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Chiefs at Chargers

Sun, 3 Jan 2027 · 18:00 UTC
Kansas City Chiefs logo
Kansas City
Chiefs
5-1 · L1
@
Los Angeles Chargers logo
Los Angeles
Chargers
0-6 · L6
Kansas City Chiefs to win 67% win probability · projected 23–18 · Solid

Win Probabilities

From the engine's power ratings, adjusted for home field and rest, then mapped through the margin distribution. Not a blend of the market — this is our own number.

KC 67%
LAC 33%
Projected score
23–18
KC at LAC
Projected margin
-5.7
home perspective
Projected total
40.9
combined points
Confidence
Solid
published before kickoff

Matchup Facts

Venue and rest come from the schedule feed and feed directly into the model; surface and weather are context we show but don't yet model.

Venue
SoFi Stadium
Roof
Dome
Surface
Matrixturf
Rest · KC
7 days
Rest · LAC
7 days

Recent Form

Last five completed games this season, most recent first.

Kansas City Chiefs

L @ SEA 3–20
W vs LAC 22–6
W @ LV 30–27
W @ MIA 24–10
W vs IND 33–30

Los Angeles Chargers

L @ KC 6–22
L vs DEN 17–23
L @ SEA 23–30
L @ BUF 16–24
L vs LV 14–26

Season Scoring

Points per game either side of the ball, 2026 season to date.

KC · scored
23.8
per game · 6 played
KC · allowed
17.2
per game
LAC · scored
15.0
per game · 6 played
LAC · allowed
25.2
per game

How The Model Sees It

Our rating has Kansas City Chiefs as the stronger side by 178 rating points, which on its own is worth about 7.1 points on the scoreboard (KC 1,561, LAC 1,383).

Home field adds 1.4 points to LAC — a measured figure from our backtest, not the traditional three, because home advantage in the modern NFL is considerably smaller than it used to be.

That lands on a projected margin of -5.7, and running that through the historical spread of actual results against projections gives Kansas City Chiefs at 67%.

No betting line has been posted for this game yet — books typically price about three weeks ahead. Until one appears, this page shows the engine's number with nothing to compare it against, which is exactly the situation the model is most useful in.

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