Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Denver Broncos (8-7) will clinch the AFC West title if they can get by the visiting Kansas City Chiefs (6-9) on Sunday, and these squads will get started with a 4:15 PM ET kickoff.
The Broncos have obviously improved as the season went on, but it is still interesting to point out that their 3-4 record in Denver is the exact same mark that the Chiefs have amassed when having to play outside of Kansas City.
Denver was a 17-10 road winner against the Chiefs as 3-point underdogs earlier this season, and it marked the 6th time over 7 head-to-head meetings that the underdog has managed to cover the spread.
The under has been a winner in the 2 most recent meetings between the Broncos and the Chiefs, and Denver was a 49-29 winner as 1-point underdogs the last time they were the home team against Kansas City.
The Chiefs have been one of the toughest teams in the NFL to figure out this season, but they have 2 of their last 4 heading into this game with the highlight being a 19-14 win over the Green Bay Packers as 11-point underdogs.
Kansas City has gone under the total in 9 of their last 10 games while covering the point spread in 3 of their last 5.
Denver won 6 straight not long ago but has since dropped 2 games in a row by double digits after Tim Tebow fell apart in the 4th quarter against the Buffalo Bills last time out.
The Broncos have gone over the total in 3 of their last 4 and haven’t covered a point spread in their last 3 games.
The Broncos are 3-point betting favorites with a total of 37 for Sunday’s game, and the line movement here has been minimal.
Tracked NFL bettors are split down the middle as to the correct team to take, while the total has only been bet up marginally after debuting at 36.5.
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