Week #1 NFL Thur-Sept 10th|Houston at Kansas City

The NFL season kicks off this coming Thursday with the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs taking on the Houston Texans at 8:20 p.m.

Bookmakers in Las Vegas have installed KC as a (-9.5) point favorite in what is expected to be a very high scoring match-up where the total is listed at 54.5.

Our good friends at AmericasBookie have posted the following odds on this matchup.

Money Line: Chiefs -455
Texans +350
Against the Spread: Chiefs -9.5, -110
Texans +9.5, -110
Total: 54.5, Over -110
Under -110

Game Day Trends

Texans are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games on grass.
Texans are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 Thursday games.
Chiefs are 7-0-1 ATS in their last 8 games as a favorite.
Chiefs are 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a home favorite.
Chiefs are 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 home games.
Chiefs are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games in September.
Chiefs are 9-1-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall.
Chiefs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games in Week 1.
Chiefs are 23-9-1 ATS in their last 33 vs. AFC.
Chiefs are 33-16-2 ATS in their last 51 games on grass

The Chiefs’ road to another Super Bowl begins with a familiar foe at Arrowhead Stadium.

Right now the CONSENSUS on this game is OVER on the total and it’s basically a coin toss on the side with a (-9.5).
If you’re shopping a number and find a +10 or higher you may want to grab those points as Houston won’t be one to have forgotten that 24 point lead last year only to see it disappear and their playoff run go up in smoke.