point conversion try in the closing seconds. Kansas City has had a lot of trouble gelling on the field because its players are playing with different guys each and every week. As of last Thursday. the Chiefs had made 34 player transactions the previous three weeks. With new players on punt and kickoff units every week, its no wonder that they have had so many special teams breakdowns. Defensively, the Chiefs have missed as many as six starters due to injuries at times.

The Kansas City offense has shown improvement. The Chiefs tied a season-high with 21 first downs and had at least 330 yards of offense for the fourth straight game. Running back Larry Johnson was rusty in his first start in a month, gaining 67 yards but also fumbling twice. Johnson has 132 yards in Kansas City’s last meeting with Buffalo, a 14-3 Bills home win on Nov. 13, 2005. But history is with the Chiefs as Buffalo has lost two straight and five of its last six at Kansas City. Bet the Chiefs at +3 if you like them to break through with a win this week.

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