Monday Night Football prediction, odds, line, spread: Buccaneers vs. Chiefs picks from NFL expert on 19-7 run
Micah Roberts, on a 19-7 run on Tampa Bay Buccaneers picks, has revealed his Monday Night Football expert picks for Tampa Bay vs. Kansas City
· CBS SportsThe Kansas City Chiefs will put their unbeaten record on the line when they take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football. Kansas City is coming off a 27-20 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, while Tampa Bay dropped a 31-26 decision to the Atlanta Falcons. The Buccaneers (4-4), who have dropped two in a row and three of four, are 2-1 on the road this season. The Buccaneers will be without two of their big offensive weapons, wide receivers Mike Evans (hamstring) and Chris Godwin (ankle). Kansas City continues to be without some big playmakers as well with receiver Hollywood Brown (shoulder), receiver Rashee Rice (knee) and running back Isiah Pacheco (leg) all on injured reserve.
Kickoff from GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., is set for 8:15 p.m. ET. After opening at -7.5, Kansas City is now a 9-point favorite in the latest Buccaneers vs. Chiefs odds via SportsLine Consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 45.5. The Chiefs are -433 money-line favorites (risk $433 to win $100), while the Buccaneers are +337 underdogs (risk $100 to win $337). Before you make any Chiefs vs. Buccaneers picks, make sure to check out the NFL predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine expert Micah Roberts, considering his mastery of picks involving the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Micah Roberts has worked in the Las Vegas sportsbook industry for 20-plus years, including a 13-year run as Station Casinos' book director. Armed with an elaborate network of sources, Roberts has unmatched info in multiple sports. Most importantly, Roberts has a read on the pulse of the Buccaneers. In fact, he is an amazing 19-7-1 (+1130) on his last 27 picks in games involving Tampa Bay. Anyone who has followed him on sportsbooks and betting apps is way up.
Now, Roberts has locked in on Bucs vs. Chiefs and just revealed his coveted NFL picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are several NFL odds and NFL betting lines for Chiefs vs. Bucs:
- Buccaneers vs. Chiefs spread: Kansas City -9
- Buccaneers vs. Chiefs over/under: 45.5 points
- Buccaneers vs. Chiefs money line: Kansas City -433, Tampa Bay +337
- TB: Buccaneers have scored last in nine of their last 12 games (+6.35 units)
- KC: Chiefs have hit the team total under in six of their last eight home games (+3.55 units)
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Why the Chiefs can cover
Veteran quarterback Patrick Mahomes has completed 154 of 225 passes (68.4%) for 1,651 yards and eight touchdowns. He has been picked off nine times and has a rating of 84.9. He has also rushed for a score. Mahomes is coming off a 262-yard and two-touchdown performance in the win over the Raiders.
His top target is tight end Travis Kelce. The 11-year veteran leads the team in receptions with 38 for 335 yards (8.8 average) and one touchdown. He has four explosive plays of 20 yards or more, including a long of 38. He has had 135 yards after the catch with 18 first-down conversions. In the win at Las Vegas, he had 10 catches for 90 yards and one touchdown. See who to back at SportsLine.
Why the Buccaneers can cover
Seven-year veteran quarterback Baker Mayfield has completed 202 of 284 passes for 2,189 yards and 21 touchdowns with nine interceptions and a rating of 104.9. He has also carried 29 times for 169 yards (5.8 average) and two touchdowns. Mayfield has thrown for 300 or more yards four times this year, including in each of the last three games. In last Sunday's loss to Atlanta, he completed 37 of 50 passes (74%) for 330 yards and three touchdowns. He was picked off twice.
With Evans and Godwin (leg) on the shelf and receivers Sterling Shepard (hamstring) and Jalen McMillan (hamstring) listed as questionable, tight end Cade Otton could see his role expanded against the Chiefs. In eight games this season, he has 36 receptions for 344 yards (9.6 average) and three touchdowns. He has four explosive plays of 20 yards or more, including a long of 29. Otton had nine receptions for 81 yards and two touchdowns in last Sunday's loss. See who to back at SportsLine.
How to make Buccaneers vs. Chiefs picks
Roberts has analyzed Buccaneers vs. Chiefs from every possible angle. He's leaning over the total and has also discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. Find out what it is, and which team to back, at SportsLine.
So who wins Chiefs vs. Buccaneers on Monday Night Football, and what critical x-factor makes one side of the spread hit hard? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Chiefs vs. Buccaneers spread to back, all from the expert who is an outstanding 19-7 on picks involving Tampa Bay, and find out.