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Gambling911.com has your betting preview for the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Jacksonville Jaguars 2019 Week 1. KC is a -3.5 favorite. The total is set at 51.
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Jacksonville was seeing around 60% of the action, which would explain why the line was coming down.
ABOUT THE CHIEFS (2018: 12-4, TIED FOR FIRST IN AFC WEST): There's plenty of hype for Kansas City's offense with Mahomes back for his second full season as a starter after passing for 5,097 yards and 50 touchdowns a year ago. The Chiefs added running back LeSean McCoy to complement Damien Williams, who broke out last season after Kareem Hunt's release, and Mahomes' two favorite targets are back in dynamic receiver Tyreek Hill and tight end Travis Kelce. The defense got a bit of a facelift with the addition of pass rusher Frank Clark and safety Tyrann Mathieu.
ABOUT THE JAGUARS (2018: 5-11, LAST IN AFC SOUTH): Jacksonville moved on from quarterback Blake Bortles and brought in Nick Foles to try to mitigate the turnovers that derailed them last season, when they coughed it up 29 times. They also added former Chiefs receiver Chris Conley, who along with Marqise Lee and Dede Westbrook could stabilize the passing game needed to complement running back Leonard Fournette. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey, defensive ends Calais Campbell and Yannick Ngakoue, and linebacker Myles Jack anchor a defense that again figures to be one of the league's best.
Jacksonville is favored to win UNDER 8.5 regular season games at -145 while Kansas City is favored to win OVER 10.5 at -145.
The Chiefs are at 6/1 odds to win Super Bowl LIV. Jacksonville is at 40/1 odds to win the Super Bowl.
The Jaguars are listed at 2/1 odds to win the AFC South. KC is at -170 to win the AFC West.
- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com
