The Kansas City Chiefs were humiliated in their last game against the Tennessee Titans. How will that reverberate as they face off against the New York Giants on Monday Night Football?

That’s a question for BetOnline customers to ponder as we await the 8:15 p.m. Eastern time kickoff in Kansas City.

The Giants have been a team that has endured a lot of criticism, and with a 2 – 5 record, it’s no wonder why. But now there’s a little more cause for optimism, after they dismantled the Carolina Panthers 25 – 3 last week. Of course, some consideration has to be given to the fact that Carolina was without star running back Christian McCaffrey, and they have been more or less dead on offense since that happened.

But there was no excuse for the Chiefs to go dead on offense last week against Tennessee. The fact of the matter is, there are a lot of problems that this team has to solve if it hopes to make a trip back to the Super Bowl.

And the Giants have had something of a revolving door as far as injuries are concerned. We may not know until shortly before game time weather rookie wide receiver Kadarius Toney, who has given an indication that he could be a real game-breaker, will be able to play on his injured ankle. Toney participated in practice this week and says he feels good, and if he is able to go, he’ll have a chance to exploit a rather weak Chiefs secondary, which is ranked 26th in the NFL in pass defense.

With the trade deadline looming on Tuesday, there are a few Giants who have been the subject of rumors. Tony is not one of them, but wide receivers like Sterling Shepard and tight end Evan Engram have been tossed around. Ingram, by the way, will play despite a calf injury, and he could be a key short-range threat for quarterback Daniel Jones.

In the Monday Night Football odds posted at BetOnline on this game, the Chiefs are big favorites:

Kansas City Chiefs -10.5 (-112)

New York Giants +10.5 (-108)

Over 52 points -110

Under 52 points -110

We are looking at a game in which neither team has much of a ground game to show. And part of that has to do with injuries. Saquon Barkley has been out for a while for the Giants. When healthy, he has the potential to be one of the best two-way threats in the game. The same might be said for Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who came in the first round for the Chiefs last year out of LSU. We would expect that both quarterbacks will take to the air more than usual. Kansas City, in fact, has thrown the ball more than 71% of the time over their last three games.

The question is whether Daniel Jones has enough options to choose from. If he’s got Shepherd and Toney, that is obviously a good thing, because Kansas City is really challenged on defense. In six of their seven games, they have given up at least 27 points. And if you measured their defensive performance on a per-drive basis, they would be last in the league in terms of surrendering both yardage and points.

Add to that the fact that Patrick Mahomes has been somewhat turnover-prone, with nine interceptions and two lost fumbles. He has not coughed the ball up that much in either of the last two seasons. And last week against Tennessee he took a head blow that actually sidelined him.

The Giants are a little better defending the pass than the Chiefs. That much is an understatement. But Mahomes should be able to figure out a way to do some business. Whether it’s enough business to cover this double-digit spread is another question. The Giants have suffered through some offensive line injuries, but there is some hope in the form of Matt Peart, a second-year left tackle who has had to fill in for Andrew Thomas. He’s only allowed two sacks, so Jones may find that his blind side is well protected against a KC pass rush that has registered only eight sacks.

And don’t forget that Jones can take off and run with the football. Only three quarterbacks in the NFL have more rushing yards than him.

Surprisingly, the Giants have covered 11 of their last 13 games as a road dog, and Kansas City has been consistently overvalued, dropping 14 of their last 18 games to the number. So we can make the call to grab the points with the Giants, and we feel even better about it if they have their rookie wide receiver.

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