Intro by Doug Kezirian
After back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, the Kansas City Chiefs are potentially on the verge of passing the proverbial AFC torch to the Buffalo Bills. They face each other at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night, and Buffalo could hand Kansas City its third loss within the season's first five weeks.
The Chiefs are 2.5-point home favorites, with some sportsbooks posting the key number of three.
"I think that's probably right and where it will end up. It implies Kansas City is slightly better when you account for the home field," PointsBet director of trading Jay Croucher told ESPN. "It's three with more potential to go back to 2.5 than 3.5."
The Chiefs are coming off a double-digit win and cover against the Philadelphia Eagles, but they are still just 3-12 ATS in their past 15 games, dating back to last season. They remain a Super Bowl betting favorite or second favorite at all sportsbooks, but that will certainly change if they fall to 2-3.
"Getting the one seed would be extremely difficult [with a loss Sunday], and that would alter the futures market," Croucher said. "The Chiefs are basically the Brooklyn Nets in that they're going to have an all-time offense and then a defense that can hopefully be respectable in big games."