Los Angeles Rams at Kansas City Chiefs — Preseason Week 1 Odds, Injuries & Prediction

Los Angeles Rams @ Kansas City Chiefs: live odds, injury report, team rankings comparison, and win probability for this matchup.

Sat, Aug 15 · 4:00 PM ET · NFL Network

Final: Los Angeles Rams 20 - 12 Kansas City Chiefs. Los Angeles Rams won. Model prediction was incorrect.

Odds (DraftKings): KC -2.5 · ML LAR +110 / KC -130 · O/U 36.5

Model prediction

Predicted winner: Kansas City Chiefs - LAR 49% / KC 51%

Blitz Edge: why the model likes Kansas City Chiefs

The model gives Kansas City Chiefs a 51% chance to win this one. The biggest factor: KC's pass offense (#16) has a 3-spot edge over LAR's pass defense (#19).

Home field adds a small extra boost on top of that. LAR is also dealing with Aaron Donald (DT) listed as out, which tips things further KC's way.

Team stats comparison (rank out of 32)

	LAR offense	KC offense	Edge
Total yards	#1	#20	away edge (19)
Rush yards	#7	#25	away edge (18)
Pass yards	#1	#16	away edge (15)

	LAR defense	KC defense	Edge
Total yards allowed	#17	#10	home edge (7)
Rush yards allowed	#12	#9	home edge (3)
Pass yards allowed	#19	#12	home edge (7)

Injury report

Mansoor Delane (KC · CB) - active - Shoulder
Myles Garrett (LAR · Edge) - out - Knee - arthroscopic surgery, on injured reserve
Aaron Donald (LAR · DT) - out - Back
Jaylen Watson (LAR · CB) - out - Shoulder
Jeff Caldwell (KC · WR) - out - Knee
Josh Simmons (KC · T) - out - Back

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