The spread for the AFC championship game has swung back in the Chiefs’ favor after quarterback Patrick Mahomes was a full participant in practice Wednesday.
Kansas City opened as a 1.5-point home favorite over the Bengals. Bettors quickly jumped on that line with Mahomes’s high ankle sprain looming large over this rematch of the 2022 conference title game. The spread flipped toward Cincinnati, which then became a 2.5-point road favorite earlier in the week.
The news that Mahomes recorded a full practice sparked another line movement. As of Thursday afternoon, the Chiefs are 2.