Eric Moody advised taking a stab on Kareem Hunt, who matched Isiah Pacheco with seven touches yet logged only 38 % of snaps in Week 1. Hunt’s diverse skill set—short-yardage power, pass protection and receiving—puts him one coach’s decision away from lead-back usage. With projections against Philadelphia nearly identical to Pacheco’s, Moody argued that Hunt’s low roster rate (20 %) and cheaper DFS salary make him the more attractive upside play.

Pearson’s favorite prop is Patrick Mahomes Under 0.5 interceptions at ‑118 on DraftKings, which he rated four stars. The handicap hinges on Kansas City’s depleted receiver corps; with Xavier Worthy doubtful and Rashee Rice out, Andy Reid is expected to lean on quick, short concepts that shrink turnover risk. Mahomes has cashed this Under in 10 of his last 12 outings, including seven straight regular-season games, and has thrown just one pick in his past ten. Even though Philadelphia’s secondary is its soft spot, Pearson doubts the quarterback will challenge them downfield often enough to expose himself to picks. At ‑118, a $10 stake returns an $8.47 profit, better than FanDuel’s ‑130 offering.

Gary Pearson laid out why he is comfortable laying the single point with Philadelphia. He noted the Chiefs were "thoroughly out-played" by Justin Herbert in Week 1, a game that exposed how far Steve Spagnuolo’s coverage unit has slipped from last year’s No. 5 ranking. Kansas City now has to contend with an Eagles offense that can toggle between the league’s most efficient ground attack (158 rushing yards in the opener) and Jalen Hurts’ arm. On the other side of the ball, Pearson’s confidence in the Chiefs offense cratered after Xavier Worthy hurt his shoulder and Rashee Rice was ruled out, leaving Hollywood Brown as Patrick Mahomes’ lone true field-stretcher. He expects the injury-thinned receiver room to push Mahomes into check-down mode, neutralising Philly’s biggest defensive weakness (its secondary) and giving the Eagles an edge on both sides of the ball. Because the spread is only ‑1 and available at the standard ‑110 juice at BetMGM, Pearson graded the play four stars and prefers it to paying slightly more vig on the moneyline.

Ben Linsey recommended under 49.5 receiving yards for Travis Kelce at -115 on BetMGM. Since the start of 2024 the Eagles have surrendered the fewest yards to tight ends, and they limited Kelce below this mark in Week 1 despite an explosive touchdown. Linsey argued Kelce no longer owns a guaranteed high-volume role at this stage of his career, and with Philadelphia’s linebackers and slot defenders ranking top-three in PFF coverage grade versus TEs, the matchup tilts heavily toward the under.

MacMillan took Philadelphia –105 on the moneyline, contending Kansas City looked "tired" after consecutive long playoff runs and still hasn’t solved last year’s run-game and offensive explosiveness issues. The Eagles, meanwhile, "look every bit" the team that routed KC in Super Bowl 59, and as long as disruptive DT Jalen Carter stays on the field, MacMillan expects Philly to take the rematch outright.

Prez WagerTalk stated he does not expect the Chiefs to reach the postseason, calling 2025 a likely ‘off year’ for the franchise. His rationale: the offense is battered by injuries, the club still has no dependable wide receiver, and the ground game looked powerless against the Chargers. Given those issues, he believes Kansas City cannot currently match up with other AFC heavyweights such as Buffalo and Baltimore or NFC power Philadelphia. He recommends fading KC in playoff-yes/no markets before books fully adjust.

Prez WagerTalk said to take the Eagles outright rather than the spread after the market flipped from KC ‑1.5 to a pick-em. He argued that public money is blindly chasing the Chiefs while Kansas City is, in his words, “decimated with injuries on offense,” still searching for a healthy wideout and coming home jet-lagged from the Brazil trip. The Chiefs’ run game looked lifeless versus the Chargers, and their defense just surrendered chunk plays to a Los Angeles offense he expects to be an under team all season. By contrast, Philadelphia can run on anyone, will slow the tempo with ball-control, and is coming off what he called a sub-par performance against Dallas that masks their true ceiling. He concluded KC simply “doesn’t have the guns” right now to hang with the league’s elite, making the Eagles on the money line one of his favorite bets of the week.