The Kansas City Chiefs have reached a sixth straight AFC championship game after beating the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. And after a rare road playoff game, they’ll be in unfamiliar territory once again when they visit the Baltimore Ravens.
For the first time in their incredible streak of AFC title game appearances, the Chiefs are underdogs. The Ravens, who beat the Houston Texans on Saturday, opened as 3.5-point favorites over Kansas City at BetMGM. The total for the game opened at 45, and the Chiefs moneyline has +145 odds. Baltimore’s moneyline is at -165.
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OPENING LINES
– Ravens -3.5
– Chiefs +145 ML
– O/U 45#ChiefsKingdom | #RavensFlock pic.twitter.com/G1vPDrQTuQ— BetMGM (@BetMGM) January 22, 2024
The Ravens being favored isn’t much of a surprise, as they’re the AFC’s top seed and have home-field advantage. They’ve also had the second-best odds to win the Super Bowl for several weeks now behind only the San Francisco 49ers.
This spread is a lot closer than what is on the NFC side, though, where San Francisco is favored by a touchdown over the Detroit Lions.
