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San Diego Chargers vs. Kansas Chiefs NFL Betting Odds & Spread

Written December 11, 2008 by Jason Lowry

Chiefs Chargers Football

The San Diego Chargers might have finally got a win last week, but it was way to late for this team, as their chances of making the playoffs are pretty much dead. This week they will continue to fight just to finish the season at .500 when they look to beat the Kansas City Chiefs for the 2nd time this season. In the first go around the Chiefs had their chances and chose to go for two when the game was on the line, but the Chargers were able to stop them from succeeding and took home a 20-19 win. Last week the Chiefs nearly beat the Broncos, but wound up falling just short once again losing 17-24, as for the Chargers they won for the first time in 4 weeks, as they beat up on the Raiders 34-7. If you are looking to do a little NFL betting this weekend the oddsmakers have the Chargers 5.5 point favorites on the road over the Chiefs at BetUS.com

The Chargers offense finally got things going in the right direction last week, as Philip Rivers threw for 214 yards with 3 touchdown passes on 10 of 22 passing, and including 5 to Vincent Jackson that went for 148 and two scoring passes to Darren Sproles . LaDainian Tomlinson finally looked like the back we are use to, as he ran it 25 times for 91 yards and a score, and the Chargers have to be wondering what if this offense played like this all season. Now the Chiefs defense is hit or miss this season, and more times than not its a miss, so expect the Chargers offense to click again this week on the road.

The Chargers defense also played well, as they allowed the Raiders just 183 yards of total offense, and even knocked out starter JaMarcus Russell of the game. They were lights out against the run allowing just 54 yards on the ground on 16 carries, and again this team has to be wondering where this was all season. Last time against the Chiefs they let Tyler Thigpen throw for 266 yards and 3 scores, and had the Chiefs not missed an extra point attempt earlier in the game they would most likely have won the game. We like the Chargers but only if they play like they did last week again the Raiders. Bet San Diego Chargers -5.5 at BetUS.com

The Chiefs just can’t seem to win the close games, and thats something you would have to expect with a team thats as young as these guys are. Last week with a little help from the defense the Chiefs jumped out to a 10-0 lead over the Broncos, but just didn’t have enough in the tank to bring home the win. Tyler Thigpen had another solid day throwing the football, as he racked up 187 yards including a 13 yard touchdown strike to Tony Gonzalez, who had another impressive game grabbing 5 balls for 73 yards. The Chiefs had to be hoping Larry Johnson could have some of the same success he had against the Broncos the first time around, but Johnson wound up with just 36 yards on 11 carries. The Chiefs will likely look to get the run game going early, but if that struggles look for Thigpen to try and lead the way once again for this young team.

The Chiefs defense did a pretty good job considering they allowed the Broncos just 24 points at home, and the help we were talking about from this unit, came on a 27 yard interception returned for a touchdown by Maurice Leggett midway through the first quarter. Cutler wound up throwing for 286 yards and barely missed in this one, as he completed 32 of 40 passes, including 11 to star receiver Brandon Marshall who had 91 yards and 2 scores in this one. Now its hard telling what to expect from this unit, but we expect them to play strong in front of the home crowd. Bet Kansas City Chiefs +5.5 at BetUS.com

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