Friday, May 18th, 2012
The Kansas City Chiefs (4-7) will go on the road this weekend to take on the Chicago Bears (7-4), and we’ll take a look at some statistics and trends ahead of Sunday’s showdown.
Action gets underway at 1:00 PM ET and the Chiefs have a 2-3 mark on the road while the Bears are 5-1 at home this season.
Kansas City and Chicago have met up twice since 2003, and it was the Chiefs who covered the point spread in both games.
In 2003 they were 31-3 winners as 7.5-point home favorites, while they lost 10-20 in Chicago during the 2007 season as 11.5-point underdogs.
The under was a winner in both games and has hit in 4 straight head-to-head meetings between these teams since 1996.
The Chiefs are currently in the midst of a 4-game losing streak and have covered the point spread in just 1 of those losses.
Kansas City has seen 8 of their last 9 games this season go under the wagering total. It is interesting to note that the Chiefs have covered the point spread in 3 of their last 4 games on the road.
Matt Cassel is hurt at quarterback and has been replaced in the Kansas City roster with Tyler Palko until free agent signee Kyle Orton is ready, while Caleb Hanie is filling in for the injured Jay Cutler of the Bears.
The Bears had won 5 straight games before last weekend’s 20-25 loss at the Oakland Raiders, and they covered the point spread in every single victory during that stretch.
They came up empty as 3-point underdogs in that last game and both Kansas City and Chicago have been wagering winners in 6 of their 11 this season.
The Bears have gone over the total in 4 straight games and have covered the point spread in their last 3 played at home.
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