The Kansas City Chiefs will be looking to clinch the top seed in the AFC standings when they visit the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon as 5-point road favourites on the NFL odds for Week 17 at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
Kansas City locked up the AFC West title with last weekend’s 36-10 victory over Pittsburgh, but needs a little help to lock up top spot in the conference going into Sunday afternoon’s matchup at Paul Brown Stadium.
Winners of eight straight, the Chiefs currently lead Tennessee by one game in the conference standings, and need a win over Cincinnati combined with a Titans loss to Miami to clinch the top seed. Kansas City has run up the score while posting two straight road wins, outscoring opponents by a wide overall margin of 75-42.
The Bengals are also coming off a dominating performance, ending a two-game home slide with last weekend’s 41-21 victory over Baltimore. With the win, Cincinnati seized sole possession of first place in the AFC North, and also enjoys a five-game SU home win streak against the Chiefs according to the OddsShark NFL Database.
The Titans, meanwhile, look to tally consecutive wins for the first time in six games as they host the Miami Dolphins as 3.5-point chalk at online betting sites. Tennessee helped its own cause with last weekend’s 20-17 win over San Francisco that lifted the team’s SU home record to 6-2. However, the Titans will be tested against the Dolphins, who have limited opponents to just 11.7 points per game during a 7-0 SU run that has vaulted them into the AFC playoff picture.
As well, the battle for the top of the AFC East standings will continue to rage this weekend as the Buffalo Bills entertain the Atlanta Falcons as 14.5-point favourites, while the New England Patriots host the Jacksonville Jaguars as 15.5-point chalk.
The Bills and Patriots are deadlocked atop the division standings at 9-6, and neither team can clinch the division crown this week. However, Buffalo currently holds the edge on tiebreakers. The Bills also enjoy clear momentum after posting a 33-21 win in New England last weekend that extended the Patriots’ current SU losing streak to two games.
Elsewhere on the NFL Week 17 odds, the Dallas Cowboys look to stay in the hunt for the NFC top seed as they host the slumping Arizona Cardinals as 5.5-point favourites. The Cardinals have tumbled from the top of the NFC West standings during an 0-3 SU run, but sport a 7-1 SU road record this season. The Cowboys have clinched the NFC East title during a 4-0 SU run that has featured three wins by double-digit margins.
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