NFL Odds Week 16: Raiders vs Chiefs Lines, Spreads, Betting Trends

Patrick Everson Sports Betting Expert

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Week 16 of the NFL season continues with Christmas Day action in the AFC West between the Las Vegas Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs. The betting odds see Kansas City as a double-digit favorite as they try to build upon their lead in the division. Coverage begins from Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Monday, December 25 at 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS.

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL odds for Week 16: Raiders vs Chiefs lines, spreads, betting trends and more.

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Las Vegas Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs Odds

• Opening point spread: Chiefs -10
• Opening moneyline: Chiefs -500/Raiders +375
• Opening total: Over/Under 43 points scored
• Time: 1 p.m. ET Monday (CBS)

UPDATRE 12:15 P.M. ET MONDAY: On Christmas Day in the morning – it's still morning here in Las Vegas – the Chiefs are 11-point favorites at DraftKings Sportsbook. Kansas City opened -10 and stuck there all last week at either the flat -110 or -105. Friday night brought a move to -10.5, K.C. went to -11 Sunday, and it's now K.C. -11 (-115).

Spread ticket count is actually two-way with a lean toward the underdog Raiders, at 54%. But the Chiefs are taking 70% of spread money.

The total opened at 42.5 Dec. 17 and peaked at 43 within about an hour. Last Monday brought a drop to 41.5, and it spent the latter part of last week toggling between 41 and 40.5. The number was at 40.5 all weekend, but just moved to 40.

Still, ticket count is 4/1 and money almost 3/1 on the Over.

In player props market, of all three games today, Travis Kelce is the top ticket taker in the First TD Scorer market at DraftKings. Kelce is followed by Chiefs teammate Isiah Pacheco, and those two are Nos. 2-3 respectively among all Anytime TD scorers, behind only Niners running back Christian McCaffrey.

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UPDATE 1:30 P.M. ET FRIDAY: The Chiefs are painted to -10 at BetMGM, with no movement all week. Spread ticket count is almost even, and spread money is 2/1-plus on Kansas City.

BetMGM opened the total at 43, bottomed out at 40.5 Thursday and is now at 41. Tickets are 3/1 and money 2/1-plus on the Over.

UPDATE 10 P.M. ET SUNDAY: Kansas City (9-5 SU/7-6-1 ATS) ended its 1-3 SU and ATS slide in Week 15. The Chiefs closed as 10-point faves at New England and pushed in a 27-17 victory.

Surprisingly, Las Vegas put together one of the league's most prolific scoring performances of the season. The Raiders (6-8 SU/7-7 ATS) trucked the L.A. Chargers 63-21 giving 3 points at home on Thursday night.

The Raiders-Chiefs Christmas Day kickoff opened and remains K.C. -10 at The SuperBook.

Click here for Vegas Insider senior reporter Patrick Everson's full NFL Odds Week 16 Report containing spreads, lines, and trends for every NFL matchup.

Raiders vs Chiefs Pick, Prediction

Action Network NFL betting expert Brandon Anderson offers this prediction:

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Pick: TBD

For more NFL picks, check out Action Network's NFL Week 16: How to Bet Every Game & Every Team.

The One Stat to Know About Raiders vs Chiefs

Action Network NFL researcher Evan Abrams offers his top betting stat:

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Patrick Everson

Patrick Everson is a senior reporter for VegasInsider. Based in Las Vegas since 1994, he's worked in the sports betting journalism/content space for more than a decade. He's most known for his deep roster of contacts behind sportsbook counters, providing readers and viewers with the ins-and-outs of how events are being bet. He's also a thought leader in the sports betting space, often appearing on or moderating panels at national conferences. More from Patrick Everson