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Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs

Denver Broncos
Kansas City Chiefs
· ESPN· Arrowhead Stadium

Market

Book
-2.5
o43.5
Exchange
-2.3
56% KC
Volume
2146k
contracts

Spreads are home-relative — negative means Kansas City Chiefs is favoured.

Our projection

how the number is built
Model
-0.1
Chiefs
Win prob
50%
Chiefs
Likely range
-16 to 17
8 in 10 games
Rating gap
1550 − 1632 = -3.3 pts
Shrunk ×0.644
-2.1 pts
Home field
+2.25 pts
Projected margin
+0.1 Chiefs

Point differential, shrunk and adjusted for home field. Fitted on 1,087 games (2022–25) and scored on seasons it never saw: 12.9 points of error against 14.0 for no model. Against the closing line on a full season it went 133–133 — exactly even, and the closing line predicted the margin better than this did. Use it to understand a game, not to beat a price. Neither side has played yet, so both ratings are last season’s.

The matchup

form, ratings and the series
Broncos
Away
Our rating
1632#8
FPI rank
#132026
Record
not started
Point diff
last season's rating
Chiefs
Home
Our rating
1550#12
FPI rank
#82026
Record
not started
Point diff
last season's rating

Last 5 meetings

Chiefs 1–4
  • 2025 wk 17Broncos at Chiefs2013Broncos
  • 2025 wk 11Chiefs at Broncos1922Broncos
  • 2024 wk 18Chiefs at Broncos038Broncos
  • 2024 wk 10Broncos at Chiefs1416Chiefs
  • 2023 wk 8Chiefs at Broncos924Broncos

From the 2023 season on — earlier meetings are not stored.

Player props

exchange

The exchange lists a separate contract at every rung of a player's stat, so what you get is the market's whole probability curve rather than one posted number. The implied line is where that curve crosses 50% — the number a book would post, derived rather than quoted.

Patrick MahomesPassing yards
Implied line220.6
150+ · 87%350+ · 4%
9 rungs19,562 contracts
Courtland SuttonReceiving yards
Implied line42.7
15+ · 87%110+ · 4%
10 rungs7,902 contracts
Xavier WorthyReceiving yards
Implied line36.3
15+ · 80%100+ · 4%
10 rungs7,834 contracts
Patrick MahomesRushing yards
Implied line14.3
10+ · 65%50+ · 4%
7 rungs5,626 contracts
Kenneth Walker IIIRushing yards
Implied line60.8
40+ · 75%140+ · 2%
12 rungs4,994 contracts
Jaylen WaddleReceiving yards
Implied line53.4
25+ · 82%130+ · 5%
11 rungs4,048 contracts
Bo NixPassing yards
Implied line225.4
150+ · 86%350+ · 6%
9 rungs3,850 contracts
Rashee RiceReceiving yards
Implied line53.3
40+ · 69%140+ · 3%
11 rungs3,240 contracts
Bo NixRushing yards
Implied line15.1
10+ · 69%60+ · 3%
8 rungs3,212 contracts
J.K. DobbinsRushing yards
Implied line49.5
25+ · 83%110+ · 6%
10 rungs2,620 contracts
Travis KelceReceiving yards
Implied line39.5
15+ · 85%110+ · 3%
10 rungs2,325 contracts
RJ HarveyRushing yards
Implied line18.4
10+ · 71%60+ · 4%
8 rungs2,267 contracts
Kenneth Walker IIIReceiving yards
Implied line17.5
15+ · 56%60+ · 6%
5 rungs2,031 contracts
Pat BryantReceiving yards
Implied line24.2
15+ · 65%80+ · 5%
7 rungs1,966 contracts
Tyquan ThorntonReceiving yards
Implied line18.2
15+ · 56%80+ · 6%
7 rungs1,626 contracts
Evan EngramReceiving yards
Implied line21.6
15+ · 62%70+ · 6%
6 rungs926 contracts
RJ HarveyReceiving yards
Implied line16.1
15+ · 54%70+ · 4%
6 rungs474 contracts

3 more ladders hidden — too few priced rungs or too little trading behind them to read a curve from.

Order flow

6,000 trades · $228,467
Kansas City Chiefs$35.29/trade
Money85%
Trades92%

Trade count ahead of money — many small orders on this side.

Denver Broncos$70.67/trade
Money15%
Trades8%

Money ahead of trade count — fewer, larger orders on this side.

Share of money and share of trades among the side that crossed the spread to get filled, over the last 6,000 trades. This is exchange flow, not a sportsbook's handle — a different set of people, and a smaller pool.

Who has moved

consensus -2.4
VenueNowMovedvs cons.
DraftKings-2.5+0.5-0.1
Kalshi-2.3+0.03+0.1

Movement is measured from the first price we archived (2026-08-31), not from the market open. Spreads are home-relative.

Total · 43.5

854 trades · $50,637
Over 43.5$49.97/trade
Money41%
Trades48%

Trade count ahead of money — many small orders on this side.

Under 43.5$68.03/trade
Money59%
Trades52%

Money ahead of trade count — fewer, larger orders on this side.

Read at 43.5, the strike the market itself prices nearest a coin flip. Far rungs carry more contracts but they are longshots, not a view on the total.

Notable trades

12 orders · 33% of the money
  • Kansas City Chiefs5,160 @ 0.56$2,890298×
  • Kansas City Chiefs3,900 @ 0.56$2,184225×
  • Kansas City Chiefs3,118 @ 0.56$1,746180×
  • Kansas City Chiefs1,724 @ 0.56$966100×
  • Kansas City Chiefs1,724 @ 0.56$966100×
  • Kansas City Chiefs1,616 @ 0.56$90593×
  • Kansas City Chiefs1,582 @ 0.56$88691×
  • Kansas City Chiefs1,293 @ 0.56$72475×
  • Kansas City Chiefs1,265 @ 0.56$70873×
  • Kansas City Chiefs1,250 @ 0.56$70072×
  • Kansas City Chiefs1,213 @ 0.56$67970×
  • Kansas City Chiefs1,055 @ 0.56$59161×

Orders at least 5× the typical trade on this market (median $9.70), largest first, from the last 1,000 prints. Size, side and time are facts from the tape — who placed them, and why, is not something we can see.

Resting size

0.55 / 0.56 · 1¢ wide
15% Kansas City ChiefsDenver Broncos 85%
$145,527 resting$819,795 resting

Dollars waiting to be filled on each side — what has not traded yet, which is the opposite of a handle figure. Resting orders can be pulled, so this is a picture of intent, not a prediction.

DEN @ KC
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