The Kansas City Chiefs aim for a third consecutive win as they face the Jacksonville Jaguars in prime time.
The pregame narrative: Kansas City has erased its 0-2 start with back-to-back wins. It hits the road in Week 5 to battle a 3-1 Jags squad tied for first in the AFC South. Jacksonville will try to snap an eight-game losing streak to the Chiefs in this contest.
Check out my Chiefs vs. Jaguars picks for the Monday Night Football matchup on Oct. 6, featuring prop predictions on Trevor Lawrence and Kareem Hunt.
Chiefs vs. Jaguars picks
Best Bet: Jaguars +3.5 (-117)
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Many are appointing the Chiefs as being back after the 37-20 beatdown they put on the Baltimore Ravens in Week 4.
Not so fast, my friend.
Kansas City beat a Baltimore squad dealing with a litany of defensive injuries, hence why it was able to put up a season-high 37 points.
But don’t be fooled: this offence still isn’t ready for take off.
The Chiefs were averaging 20.0 points per game through the first three weeks, and that’s where they’ll likely come in against a strong Jaguars defence.
Jacksonville is ceding the fifth-fewest points per game (18.0) thanks to its ability to generate turnovers.
The Jags lead the league in interceptions (nine). They’re forcing these by producing a solid amount of pressure, ranking 10th in hurry percentage (7.0%).
I expect Jacksonville to put pressure on a Chiefs passing attack that’s been more average than elite this season. Patrick Mahomes should struggle to break this game open, and that should allow the Jags to cover.
Key stat: The Jaguars have covered this spread in three of four games this season.
Monday Night Football prop pick
Lawrence over 11.5 rushing yards (-115): Lawrence isn’t rushing much this season, but there’s reason to believe he will be on Monday.
Kansas City likes to bring the blitz.
The Chiefs have the seventh-highest blitz rate in the NFL (32.6%), and that forces quarterbacks to use their feet to evade pressure.
Naturally, Kansas City is ceding plenty of rushing yards to opposing passers. The Chiefs are surrendering the fifth-most rushing yards per game to QBs (31.3).
This number isn’t inflated by Lamar Jackson’s 48 rushing yards last week, either. Kansas City has allowed every QB it’s faced to rush for 12-plus yards.
Hunt under 30.5 rushing yards (-117): The Chiefs can’t get anything going on the ground, and their backfield is turning into an ugly, three-back committee.
Hunt is playing around 40% of his team’s offensive snaps and has actually beaten this total in three of four games, but he enters a difficult matchup on Monday night.
Jacksonville allows the ninth-fewest yards per carry (3.9) in the NFL and the fourth-fewest rushing yards per game (82.8).
Rookie Brashard Smith played a season-high 26% of the snaps in Week 4. With Hunt and Isiah Pacheco struggling, his role could continue to expand and limit Hunt’s production.
Chiefs vs. Jaguars picks made at 4:01 p.m. ET 10/04/2025.