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Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders Preview, Prediction & Odds | Week 18, 2025

With both season's nightmares, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders battle in the Sin City for bettors to win cash.

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Sep 29, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) is stopped by Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle CJ Okoye (69) an cornerback Tarheeb Still (29) after a complete pass in the first half at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Kansas City Chiefs (6-10) at Las Vegas Raiders (2-14)
Game Details: Sunday, January 4, 4:25 p.m. EST
Location: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
Where to Watch: CBS

Week 18 Matchup

With both seasons’ nightmares, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders battle in Sin City for bettors to win cash. Both seasons for these AFC West rivals have been nightmares and disappointments, but bettors could win cash to end the season in style. With the capital of betting showcasing a rivalry game, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders could have bettors win cash to end the season.

Betting Odds

Team Spread Money Line Total
Kansas City Chiefs-4.5-220Over 36.5
Las Vegas Raiders +4.5+184Under 36.5

** Odds Subject to Change – Courtesy of FanDuel**

Tale of The Tape

Kansas City ChiefsTeam Stats – Avg Per GameLas Vegas Raiders
21.9Points Per Game14.2
222.2Passing Yards Per Game172.8
108.0Rushing Yards Per Game74.9
19.6Opponents Points Per Game Allowed26.3
202.7Opponents Pass Yards Allowed 208.3
104.9Opponents Rush Yards Allowed 118.9

Statistics from various online sources, courtesy of ESPN and FOX Sports

Key Details

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Raiders quarterback Geno Smith (7) hands the ball off to running back Ashton Jeanty (2) against the Cardinals during a preseason game at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Aug. 23, 2025.

Kansas City Chiefs

This season for the Kansas City Chiefs has been anything but a success, with their offense collapsing this season. Kansas City has been having a poor season with its offense being ranked around the mid-tier due to a lack of proper game-planning. Along with the offense, the injury to Patrick Mahomes has been crucial and has properly destroyed their season and potentially next year. Despite the offensive struggles, the Chiefs’ defense has been solid, allowing less than 19 points a game. While the defense has been solid, the Kansas City Chiefs could have a rough time in Vegas; they want to keep it up to end the season.

Las Vegas Raiders

While the Kansas City Chiefs are having a poor season, the Las Vegas Raiders wish they had their season, due to poor roster construction and everything falling apart. The Raiders’ offense has been a nightmare with the firing of Chip Kelly during the season, and nothing has improved for a bottom-ranked offense. There is also the defense being a nightmare, being ranked poorly by every NFL analysis group, with Pete Carroll having done a poor job with the team. This Las Vegas Raiders team has been putrid all season, and bettors could easily have them lose this game due to the disaster this team has been all season.

Prediction

With the season ending today, bettors in the house of Las Vegas should easily take the Kansas City Chiefs winning and covering the line over the Raiders due to their superior talent. While the Chiefs’ season has been poor, the Raiders are having another poor season, with an offense that could not move the ball at all. Bettors in the Vegas casinos and apps should take the easy money with the Chiefs and also have them covering due to the Raiders being a poor intimidation of NFL teams this season.

Final Pick

Kansas City Chiefs  -4.5

Under 36.5