NFL Betting Picks: New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs
What a difference a year makes. Last season the New York Giants were the defending Super Bowl champions and Kansas City was on a downward spiral in head coach Romeo Crennel’s final year at the helm. This year so far it’s been a complete 180 for both teams. The Kansas City Chiefs are 3-0 under new head coach Andy Reid while the Giants are 0-3 and can’t seem to do anything right. The Chiefs and Giants will face off on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.
Andy Reid wore out his welcome in Philadelphia and their loss is definitely the Chiefs’ gain. While the Eagles are crossing their fingers hoping that former University of Oregon head coach Chip Kelly can make his ‘blur’ offense work in the NFL the Chiefs are rebuilding quickly under Reid. Reid may not be a great NFL head coach but he is most definitely a *competent* head coach and that fact alone is going to produce results immediately in KC. This isn’t a team without talent-they sent six players to the Pro Bowl last year which makes the 2-14 record in their final year under Crennel almost inexplicable. Much in the same way that Reid is a ‘competent’ NFL coach new starting quarterback Alex Smith is a ‘competent’ quarterback who doesn’t make stupid mistakes. The Chiefs have a solid defense and haven’t turned the ball over on offense. Execution can take you far in the NFL.
Speaking of execution, the Giants haven’t done much of it this season. Their defense has been porous and their offense chaotic and unproductive. Eli Manning has thrown 8 interceptions-part of 13 Giants’ turnovers-and the running game is nonexistent. There’s plenty of talent but the combination of possible chemistry problems and horrid execution make the Giants a completely unplayable team from a betting standpoint at this juncture.
Kansas City isn’t the type of team we want to lay points with and certainly not more than a field goal. Their objective is proper execution and game management and not putting up margins. That being said, we’d much rather have the disciplined Chiefs that have ‘bought in’ to the system that their new head coach is selling.
BET KANSAS CITY CHIEF -4 OVER NEW YORK GIANTS