Las Vegas Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs: How to bet 2020 Week 11
By Sean Basile
Las Vegas Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs: How to bet 2020 Week 11
Looking Back
Last time these two met, the Raiders pulled off a tremendous upset over the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs and beat them at their own game- through the air.
347 yards and three touchdowns for Derek Carr went up against 340 yards and two touchdowns from golden boy Patrick Mahomes, and the Raiders prevailed 40-32 at Arrowhead.
This time around, the task becomes even more daunting, as just about every stat and historical figure has this game leaning heavily towards Kansas City.
For starters, even though the Raiders pulled off the improbable last time these two met, we have the Chiefs as winners of five of their last six, 12 of their last 15, and 24 of their last 35 games against the Raiders.
When those games are at the Raiders, KC is 4-1 in their last five, 13-4 in their last 17, and 16-7 in their last 23 trips to the silver and black. Derek Carr was 2-10 before last game’s win against the Chiefs, so now he sits at 3-10 against them while Patrick Mahomes suffered his first loss to the Raiders and is now 4-1 against them.
I also had to dig a little deeper just to ensure I am adequately prepared to pick this game since the Raiders have long been my nemesis in the betting department.
Vegas has already beaten the Chiefs this year, and the last time the Raiders swept the Chiefs in a regular season was 2012, not terrible, not great either. What about that vaunted Andy Reid coming-out-of-a-bye-week phenomenon? Reid is now 18-3 as a head coach after a bye week- some would say pretty fantastic.
We know both teams can put up offense, but will the Raiders be able to do the improbable twice in one season? That remains to be seen. We shall find out Sunday night.