{"id":288309,"date":"2023-09-05T15:11:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T20:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=288309"},"modified":"2023-09-06T09:34:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:34:16","slug":"kc-chiefs-te-travis-kelce-knee-injury-impacts-betting-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/kc-chiefs-te-travis-kelce-knee-injury-impacts-betting-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Chiefs Tight End Travis Kelce’s Injury Impacts Betting Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce sustained a knee injury during Tuesday\u2019s practice, which quickly impacted NFL betting markets.<\/p>\n

\"Travis
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, seen here hauling in a touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, could miss the season opener with a knee injury. (Image: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs<\/a> kick off the new NFL season on Thursday evening in Kansas City against the Detroit Lions.<\/p>\n

Kelce is currently listed as questionable versus the Lions in Week 1 becaue of his knee injury.<\/p>\n

The up-and-coming Lions enter this season on a mission to secure their first playoff win since 1991. The Lions are a slight favorite to win the NFC North<\/a>, and they seek their first division title in more than 30 years.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs are also one of three elite teams from the AFC<\/a>, along with the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals, that the public backed to win their conference championship.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs begin the new season as the consensus favorite to win the Super Bowl in consecutive seasons, which is a rare feat that has not happened in almost 20 years. The 2004 New England Patriots were the last team to win the Super Bowl in back-to-back seasons.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs are the betting favorite to win the AFC West<\/a> division title for an eighth season in a row.<\/p>\n

Kelce Hyperextends Knee<\/h2>\n

Kelce, 33, is the top tight end in the NFL, and considered the Chiefs’ best pass catcher. Over the last few seasons, Kelce has become a favorite target of quarterback Patrick Mahomes.<\/a> The durable Kelce missed just four games since 2017, and two of those were meaningless games in the final week of the season.<\/p>\n

Kelce posted his best statistical season in 2022. He caught a career-best 110 receptions and 12 touchdowns in 17 games. He added 1,338 receiving yards and passed the 1,000-yard mark for a seventh-straight season.<\/p>\n

Kelce hyperextended his knee during a practice session, and walked off the field under his own power.<\/p>\n

Head coach Andy Reid did not elaborate much on Kelce or the severity of injury during a brief chat with beat reporters.<\/p>\n

“We’ll just see how he does going forward,” said Reid.<\/p>\n

If Kelce misses Thursday’s season opener against the Lions, he’ll get an additional ten days of rest before the Chiefs’ next game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2.<\/p>\n

“The next guy steps in and we roll,”<\/strong> added Reid. “That’s what you do, if that’s the case.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Chiefs have tight ends Noah Gray and Blake Bell on their roster. Matt Bushman or Gerrit Price are a pair of tight ends on the practice squad.<\/p>\n

Gray, a fifth-round pick out of Duke from 2021, enters his third season with the Chiefs. He added 28 receptions for 299 yards and one touchdown last season.<\/p>\n

Bell is a journeyman tight end from Oklahoma who is spending a second stint with the Chiefs. He’s more of a blocker than pass catcher, and added 19 receptions and one touchdown in his three seasons with the Chiefs.<\/p>\n

Vegas Oddsmakers Move Chiefs Line to -5<\/h2>\n

The Chiefs opened as a seven-point favorite (-7) against the visiting Lions. The point spread moved to -6.5 over the last week at major sportsbooks in Las Vegas and offshore.<\/p>\n

When the news broke about Kelce and his knee injury, oddsmakers moved the line as much as 1.5 points.<\/p>\n

The Westgate SuperBook and Crica Casino in Las Vegas both moved the line in the Chiefs\/Lions game from -6.5 to -5.<\/p>\n

Chris Andrews, the head bookmaker at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas, moved the line in the Chiefs\/Lions to -5.5.<\/p>\n

DraftKings currently has a -5.5 line in the NFL season opener on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

The points total in the Chiefs\/Lions opened at 53.5 over\/under. The current total is 53 o\/u at most shops in Las Vegas, with the exception of Circa, who moved the total to 52.5 o\/u.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs will start the season without one of their top defensive players. Defensive tackle Chris Jones is holding out because of a contract dispute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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