The Kansas City Chiefs enter their Week 11 matchup with the Buffalo Bills in the midst of a perfect 9-0 season, but bettors feel like the team could leave Orchard Park next weekend with the first blemish on its balance sheet.

The Bills open the week as 1.5-point favorites over the back-to-back Super Bowl champions at DraftKings, not exactly a wide margin but nonetheless impressive considering Kansas City’s unbeaten record. Home teams usually give up three points by default, so the Chiefs have been eating away at that buffer a bit; Either way, being favored over an undefeated opponent is nothing to scoff at.

Oddsmakers giving Buffalo a slight edge over the Chiefs is by no means glaring, especially since Kansas City hasn’t looked particularly dominant through the first 10 weeks of the 2024 campaign despite its unbeaten record. Seven of their nine wins have come by one score, and the Chiefs are coming off a hard-fought Week 10 win over the Denver Broncos, in which they narrowly escaped unscathed after blocking a field goal. last minute. The Bills have also had regular season success against Kansas City in recent years, winning their last three campaign matchups.

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Add in the fact that Buffalo is a perfect 4-0 at home this year, and the idea of ​​them being the early seed over their recent rival isn’t far-fetched at all. Josh Allen and co. hopes the team’s pass-catching group gets closer to full health before the game, as key wideouts Amari Cooper and Keon Coleman missed the Bills’ Week 10 game against the Indianapolis Colts due to neck injuries. wrist ; Tight end Dalton Kincaid also injured his knee in the win, although the second-year weapon does not yet know the extent of his injury.

Next weekend’s matchup is perhaps the most anticipated date on Buffalo’s 2024 schedule, and it’s one that the eyes of the national football world will be glued to. Kick-off is scheduled for Orchard Park at 4:25 p.m. on Sunday.

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