To close out the 3-game Christmas Day slate, an AFC West showdown between the Broncos and Chiefs has less of that showdown feeling than we’re used to. The Chiefs are down Patrick Mahomes and Gardner Minshew, leaving Chris Oladokun leading the charge for Kansas City. On the other side, the Broncos control their destiny for the #1 seed in the AFC. Let’s dive into our Broncos vs Chiefs anytime TD scorer best bets for Christmas Day. You can also find out our NFL picks for every game throughout the season.
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Broncos vs Chiefs anytime touchdown scorer best bet: Broncos Defense/ST (+475)
Odds available at DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing. Playable to +450.
The Broncos’ formidable defense was finally exposed last week by no other than Trevor Lawrence, as he recorded 4 total touchdowns and no turnovers. He was hit hard on numerous dropbacks, but got up each time, but Chiefs 3rd string QB Chris Oladokun likely can’t say the same. Though a great opportunity for the practice squad player, this is a brutal matchup for someone making his 1st career start on a short week.
The Chiefs’ offense failed to move the ball with any success last week versus the Titans, and I can’t see that changing in this one. With Kansas City listed as nearly 2-touchdown underdogs at home, Oladokun likely finds himself in bad field position and a pass-happy game script makes this play a full-go for what should be a motivated Broncos pass rush and secondary.
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Broncos vs Chiefs anytime touchdown scorer pick: Isiah Pacheco (+550)
Odds available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing.
Christmas Day calls for another longshot for our Broncos vs Chiefs TD scorer best bets. Isiah Pacheco, along with other Chiefs veterans, is ready for their first non-playoff run in their career. Until then, they’ll have to get through the Broncos and then the Raiders in Week 18. Travis Kelce has the shortest odds of any Chiefs skill player to find the endzone at +450 on BetMGM.
Kareem Hunt then follows that up, with Pacheco having longer odds than Hunt, even though he saw 73% of the action last week compared to Hunt’s 24%. It’s a shot in the dark backing a Chiefs with an implied team total of 12 points, the lowest of any team for Week 17, but Pacheco finds our card for Christmas.
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