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The Kansas City Chiefs (0-0) are three-point favorites to face the Baltimore Ravens (0-0) on September 5, 2024, starting at 8:20 p.m. ET, broadcast on NBC. The projected point total for the game is set at 47.

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Week 1 Kickoff: What Makes the Chiefs So Tough to Beat? | Breakfast Ball

The 2024-25 NFL season kicks off tonight with the Baltimore Ravens taking on the Kansas City Chiefs. Craig Carton says Patrick Mahomes is the only reason the Chiefs are so tough to beat.

Chiefs vs. Ravens Prediction & Picks

• Choose ATS: Raven (+3)
  
• Choose OU: Below (47)
  
• Prediction:
  Ravens 22 – Chiefs 18
  

How to Watch Kansas City vs. Baltimore

• Play date: Thursday, September 5, 2024
• Time: 8:20pm ET
• Location: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• TV: NBC
• Live boxscore: FOX Sports

Chiefs vs. Ravens recent matchups

• In the last five meetings, Kansas City has defeated Baltimore four times.
• In their last five games, Kansas City has scored 146 points while Baltimore has collected 112.

Kansas City Betting Information

• Kansas City scored 10 times in 17 chances against the spread last season.
• Against the spread, favored by 3 points or more, the Chiefs went 8-5 last season.
• Last season, the total score in games against Kansas City exceeded the point total five times.
• The Chiefs won 62.5% of games last season in which they were favored on the moneyline (10-6).
• When Kansas City played as a favorite at odds of -148 or lower, it had a record of 9-5 (winning 64.3% of games).
• Based on the moneyline for this match, the Chiefs’ implied odds of winning are 59.7%.

Chiefs Stats (2023)

Kansas City’s Key Players

Attack

• Patrick Mahomes threw for 4,183 yards last year (sixth in the NFL), with 27 touchdowns (eighth in the NFL) and 14 interceptions. He completed 67.2% of his passes for an average of 261.4 yards per game and 7 per attempt.
• He added 389 yards on the ground, with zero rushing touchdowns. He averaged 24.3 yards per game and 5.2 per attempt.
• Isiah Pacheco had 935 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns, averaging 66.8 yards per game and 4.6 per carry (11th in the NFL).
• Pacheco also had 44 catches for 244 yards with two receiving touchdowns. He was targeted 49 times and averaged 17.4 yards per game.
• In 16 games played last season, Rashee Rice had 79 catches (4.9 receptions per game on 6.4 targets per game) for 938 yards and seven receiving touchdowns.
• Travis Kelce was targeted 121 times, resulting in 93 catches for 984 yards.

Defense

• Justin Reid intercepted one pass and had 95 tackles, five TFL, three sacks and seven passes defensed in 2023.
• Trent McDuffie’s stats include 80 tackles, three TFL, three sacks and seven passes defensed.
• Chris Jones recorded 10.5 sacks, 13 TFL and 30 tackles in the 2023 season.
• Drue Tranquill collected 79 tackles, seven TFL, 4.5 sacks and one pass defensed.

Baltimore Betting Information

• Baltimore won 11 games against the spread last season, failing to win six times.
• As underdogs by 3 points or more, the Ravens recorded two ATS wins last year (2-1).
• Last season, Baltimore had a total of eight games that exceeded the mark.
• The Ravens were underdogs in three games last season, winning two of them (66.7%).
• Last season, Baltimore won two of three games when it was the underdog with at least +124 on the moneyline.
• The Ravens have a 44.6% chance of winning this game, based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

Ravens Stats (2023)

Baltimore’s Key Players

Attack

• In 16 games last year, Lamar Jackson had 3,678 total passing yards, with 24 TD passes and seven INTs, completing 67.2% of his attempts.
• On the ground, Jackson added five touchdowns and 821 yards.
• Derrick Henry scored 12 rushing TDs and collected 1,167 rushing yards (4.2 per carry and 68.6 per game).
• Henry added 28 catches (1.6 per game) for 214 yards (12.6 per game), without a receiving touchdown. He was targeted 36 times.
• Last year, Zay Flowers caught 77 passes for 858 yards and five TDs. He was targeted 108 times and averaged 4.8 receptions in 16 games.
• Mark Andrews had 544 yards receiving and six touchdowns on 45 catches on 61 targets.

Defense

• Roquan Smith recorded 158 tackles, five TFL, 1.5 sacks and one interception in 16 games in 2023.
• Justin Madubuike had 13 sacks, 12 TFL and 56 tackles.
• Kyle Hamilton had three sacks and 10 TFL, 81 tackles and four interceptions during the 2023 season.
• Brandon Stephens had two TFL, 71 tackles and two interceptions.

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