{"id":297427,"date":"2024-09-20T13:12:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T17:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=297427"},"modified":"2024-09-20T13:12:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T17:12:35","slug":"chiefs-vs-falcons-best-bets-nfl-week-3-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/chiefs-vs-falcons-best-bets-nfl-week-3-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs vs. Falcons Week 3 best bets and odds: Bet the Chiefs to cover the spread on Sunday Night Football"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs visit the Atlanta Falcons for the third edition of Sunday Night Football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Kirk Cousins hasn&#8217;t looked fully healthy since coming back from injury so I&#8217;m backing the Chiefs against the spread as my best bet. I&#8217;m also taking the under on a Mahomes prop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Chiefs vs. Falcons best bets for the Week 3 matchup on Sept. 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chiefs vs. Falcons best bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\"><a href=\"cacheembed:95165\">Embed: #95165<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/american_football\/nfl\">NFL betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Chiefs -3 (-112)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:95164\">Embed: #95164<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both sides have strong defensive units, so let&#8217;s start by analyzing the quarterbacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mahomes led the Chiefs to wins in the first two weeks, completing 71.7% of his passes for 442 yards and three touchdowns. He has thrown three interceptions but that rate should slow down as the season progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chiefs lost running back Isiah Pacheco to the injured reserve last week but Carson Steele has looked like a formidable backup option in this scheme and KC&#8217;s offence should still be efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Atlanta, Cousins had a strong game against the Eagles, leading the Falcons to a 22-21 comeback win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Philly gets a lot of hype but it has lost six of its last eight games and I think the Chiefs are a much stronger side \u2014 especially on defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eagles allowed the third most passing yards per game (255.7) last season while the Chiefs held opponents to the fourth-fewest (185.8). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kansas City needed to deal with Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow and did so successfully and I expect a bit of a step down in quality with Cousins, who&#8217;s still not 100% from his injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Atlanta&#8217;s defence is very strong too, but I&#8217;m confident Mahomes can be more efficient moving the ball downfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> The Chiefs have covered this spread in eight of their last 10 regular season wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mahomes under 35.5 pass attempts (-108):<\/strong> This isn&#8217;t a knock on Mahomes. This number just feels too high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:95163\">Embed: #95163<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chiefs&#8217; QB attempted 28 passes in Week 1 and 25 passes in Week 2. There&#8217;s an argument that with Pacheco on the IR, Mahomes will need to pass a lot more but I don&#8217;t think that will be the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players like the speedy Xavier Worthy could have more run plays drawn up, for example. And as mentioned before, Steele has looked good through two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another bet I was eyeing was the under on the game total. With that said, I expect a lot of drives to end with a punt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though I do believe Mahomes will lead the Chiefs to victory, I don&#8217;t think he&#8217;ll need 36-plus throws to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 12:20 p.m. ET 09\/20\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs visit the Atlanta Falcons for the third edition of Sunday Night Football. 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