{"id":323383,"date":"2025-01-23T15:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=323383"},"modified":"2025-01-23T15:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:39:10","slug":"bills-vs-chefs-td-picks-afc-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/bills-vs-chefs-td-picks-afc-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills vs. Chiefs AFC championship TD picks: Bet on Cook and Kelce to find end zone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One running back and a veteran tight end make up my AFC championship TD picks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Travis Kelce was in vintage playoff form last week and I&#8217;m backing him to score as the Kansas City Chiefs get one step closer to three-peating. I&#8217;m also eyeing James Cook to score for the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my favourite Bills vs. Chiefs TD picks for this weekend&#8217;s AFC championship game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-0a4ee124-09d4-4260-81c9-fd6fe232dbb3\">Bills vs. Chiefs TD picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\"><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/american_football\/competitions\/12295\">NFL betting markets<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Kelce anytime TD (+110):<\/strong> The all-time great tight end had a down season by his standards, recording his career-low in receiving yards (823) with just three TDs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I chalk most of his struggles up to a slow start. Since Week 8, he&#8217;s been cooking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>97 targets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>69 receptions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>598 yards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The end zone has been hard to find but it is worth noting that all three TDs came after Week 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kelce also strives in the playoffs. Last week, he had seven receptions for 117 yards and a TD against the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Since the 2021-22 season, the tight end has 11 scores in as many postseason games, going 9-2 against this wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-fa134a48-a478-432b-95e0-66881f0d337b\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cook anytime TD (+100):<\/strong> On the other side, I&#8217;m backing Cook at plus money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite not scoring last week, the 1,000-yard rusher was very reliable against this wager all season long. He scored in 13 out of 18 games including the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In two postseason games, Cook is still getting a ton of volume out of the backfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Vs. Denver: <\/strong>23 carries, 120 yards, TD.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vs. Baltimore:<\/strong> 17 carries, 67 yards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Kansas City is good against the run, allowing the eight-fewest ground yards per game (101.8) \u2014 but Buffalo&#8217;s offence has proven to be matchup-proof heading into the AFC championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cook had two TDs in the Bills&#8217; Week 11 win over the Chiefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 3:35 p.m. ET on 01\/23\/2025<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One running back and a veteran tight end make up my AFC championship TD picks. The pregame narrative: Travis Kelce was in vintage playoff form last week and I&#8217;m backing him to score as the Kansas City Chiefs get one step closer to three-peating. I&#8217;m also eyeing James Cook to score for the Buffalo Bills. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":323345,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[452,61],"tags":[181,232],"class_list":["post-323383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-com","category-nfl","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-picks"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bills vs. Chiefs TD picks: AFC championship predictions | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Bills vs. Chiefs TD picks for the AFC championship. 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