Chiefs at Broncos: Odds, trends and more

Whenever the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos get together, the games are always full of intensity and emotion. This year, the two teams played a classic in Week 2, won by Denver in the final seconds on an improbable Jamaal Charles fumble, the Chiefs’ fifth turnover of the game.

This time around, Denver (7-1) is favored by only 3.5 points over Kansas City (3-5), despite being four games up in the standings. The Chiefs are also without Charles, who tore his ACL back in Week 5. Denver is automatically getting three to 3.5 points for being the home team, which means Vegas actually sees these two teams as even. The OVER/UNDER is 42, according to OddsShark.

Denver is coming off a loss and will be without DeMarcus Ware (back) and Aqib Talib (suspension). The Broncos are also unsure of the status on Emmanuel Sanders, who is dealing with an ankle injury and is a game-time decision. Kansas City will be without guard Ben Grubbs, defensive end Allen Bailey and inside linebacker Ramik Wilson.

In the trends, it should be noted that Denver is 5-1 over its last six games against the spread when playing Kansas City. The Broncos are also 11-1 in their last 12 games at home, and the Chiefs have not won at Sports Authority Field since Week 17 of 2011. Kansas City has lost seven straight games to Denver, something that is projected to reach eight on Sunday afternoon.