Chiefs vs Bills odds: Kansas City opens week as slight underdogs in AFC showdown

The Kansas City Chiefs will travel to Buffalo and look to remain undefeated this week against the Bills. To open the week, the Chiefs are listed as slight underdogs entering the Buffalo matchup. FanDuel currently lists Kansas City as a 1.5-point underdog. If you took the Chiefs to win straight up, FanDuel gives you current odds of +116.

If you look at both the Chiefs in recent betting trends, and Patrick Mahomes in a certain category, it has to give some added hope to Kansas City fans. That is not to take anything away from the high-powered Bills. Though, Buffalo has responded to pressure differently in various situations. For the Chiefs, this current group feels as poised as ever when their backs are against the wall.

Mahomes Has Been Tremendous Bet As An Underdog

As mentioned by Iain MacMillan, the history dictates that you should probably take Patrick Mahomes when he and his team are underdogs. He and Kansas City are 11-3 straight up as underdogs in his career. And if you pick against the spread, Mahomes holds a stellar 12-1-1 mark when closing as the dog.

And it is not like this is something that was more popular in the early part of Mahomes' career. For example, the Chiefs closed as underdogs in all of their last three playoff games last year, including Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers. Those same 49ers were favored against the Chiefs in the Super Bowl rematch earlier this season. In all four of those instances, Kansas City won the game. What could that mean for this Sunday, based on recent results?

Recent Trends From Chiefs, Bills

As some of the top teams in the NFL, the Chiefs and the Bills have provided some favorable betting trends so far this season and dating back to last year. Let's look at some key marks for both Kansas City and Buffalo.

According to OddsShark, the Chiefs are 8-0 straight up in their last eight road games. Overall, they also list Kansas City at a 10-4-1 mark against the spread in their last 15 games. Odds Shark also displays that the Bills are 5-0 straight up in their last five games, having a 4-1 mark against the spread in that span. And while all of these have not come in the career of Mahomes or Josh Allen, Buffalo is just 1-4 against the spread in their last five home games against Kansas City.