Las Vegas Raiders v Kansas City Chiefs NFL picks & odds | 7/1/23

The NFL will return for its final week of the regular season with two Saturday games. While some of the games this week will have no implications, both Saturday games feature teams vying for playoff seeding and they promise to be some hard-fought battles. Here are our best picks for the Las Vegas Raiders v Kansas City Chiefs.

Las Vegas Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs betting preview

Ever since Patrick Mahomes joined the Chiefs through the draft, they have destroyed the Raiders. In nine games, Mahomes has won eight games against Vegas and in four of those games, he threw for four or more touchdowns. Simply put, he has their number. And in this game, the Chiefs have all the motivation. If they win, they will be the one seed in the AFC and that’s enough for the Chiefs to give the Raiders all they have. As a result, the Raiders should be powerless defensively. Vegas is in the bottom five when it comes to defending the pass and the Chiefs have the best passing offense in the league. While Kansas City are away, they should dominate this game and easily cover the spread as they roll into the playoffs for the eighth year in a row.

Kadarius Toney Anytime Touchdown Scorer

Kadarius Toney is an electrifying wide receiver who is getting a bigger role in the Chiefs’ offense. He has battled injuries all season and was traded to the Chiefs midseason. In turn, he had to learn a new playbook and rehab injuries at the same time. That caused him to have a slow start in his Chiefs tenure but now, he looks like a big part of their plans. Toney has scored two times in the past four full games he has played and the Chiefs seem enamored with getting him the ball around the redzone. Expect Kansas City to showcase Toney in this game as they continue ramping up his opportunities.

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