Baltimore Ravens vs. Kansas City Chiefs prediction: Odds, expert picks, player news, stats for Week 1

Week 1 of the NFL season kicks off Thursday night in Kansas City as NFL MVP Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens take on the 2-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. The venue has changed but this is a rematch of the 2024 AFC Championship game.

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How to watch Baltimore Ravens vs. Kansas City Chiefs live Thursday night:

• Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024
• Time: 8:20 PM EST
• Site: Arrowhead Stadium
• City: Kansas City, MO
• TV/Streaming: NBC/ Peacock

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Latest Game odds for Ravens vs. Chiefs – Week 1

The latest odds as of Wednesday evening via DraftKings:

• Moneyline: Kansas City Chiefs (-155), Baltimore Ravens (+130)
• Spread: Chiefs -3
• Total: 47 points

The odds for this game are basically where they were when DraftKings posted the opening lines on May 14^th. The Chiefs opened at -3 and the number remains Chiefs -3. The Total has fluctuated a bit over the summer but has returned to its original number of 47.

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NBC Sports Bet Best Bets

Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas) likes Baltimore’s latest backfield addition to have a strong debut:
“I don’t care about the Spread. I don’t know who’s going to win…It’s a toss-up to me, but what I do want to bet on is a nice +500 price on Derrick Henry to score two touchdowns. This Ravens’ run-heavy team was looking for that absolute juggernaut in the Red Zone. Well, they got him in King Henry.”

Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) is also dabbling in the TD market in this game:
“I’m going to stay in the rushing market as well for the touchdown. I am going to put a little bit of a sprinkle at +350 on Patrick Mahomes to find the endzone. He did not have a single rushing touchdown in the regular season last year but did find it four times two years ago. On NBC kicking off against the Ravens and Lamar Jackson, I like Mahomes to find the endzone.”

Ravens vs. Chiefs team stats, betting trends

• The Chiefs are 9-2 straight-up and 7-4 ATS in Week 1 games since Andy Reid became head coach
• Baltimore was 2-0 ATS as road underdogs in 2023
• Chiefs’ games have cashed the UNDER in 18 of their last 22 at Arrowhead

Quarterback matchup for the Baltimore Ravens vs. the Kansas City Chiefs

• Ravens: Lamar Jackson – totaled career best numbers last season completing 67.2% of his passes for 3,687yds.
• Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes – completed a career-best 67.2% of his passes in 2023 and threw for 4,183 yards

Player news & recent stats

• Led by All-Pro Defensive Tackle Chris Jones, the Kansas City defense finished 6^th in the NFL in EPA per play allowed last season
• The Ravens’ defense enters the 2024 season without their standout DC Mike Macdonald (HC Seattle Seahawks) as well as Jadaveon Clowney and Patrick Queen
• Patrick Mahomes threw a career-high 14 INTs in 2023
• Lamar Jackson was sacked 37 times last season

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