NFL Odds Week 18: Chiefs vs Chargers Lines, Spreads, Betting Trends

Patrick Everson Sports Betting Expert

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Week 18 of the NFL season continues with a matchup bearing very little playoff implications between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers. The betting odds see LA as a short home favorite with Kansas City already having the division locked up. Coverage begins from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on Sunday, January 7 at 4:25 p.m. ET on CBS.

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL odds for Week 18: Chiefs vs. Chargers lines, spreads, betting trends and more.

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Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers Odds

• Opening point spread: Chargers -1
• Opening moneyline: Chargers -125/Chiefs +105
• Opening total: Over/Under 38.5points scored
• Time: 4:25 p.m. ET Sunday (CBS)

UPDATE 4:15 P.M. ET SUNDAY: Moments before kickoff, Los Angeles is laying 3.5 points at DraftKings. The Chargers opened -1 and got to -3.5 by midweek, with Chiefs sitting plenty of starters. L.A. returned to -3 today, then climbed back to -3.5.

Kansas City, resting starters and all, is taking 71% of spread bets/60% of spread money.

The total has been at 35.5 or 35 most of the week. It's now 35, with bets and money running 2/1 on the Over.

UPDATE 2:30 P.M. ET FRIDAY: As the spread suggests, K.C. will be resting all its key players, gearing up for the postseason. BetMGM opened Los Angeles -1, quickly went to -1.5 Sunday night and by midweek was up to -3.5.

Still, perhaps surprisingly, ticket count is 5/1 and money 4/1 on the Chiefs. And on the moneyline, it's 9/1 tickets and 2/1 money Kansas City.

The total moved from 35.5 to 36 Monday, back to 35.5 Wednesday and is now 35. But ticket count is almost 6/1 and money 9/1-plus on the Over.

UPDATE 10 P.M. ET SUNDAY: Kansas City (10-6 SU/8-7-1 ATS) clinched the AFC West in Week 17, but still doesn't look like a defending Super Bowl champion. The Chiefs did just enough to win and cover as 7-point home favorites vs. Cincinnati, with a 25-17 decision.

K.C.'s final 18 points came from the leg of Harrison Butker, on six field goals.

Los Angeles (5-11 SU/6-10 ATS) enters Week 18 on a four-game SU slide (1-3 ATS). That's due in no small part to not having QB Justin Herbert, who's season ended with a finger injury in Week 14. In Week 17, the Chargers lost at Denver 16-9 getting 3.5 points.

The Chiefs are locked into the AFC's No. 3 seed, so The SuperBook opened the Chargers -1. Los Angeles inched up to -1.5 within a couple minutes. The total opened at 38.5 and quickly tumbled to 36.5/36 on the way to 35.5 tonight.

Click here for Vegas Insider senior reporter Patrick Everson's full NFL Odds Week 18 Report containing spreads, lines, and trends for every NFL matchup.

Chiefs vs Chargers Pick, Prediction

Action Network NFL betting expert Brandon Anderson offers this prediction:

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Pick: TBD

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The One Stat to Know About Chiefs vs Chargers

Action Network NFL researcher Evan Abrams offers his top betting stat:

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Patrick Everson

Patrick Everson is a senior reporter for VegasInsider. Based in Las Vegas since 1994, he's worked in the sports betting journalism/content space for more than a decade. He's most known for his deep roster of contacts behind sportsbook counters, providing readers and viewers with the ins-and-outs of how events are being bet. He's also a thought leader in the sports betting space, often appearing on or moderating panels at national conferences. More from Patrick Everson