Sports Picks sets up the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs meeting on Monday Night Football at Gillette Stadium (8:35 pm ET, ESPN).
The Patriots opened as a 14-point favorite and money on New England has driven the spread up to -16 in NFL Betting. The moneyline odds have the Pats as a -1000 favorite and the Chiefs as a +800 underdog. The over/under total is at 46, down from the opening number of 48.
Kansas City is 4-5 SU and 5-4 ATS. The Chiefs lost 17-10 against the Denver Broncos last Sunday. They failed to cover as a 3.5–point home favorite and the score was under the total of 42.
New England is 6-3 straight up and 5-4 against the point spread. The Patriots beat AFC East rival New York Jets 37-16 on Sunday Night Football. The Patriots covered as a 1-point road underdog, while the score was over the total of 47. Patriots’ pivot Tom Brady threw for three touchdowns.
Head-to-head, New England is 5-3 SU and ATS in the past eight meetings. The teams last met on Sept. 7, 2008, when the Patriots won 17-10 but failed to cash as a 16-point home favorite. The score was under the total of 43.
Over/under bettors should note that the last time New England played a MNF game that was under the total was 1998. Since then, the Pats are 7-0-1 on the over in eight Monday night tilts.
New England is 20-3 SU in its last 23 games at home.
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