Thursday Night Football odds, spread, line: Chargers vs. Chiefs prediction, NFL picks from expert who’s 27-14

First place in the AFC West will be on the line when the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers collide on Thursday Night Football game at SoFi Stadium. The Chiefs (9-4) have won six straight games to surge into first place in the division and are coming off a 48-9 blowout of the Raiders. The Chargers (8-5) have won two straight contests and are one game behind Kansas City in the division. They knocked off the Giants 37-21 last Sunday behind three touchdown passes from Justin Herbert. 

Kickoff is 8:20 p.m. ET. Kansas CIty is a three-point favorite in the latest Chargers vs. Chiefs odds from Caesars Sportsbook while the Over/Under for total points scored is 52. Before locking in any Chargers vs. Chiefs picks or NFL predictions, make sure you see what SportsLine’s resident Chargers expert, Mike Tierney, has to say.

A national sportswriter whose work appears in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Tierney has covered the NFL for decades and reported from seven Super Bowls. He’s used his experience to crush the NFL, going 187-147 against the spread the past three full seasons. In addition, Tierney is an outstanding 27-14-1 in his last 42 picks involving the Chargers. Anyone who has followed him is way up.

Now, Tierney has looked at Chiefs vs. Chargers from every angle and released a confident against-the-spread pick. You can visit SportsLine now to see his Thursday Night Football pick. Here are several NFL odds and trends for Chargers vs. Chiefs:

• Chargers vs. Chiefs spread: Kansas City -3
• Chargers vs. Chiefs Over/Under: 52
• Chargers vs. Chiefs moneyline: Kansas City -160, Los Angeles +140 
• KC: Chiefs rank sixth in scoring defense (20.6 points per game) 
• LAC: QB Justin Herbert ranks third in passing yards (3,822)