Brazil won a renowned match with Los Angeles chargeers playing “Host” at the Chiefs of Kansas City in Sao Paulo on Friday evening.
It is a critical match of the AFC West rivalry to start the season for the two teams, which sparked criticism to take place outside the United States during week 1.
Ribs and trends
Chiefs are a favorite of 3 consensus points, but the line was seated at 3.5 points in several sports books on Friday afternoon, with additional juice on the loaders at +3.5. Betrivers said that 64% of the total of bets and 63% of the propagation money argued Kansas City.
The monetary line -186 of the chiefs was even more popular, drawing 74 and 71% of the action, respectively.
The plus / less than 45 points saw the overwhelming of 67% of betting and 83% of money.
Choice of accessories
– Out of 46.5 total points (-109 at Betrivers): the total increased from 45 points, the exceeding of 67% of the total of the tickets and 83% of the money. The book reported that each of the last eight of the chief games against AFC opponents exceeded the total point line, while Kansas City covered the spread in their last six season games against AFC teams.
– Chargers QB Justin Herbert 200+ Yards of passes (-272 in Draftkings): this was the most popular player for this book game, despite the fact that Los Angeles uses a heavy game plan. Herbert has an average of 196 yards by the pass in two meetings last year while launching two affected against any interception. Despite an approximate outing in the defeat of the playoffs, Herbert made an average of 303.7 yards by the pass in the last three regular season games.
Interior edge
The remarkable engine of Inside Edge has figures to support the idea that the Ballon Recruiter Omarion Hampton and the veteran Najee Harris will be a focal point of the Los Angeles game plan as long as the game is near. The charges were 9-0 last season when they presented themselves on more than 100 yards as a team.
However, the chiefs also led the league by granting only 93.7 yards on the ground per game last season, by interior. This includes the limitation of adversaries to a “success rate” of 34% on attempts at precipitation in the first quarter.
Do not expect a lot of production of Hampton and Harris in the passenger match – the officials of the charges have an average of 15.9 league reception yards per game last season.
Key statistics
In 12 career games against the charge, the quarter-back of the Patrick Mahomes chefs at 3,270 yards by the pass and 27 affected with seven interceptions. He only threw TD passes against an opponent: the raiders (33). His latest defeat against charges occurred in 2021: a 30-24 defeat with three affected and two interceptions.
The news
The charges presented one of the best defenses in the NFL last year in the first season of coach Jim Harbaugh as chief coach, then invested in several runners in the offseason to continue his privileged old approach.
After signing Harris in a free agency, the charges used a first round choice to select Hampton. Known for its speed, Hampton seduced Harbaugh with its vision and its ability to choose pre-season circulation. Harris missed the training camp and the pre-season due to an injury in the eyes of July 4, but Harbaugh said after Wednesday in Brazil that Harris will play.
“He says he is ready and he looks ready to leave,” said Harbaugh.
Harbaugh has no concern with its background in general. He said he believed that Herbert’s greatest weakness lies in coaches and teammates who do not reach the level of quarter-arre.
“Everything he does – packaging, everything – it’s too easy (for him). You must try to remove it,” said Harbaugh. “It’s clear and obvious, we all have to recover it to reach its level.”
Herbert succeeded 23 affected and three interceptions in his first season under Harbaugh. The chiefs sold two TD passes in total and dismissed him five times during their two meetings in 2024.
Five weeks after reporting the training camp, the defensive coordinator of chefs Steve Spagnuolo said he could feel the energy increasing for a “real quote game”.
Spagnuolo gave a new Kristian Fulton corner half, an addition of a free agent of the loaders who practiced daily against Ladd McConkey last year, the prosecution during the first defensive meeting of the week to emphasize the importance of knowing where McConkey is and how he has an impact on the Los Angeles match plan.
“The first slide that I set up last week said:” All 22 must be aware of the place where 15 “”, said Spagnuolo about McConkey Place at the top of the screening report this week. “I asked the guys if (they) knew what we meant. This meant that the 22 eyeballs. Each of them, the D-Line included, must know where he is. We feel that strongly. This will be a major and major objective.”
McConkey had 1,346 yards and 91 receptions between the regular season and the playoffs last season to establish team records. He will be the main target of Herbert even with Keenan Allen in the fold after a season in Chicago. Allen has the loads of loaders with 904 receptions and 10,530 yards in uniform.
With Rashee Rice suspended for six weeks by the NFL, the hierarchical order of the wide receiver is not as clear for chefs. Xavier Worthy, a first -round choice in 2024, became option n ° 1 for Mahomes in 2024 with speed to become deep. Hollywood Brown, Juju Smith-Schuster, Tyquan Thornton and the recruit choice of fourth round Jalen Royals are the other options for Kansas City, as well as the tight Bout Travis Kelce.
Injury report
Chiefing coach Andy Reid said Brown (Foot, Ankle) was able to “do everything” on Tuesday while the Royals (knee) remained.
Mekhi Becton right -handers were added to the injury report as questionable due to a disease. Becton, 26, started 45 of the 46 career games in which he played with the Jets and Eagles of Philadelphia since his selection by New York with the 11th choice in total of the NFL 2020 draft.
If he is unable to go, Jamaree Salyer, who has appeared in 51 games and started 35 in the last three seasons for the loaders, is listed as Becton’s backup.
They said it
“I think it’s nice that we were playing international in the first game of the season. This is a challenge for us as a team. Rivalry of division. We are also lucky to test where we are.” – Tackle defensive of Chiefs Chris Jones. Jones said he brought two televisions – a new LG model that can be checked – and a serious appetite with crossed fingers, it is authorized to taste many culinary options.
PREDICTION
Loads think that they have at least reduced the gap, but until they can finish the 3,12 -year -old losses, the chiefs are still entering a massive advantage of confidence. It can be a lower score match that some expect it with Los Angeles beating the ball to one of the defenses of the league elite race, but Mahomes has a strange way to find the goals’ area late to remove the victories from the jaws from the defeat. – Chiefs 23, Chargers 20
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