Premium clients were informed WITHIN AN HOUR OF SCHEDULED KICKOFF of pregame RAIN and LIGHTNING at Kansas City which would help slightly deflate the total of the Ravens/Chiefs opener which cashed a WINNING ticket in a 27-20 final verdict
TOP-RATED NFL BEST BET TOTAL (Ravens at Chiefs OVER in an 8:20 eastern kickoff): In last year’s NBC regular season opener the total was sky high (above 50), but due to a low scoring exhibition campaign and AFC championship game between these two sides (plus an exceptional Chiefs 2023 defense) we actually have MARKET VALUE with tonight’s total that has DROPPED (and may drop more due to visions of DRIVING RAIN about an hour from kickoff). Baltimore is MINUS last year’s defensive coordinator Mike McDonald (now Seattle’s head coach)
5-UNITS on Ravens/Chiefs OVER 46 (Top-rated NFL Best Bet DELAYED KICKOFF TO 8:40 ET due to pregame RAIN and LIGHTNING)
TONIGHT’S “5 UNIT” REDZONE NFL BEST BET TOTAL (Ravens at Chiefs OVER 46 points in an 8:20 eastern kickoff televised on NBC): As of this typing just below one hour from “scheduled kickoff” it is driving RAIN at Kansas City with some lightning, so it cannot be ruled out that we will see some type of delay. I am also expecting tonight TOTAL to go DOWN with visions of rain spreading through social media. In the “late afternoon” (east time zone) there were a few “offshore” locations that dropped the total to exactly (46) which was substantially down from the “open” (47.5) giving us MARKET VALUE
One of the main reasons why this total has gone “down” surrounds visions of last year’s AFC Championship (hosted by the city of Baltimore for the first time since 1971) and Kansas City ended up winning a very low scoring 17-10 contest, however it should be pointed out that a “combined 24 points” were tallied in that contest in the opening half alone. Many reading this analysis will remember the playoff game “at” Kansas City last year (Ice Bowl) where the Chiefs knocked off “warm weather Miami”
Another KEY factor surrounding this total is the recently completed “preseason” which was extremely low scoring where MOST FIRST LINE players particpated ONLY in “joint” practice sessions. That is one of the reasons why at one stage of the exhibition campaign we have a massive 14-2 “under” the total run. It should be noted (prior to rain) that the HALL OF FAME gamr preseason opener was HIGH SCORING
Arguably Kansas City will remember last year’s opener when they were “upset” by Detroit in a low scoring contest. Last year’s opener saw a HIGH TOTAL (above 50) but that is NOT the case in 2024