NFL · 1 game — Watch: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 ET
MLB · 10 games — Watch: San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies, 8:40 ET
DEN @ KC · 8:15 ET
| DEN +113 · 45% | 55% · KC -139 |
| DEN +2.5 -113 · 50% | 50% · KC -2.5 -109 |
| Higher 43.5 -105 · 49% | 51% · Lower 43.5 -118 |
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs · 8:15 ET
Arrowhead Stadium · Market: KC -2.5, total 43.5
Bo Nix returns from the ankle injury that ended his night in last year's divisional-round win over Buffalo, and Denver brings a three-game winning streak over Kansas City into tonight's season opener. The clearer edge belongs to the Chiefs, though: Kenneth Walker III, brought in this offseason to help a Kansas City backfield trying to bounce back from missing the playoffs, is projected for more rushing yardage than any other back on the field, with a ceiling no other back in the game approaches.
| # | Quarterbacks | PROJ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick MahomesKC | 16.8 |
| 2 | Bo NixDEN | 16.3 |
| # | Flex | PROJ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Walker IIIKC | 16.7 |
| 2 | Rashee RiceKC | 13.9 |
| 3 | Jaylen WaddleDEN | 12.9 |
| 4 | Travis KelceKC | 11.2 |
| 5 | Courtland SuttonDEN | 10.9 |
Optimal projection 61.9 | Market line 59.5 |
Kenneth Walker III rushing yards — Over or Under 59.5?
| Matchup | Time ET | Line | Total | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN @ KC | 8:15 | KC -2.5 | 43.5 | KC 53.4% |
San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies · 8:40 ET
Coors Field · Market: SD -185, total 11
San Diego arrives at altitude in the thick of the NL's final wild-card scramble, and Fernando Tatis Jr. is doing the heavy lifting — he projects as the most valuable hitter on the board tonight, ahead of every other bat across the ten-game slate. Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill sit right behind him in the order, giving the Padres three of the night's most dangerous bats against a Rockies staff that has to slow all of them down in the thin air.
Top bats — projected Hits + Runs + RBIs
| # | Pitchers | PROJ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin WilliamsCLE | 23.4 |
| 2 | Tarik SkubalLAD | 21.6 |
| 3 | Reid DetmersLAA | 19.2 |
| 4 | Quinn MathewsSTL | 16.2 |
| 5 | Kade AndersonSEA | 16.2 |
| # | Hitters | PROJ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Tatis Jr.SD | 17.7 |
| 2 | Pete Crow-ArmstrongCHC | 15.5 |
| 3 | Jackson MerrillSD | 14.6 |
| 4 | Manny MachadoSD | 14.2 |
| 5 | Aaron JudgeNYY | 13.7 |
Optimal projection 7.6 | Market line 8.0 |
| Matchup | Time ET | Line | Total | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD @ CIN | 6:40 | LAD -220 | 7.5 | LAD 69.2% |
| CWS @ CLE | 6:40 | CLE -150 | 7 | CLE 53.8% |
| DET @ TOR | 7:07 | TOR -132 | 7.5 | TOR 50.7% |
| BAL @ NYM | 7:10 | NYM -122 | 7.5 | BAL 50.1% |
| ATL @ CHC | 7:40 | CHC -135 | 9.5 | CHC 52.2% |
| NYY @ MIN | 7:40 | NYY -135 | 8.5 | NYY 57.7% |
| SF @ STL | 7:45 | STL -140 | 7.5 | STL 51.9% |
| SD @ COL | 8:40 | SD -185 | 11 | SD 63.7% |
| SEA @ LAA | 9:38 | SEA -114 | 7.5 | SEA 53.6% |
| MIA @ ARI | 9:40 | ARI -131 | 8 | ARI 52.0% |
Serie A carries the volume today with three matches, but the headline goes to La Liga, where Villarreal hosts Real Betis, with Liga MX and the Premier League each chipping in a game of their own.
| Draw · 25% | Real Betis · 27% | 48% · Villarreal |
The WTA's new São Paulo 250 event gets going this week with eight matches on the hard courts, alongside seven more in Guadalajara — headlined by Julia Riera taking on Elina Avanesyan in São Paulo.
| Julia Riera · 45% | 55% · Elina Avanesyan |
That's today's board — kickoff in Kansas City, first pitch at Coors, and plenty more below. See you back here tomorrow.
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