Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos Early Predictions for NFL Week 18: Odds, Picks and Preview [2025]

The Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs are scheduled to meet in Week 18 of the NFL season at Empower Field at Mile High on Sunday, January 5, 2025, starting at 4:25PM ET.

Early simulations from Dimers' proven NFL model project the Broncos as the most likely winner of this game.

For updates all week long, including best bets, player prop projections and touchdown probabilities, check out our interactive Chiefs vs. Broncos predictions page.

Chiefs vs. Broncos Week 18 Details

The NFL Week 18 matchup between the Broncos and Chiefs at Empower Field at Mile High is scheduled for January 5, 2025.

• Who: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos
• Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025
• Time: 4:25PM ET/1:25PM PT
• Venue: Empower Field at Mile High

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Chiefs vs. Broncos Latest Odds

We've researched the best betting odds in America for this Week 18 game, detailed below:

• Spread: Chiefs +11 (-120), Broncos -11 (-110)
• Moneyline: Chiefs +470, Broncos -550
• Total: Over/Under 40 (-110/-108)

Kansas City vs. Denver Early Predictions

Leveraging trusted machine learning and analysis, we have simulated the Chiefs vs. Broncos game 10,000 times as part of our NFL predictions coverage. Here are the latest insights:

• Straight Up Win Probabilities: Chiefs 15%, Broncos 85%
• Predicted Final Score: Chiefs 15-24 Broncos
• Spread: Chiefs (+11) 56%, Broncos (-11) 44%
• Total Points (40): Over 50%, Under 50%

As of January 2, 2025, these Chiefs-Broncos predictions reflect the latest data and insights available.

Anytime Touchdown Scorer Predictions

Here are our preliminary touchdown probabilities for the Chiefs-Broncos matchup:

Kansas City Chiefs

• Kareem Hunt: 26.4% probability
• Carson Steele: 22.9% probability
• Nikko Remigio: 18.7% probability

Denver Broncos

• Courtland Sutton: 51.7% probability
• Marvin Mims: 34.2% probability
• Jaleel McLaughlin: 28.2% probability

Chiefs vs Broncos Player Props

Carson Steele is projected to lead rushing for the Chiefs, while Jaleel McLaughlin is expected to pace the Broncos on the ground.

In the receiving game, our projections favor Kansas City's Nikko Remigio and Denver's Courtland Sutton as the likely leaders for each team.

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Conclusion

We predict the Broncos, with an 85% win probability, will likely beat the Chiefs in Week 18 of the NFL season. Dimers.com will provide full game coverage closer to kickoff, so stay tuned for updates.

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