Kansas City Chiefs v Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Prediction, Tips and Odds

Defending NFL champions the Kansas City Chiefs remain a relentless winning machine and Andy Reid's team are looking for a franchise-record 14th consecutive victory as they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night.

The Chiefs are 7-0 this season, while the Bucs are 4-4 after losing three of their last four games following a strong start to the season.

Kansas City Chiefs v Tampa Bay Buccaneers prop bets - tips and predictions

Xavier Worthy over 34.5 receiving yards - 10/11

The Chiefs won the title last season in a different fashion to their previous swashbuckling successes in the Reid and Patrick Mahomes era. 

Their latest championship was built on strong defence and a less flashy offence and wide-receiver injuries have meant they have had to stick with that formula again. 

Summer signing Marquise 'Hollywood' Brown and Rashee Rice, who had become their top receiver this season, are both long-term injury victims, while starting running back Isiah Pacheco is not expected back from a fractured leg until the end of this month.

Rookie Xavier Worthy has, therefore, become a key wide receiver for the team and, while his talent has been seen only in the odd highlight-reel play, he should be in for a strong night against the Buccaneers defence.

Todd Bowles' team rank 29th in the NFL in passing yards allowed per game and Worthy may need only a couple of receptions to go over his receiving yards line of 34.5.

The speedy wideout has attracted eight targets from quarterback Patrick Mahomes in each of the last two games against San Francisco and Las Vegas.

With recent signing Juju Smith-Schuster ruled out by a hamstring injury, Worthy could be in for a busy night as he looks to add to his tally of five touchdowns this season.

Cade Otton over 52.5 receiving yards - 20/23

The Bucs' offence began the season at a frantic pace as quarterback Baker Mayfield connected with elite wide receiving pairing Mike Evans and Chris Godwin and defences found them hard to stop.

Both receivers are out of action now, though, and Mayfield has instead turned third-season tight end Cade Otton into a high-volume target.

After having no more than 52 passing yards in a game in the first six weeks of the season, Otton has exploded for 100 yards and 81 yards in his last two outings, being targeted 10 times in each game and clinging on to 17 of the 20 attempts.

Otton scored touchdown passes of five and four yards in the loss to the Falcons last week and should remain near the top of Mayfield's priority list for passes while Evans and Godwin remain sidelined.

Kansas City Chiefs v Tampa Bay Buccaneers money line, spread, over/under

	Money Line	Spread	Over/Under
Chiefs	2/9	-9.0 - 10/11	Over 45.5 - 10/11
Buccaneers	7/2	+9.0 - 10/11	Under 45.5 - 10/11

Kansas City Chiefs v Tampa Bay Buccaneers spread pick - Buccaneers +9.0 - 10/11

The Chiefs have the best record in the NFL, but they have not been embarrassing their opponents to this point and their biggest victory margin of the season has been just 13 points, against another NFC South team, New Orleans Saints.

Their only other win by a double-figure margin was a 28-18 success in San Francisco, but their other victories have arrived by margins of no more than seven points.

The Bucs have won four of the teams' last five meetings and, while they are not likely to end the Chiefs unbeaten start, they have a fighting chance of staying inside a big handicap.

They have scored 108 points in the last three games despite winning only one of them and will not want to be embarrassed in the primetime spotlight.

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