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Buccaneers at Chiefs: Monday Night Football picks and open thread

Monday Night Football kicks off tonight at 8:15 p.m. EST as the Kansas City Chiefs host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arrowhead Stadium.

The Chiefs are 9.5-point favorites, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, and the total is 45.5 points.

I like the Chiefs to win and cover tonight. Kansas City’s offense leads the league in success rate thanks to a consistent run game led by Kareem Hunt and a precise pass game led by Patrick Mahomes. The unit has lacked legit explosiveness since Tyreek Hill’s departure, but with DeAndre Hopkins set to play his first full game as a Chief and Xavier Worthy continuing to be schemed up by Andy Reid, the defending champs should light up the scoreboard tonight against a Tampa Bay defense ranked last in yards per play allowed.