{"id":294681,"date":"2024-09-03T13:08:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T17:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=294681"},"modified":"2024-09-03T13:08:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T17:08:18","slug":"ravens-vs-chiefs-best-bet-nfl-week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/ravens-vs-chiefs-best-bet-nfl-week-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravens vs. Chiefs Week 1 best bet: Fade offence in first game of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs clash on Thursday to kickstart a new NFL season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pregame narrative:<\/strong> In a game loaded with offensive talent, the defensive units from both teams are amongst the strongest in the league. Therefore, I’m backing the under in an intriguing Week 1 matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out my Ravens vs. Chiefs best bet for their Week 1 matchup on Sept. 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ravens vs. Chiefs best bet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Last year’s Super Bowl champions against the No. 1 seed from the regular season. What a matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ravens stormed out of the gate last season and never looked back, finishing with a 12-3 record. They ultimately fell short against the Chiefs in the AFC championship game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the offseason, Baltimore added arguably the best running back of the last decade, Derrick Henry. The expectation is that he will pair exceptionally well with the dual-threat style of Lamar Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kansas City had an up-and-down season going 11-6 but Patrick Mahomes and the defence stepped up when it counted and won the Chiefs’ third Super Bowl in the Mahomes era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, Week 1 of the NFL season provides a blockbuster matchup between these two contenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take the under on TNF<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Best Bet: First half – under 22.5 points (-106)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though both these sides possess powerful offences, their defensive units stole the show in the AFC championship last season. The game finished 17-10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the Chiefs didn’t turn the ball over, the Ravens did \u2014 three times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t expect the same sloppy play on Thursday but I do expect an early run-heavy approach from both sides resulting in a running clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baltimore should be ecstatic to go to the ground game with the acquisition of Henry in the backfield. In all honesty, the Ravens could improve on their league-leading 156.4 rushing yards per game from last season. However, I’m not expecting it to come together right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the first nine weeks last season, 22-of-29 primetime games<\/em> (Thursday, Sunday, Monday) stayed under their totals (75.8%). A lot of that was due to safe playcalling and running the football. I expect much of the same in the first game of the year, especially in the opening half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Kansas City, Mahomes was much worse on Thursday and Monday nights last year as compared to other situations. He threw six touchdowns and four picks in four Monday\/Thursday games. For context, he had a 21:10 TD-to-INT ratio on Sundays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For at least one half of football, I am backing the Ravens and Chiefs’ defences while the offensive units figure things out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key stat:<\/strong> Both defences combined to allow 17.7 first-half points per game last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picks made at 10:08 p.m. ET 09\/03\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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