{"id":18002,"date":"2011-09-24T14:54:48","date_gmt":"2011-09-24T19:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=18002"},"modified":"2011-09-24T14:54:48","modified_gmt":"2011-09-24T19:54:48","slug":"free-nfl-picks-kansas-city-chiefs-at-san-diego-chargers-afc-west-rivalry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/free-nfl-picks-kansas-city-chiefs-at-san-diego-chargers-afc-west-rivalry-18002\/","title":{"rendered":"Free NFL Picks: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers AFC West Rivalry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers
\nSunday, 9\/25\/11, 4:05 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 CBS
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 San Diego -15
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 San Diego -14.5
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 44
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 44.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Chargers<\/a>
The San Diego Chargers are double-digit favorites against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kansas City has likely been the worst team in the NFL through two weeks of the season, dropping consecutive contests to the Buffalo Bills (41-7) and Detroit Lions (48-3).\u00a0 The Chiefs have been out-gained by 295 yards and have failed to cover the spread by an average of 36.5 points a contest.\u00a0 \u201cThe season will not be canceled as far as I know,\u201d commented Chiefs head coach Todd Haley about the start.\u00a0 To make matters worse, the team lost a significant weapon in running back Jamaal Charles, who was second in the league in rushing a year ago.\u00a0 Kansas City is 16-19 ATS over the last two-plus seasons, including a 9-8 ATS mark on the road.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs backfield will now rely heavily on Thomas Jones and Dexter McCluster, but both are unable to be an every down back.\u00a0 \u201cGoing forward we\u2019ve got a good group of running backs,\u201d stated Haley about the team\u2019s depth.\u00a0 As down as they are about their teammate\u2019s injury, they\u2019re excited about the opportunity.\u00a0 Quarterback Matt Cassel must improve his play significantly in order for last year\u2019s division champion to make the playoffs for a second consecutive year, but he\u2019s averaged just 114.3 yards with three touchdowns and four interceptions in his last three games against the Chargers.<\/p>\n

San Diego is 1-1 on the year and is coming off a 35-21 loss to New England as seven-point road underdogs.\u00a0 The Chargers need a win in their division opener to make sure they don\u2019t fall behind the Denver Broncos or Oakland Raiders.\u00a0 \u201cThere\u2019s a sense of urgency,\u201d commented Chargers linebacker Takeo Spikes.\u00a0 \u201cThis game is full of highs and lows.\u201d\u00a0 The team definitely knows that it can\u2019t go 3-3 in the division like it did last year and must hold onto the football.\u00a0 San Diego is 12-16 ATS as a favorite and 9-8 ATS at home.<\/p>\n

The Chargers must limit their turnovers, as they had a chance of winning last week\u2019s game, but mistakes cost them against the Patriots.\u00a0 San Diego has lost two fumbles and thrown four interceptions, while Kansas City has lost five fumbles and thrown four interceptions.\u00a0 Quarterback Philip Rivers is still one of the best in the league, throwing for a combined 713 yards and four touchdowns, while also averaging 295.2 yards and posting a 108 passer rating in his last six chances versus the Chiefs secondary.\u00a0 He may be without tight end Antonio Gates and wide receiver Malcolm Floyd, as both are suffering from injuries.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the Chiefs due to their 10-2 ATS mark as a underdog of 10.5 or more points, while the Chargers are 0-3-1 ATS in their last four games.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NFL handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers Sunday, 9\/25\/11, 4:05 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 CBS Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 San Diego -15 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 San Diego -14.5 Opening Total:\u00a0 44 Current Total:\u00a0 44.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Kansas City has likely been the worst team in the NFL through two weeks of the season, dropping consecutive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":4256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[1689,303,541,1035,298,665],"class_list":["post-18002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-antonio-gates","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-matt-cassel","tag-philip-rivers","tag-san-diego-chargers","tag-todd-haley"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18002"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18004,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18002\/revisions\/18004"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}