Week 2 in the NFL gets underway with the Philadelphia Eagles going on the road to face the Kansas City Chiefs. The game is a 1 p.m. start on FOX at Arrowhead Stadium. BetAnySports has listed the Chiefs as 5.5-point favorites with the total set at 47.5.
The Eagles opened the 2016 season with a road win against Chicago before losing their next seven road games straight-up. They are hoping for a much better track record this season following this past Sunday’s 30-17 road victory against Washington as slight one-point favorites on BetAnySports’ closing line. The total stayed UNDER 49.5 points in that game. Philadelphia went just 2-6 against the spread last season on the road with the total going OVER in six of the eight games.
The main storyline this Sunday will be second-year head coach Doug Pederson going up against his old boss in Kansas City with the sub-plot being Chiefs’ head coach Andy Reid going up against a franchise he helped lead to four-straight NFC title games in the early 2000’s. On the field for Philly, it is still going to come down to second-year quarterback Carson Wentz’s poise under pressure as well as its defense’s ability to once again put pressure on the opposing team’s quarterback.
Kansas City Chiefs Flying High After Destroying Pats
Kansas City is flying high coming into its home opener after routing New England 42-27 last Thursday night as an eight-point road underdog. The total went way OVER BetAnySports’ closing 47.5-point line in that game and it has gone OVER in five of the Chiefs’ last eight games overall. They closed out their 2016 run with a 5-2 record ATS in their last seven games, but they are just 2-5 ATS in their last seven home games.
Alex Smith started his 13th season in the NFL with one of his best overall performances during this extended career. He lit up the Patriots’ secondary with 368 yards passing and four scoring strikes while completing 28 of his 35 passing attempts. Kansas City also racked up another 185 yards on the ground behind running back Kareem Hunt. He gained 148 yards rushing on 17 carries for an average of 8.7 yards per attempt.
I am a bit surprised that Kansas City is only favored by 4.5 points at home on BetAnySports’ current line given just how strong this team looked against the NFL’s defending champs. I would not bet against the Chiefs right now, but Philly brings some firepower of its own into this contest. The teacher probably bests the student, but I am betting that both teams score enough points to take the total OVER the current 47.5-point line.
Recent Form
Name
Record
ATS
Offense
Defense
Diff
ATS Home
ATS Away
OU Record
OU Home
OU Away
Philadelphia
1-0
1-0
30.00
17.00
13
0-0
1-0
0-1
0-0
0-1
Kansas City
1-0
1-0
42.00
27.00
15
0-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
Power Stats
Yards Per Point
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
PHI
11.87
15.53
-3.66
KC
12.79
13.74
-0.96
Yards Per Pass
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
PHI
11.46
8.70
2.76
KC
12.57
15.44
-2.87
Yards Per Rush
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
PHI
2.42
3.76
-1.34
KC
6.85
3.54
3.31
Team Records
Philadelphia Eagles
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
1-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
30.00
17.00
13.00
vs Conf
1-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
30.00
17.00
13.00
vs Div
1-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
30.00
17.00
13.00
Last 3
1-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
30.00
17.00
13.00
Kansas City Chiefs
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
1-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
42.00
27.00
15.00
vs Conf
1-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
42.00
27.00
15.00
vs Div
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Last 3
1-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
42.00
27.00
15.00
Supergrid
Title
Stat
Rank
Stat
Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense
30.00
4
27.00
19
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense
298.00
3
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense
58.00
9
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense
42.00
2
17.00
10
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense
200.00
6
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense
64.00
4
Head To Head Summary
Name
Record
ATS
OU
Score
Rush
YPR
PA
CP
PY
TY
TO +/-
Philadelphia
3-2
4-1
3-2
26.20
124.60
4.65
35.20
61.93
272.60
397.20
2.00
Kansas City
2-3
1-4
3-2
21.00
120.60
4.10
28.80
65.28
204.80
325.40
1.60
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 19, 2013
KC
PHI
26-16
146
248
394
0
264
167
431
5
Sep 27, 2009
KC
PHI
14-34
99
97
196
1
93
327
420
1
Oct 2, 2005
PHI
KC
37-31
28
368
396
2
144
209
353
4
Nov 29, 2001
PHI
KC
23-10
127
251
378
1
83
208
291
3
Sep 27, 1998
KC
PHI
24-21
131
262
393
0
111
250
361
1
Oct 11, 1992
PHI
KC
17-24
0
0
Oct 22, 1972
PHI
KC
21-20
0
0
NFL Betting Trends
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games
Philadelphia is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia’s last 13 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Kansas City is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
Kansas City is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Kansas City is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City’s last 8 games at home
Kansas City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
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