Originally Posted by
Capitols44
Although New England has a higher rate of covering spreads more than 7 points than most teams, we still find it statistically favorable to take the underdogs in these situations.
In 2016, KC scored on average 23.9 pts/game while New England scored 30.4 pts/game. This lends itself to a spread closer to NE by 7, not by 9.
We expect KC to play a control game in this matchup, especially as they put Kareem Hunt to the true test as the starting RB. Expect a heavy running game, but with just enough passing to take advantage of New England’s Defense trying to stuff the rookie running back.
Even if KC can’t capitalize on Hunt performing as or better than hoped, the increased running plays should mean more time in possession of the ball. The best way historically to prevent Tom Brady from scoring on you is simply to try to limit his time holding the ball.
We expect this line to hold @ NE-8.5 or NE -9 so take your time to make the wager in case any last minute changes happen (unknown injuries, etc). It’s also possible that the New England bias in betting steps in and the line moves closer to 10. If that happens, take KC at 10. It likely won’t last long as other bettors step in to take advantage of one of the magic spread numbers (3,7,10) Take k.c. at+10 buy a couple of points.