If you had told the average NFL betting fan at the outset of the season that one of these teams would be 2-0 SU and ATS and the other would be 0-2 SU and 1-1 ATS, the mass majority of them would've gotten that 50/50 question wrong.
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Kansas City Chiefs that have come out of the blocks this year with guns blazing, and they can take another step towards recovering from many seasons of woe if they can topple the slumping San Francisco 49ers, who could be in some real danger in a make or break season.
For the 49ers, Head Coach Mike Singletary challenged them last week at home against the defending champs, the New Orleans Saints. He came out in the media and said that the Seattle Seahawks essentially woke them up and delivered them a good dose of medicine in a Week 1 romp at Qwest Field.
Though the Niners played their hearts out against the Saints, the visitors still managed a 25-22 victory.
Certainly, there were things to be proud of if you were an NFL betting fan of San Fran in Week 2. The 49ers had no problems covering the 4 1/2 point spread after scoring the game tying touchdown with less than two minutes to play. They held a powerful New Orleans offense to just 287 yards in total. Quarterback Alex Smith proved that he was capable of leading a comeback in a game where not everything went right. Running Back Frank Gore got into the action as well. The red zone woes from an 0-for-3 week in Seattle were improved by going 3-for-4 at home against the Saints.
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However, there are still some glaring problems. Four fumbles. Four turnovers. A defensive collapse down the stretch. Questionable special teams play. These are all things that need to be fixed and fixed in a hurry, or the 0-2 49ers are only going to be finding themselves in more and more trouble as the season progresses.
The Chiefs certainly haven't been pretty in their two wins this year, but no one ultimately asks how you got your 'W's, just whether you got them or not. The KC offense might only rank No. 30 in the league overall and has just 234 total passing yards on the year, but when you can turn around and rely on RBs Jamaal Charles and Thomas Jones, you don't need a big passing attack. These two backs have combined for 55 carries and 263 yards in just two games and have really controlled opposing defenses.
The defense for Kansas City has played fantastic "bend but don't break" ball on the year. In spite of the fact that teams are averaging 344.0 YPG against the Chiefs, they have only let the opposition into the red zone three times. Those three drives have combined for half of the points allowed this year as well. That means that big plays aren't killing KC like they used to. The Cleveland Browns only had three plays of greater than 20 yards last week, which was the reason why the Chiefs walked away with a 16-14 victory.
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KC has already won twice this year outright as underdogs, and Sunday will provide the third chance in a row for that to happen going into its bye week next week.
The oddsmakers have lined the 49ers as slender field goal favorites in NFL Week 3 betting action, while the 'total' is set at just 36 1/2.
San Fran is 9-2-2 ATS in its last 13 games against teams with a winning record, while the Chiefs are only 6-16 ATS in their last 22 games played at Arrowhead Stadium.