Sports Betting Spotlight: Kansas City Chiefs season preview

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill runs the ball during NFL football training camp in St. Joseph, Mo., Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. (Dougal Brownlie/The St. Joseph News-Press via AP)

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By MATT YOUMANS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

August 20, 2016 - 10:34 am

The Review-Journal’s Matt Youmans, Las Vegas handicapper Kelly Stewart and Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller preview the Chiefs’ season in the ninth of a series of 32 NFL team videos:

The Chiefs are off an incredible turnaround season in which they started 1-5 before reeling off a 10-game win streak.
With linebacker Justin Houston and running back Jamaal Charles returning from knee injuries, and with safety Eric Berry unsigned, Kansas City faces three major questions.
Alex Smith is a conservative quarterback, but that approach works for Kansas City, which wins with a defense that ranked No. 3 in scoring at 17.9 points per game last year.
Can the Chiefs overtake the Broncos and hold off the rising Raiders in the AFC West?
Over or Under 9½ regular-season wins?

Check out the video above.

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