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Exchange buyers before kickoff: which side buyers took (Kalshi, Polymarket (international), Novig, ProphetX)
These are exchange trades, not sportsbook bets. On an exchange every trade has a buyer and a seller, so this shows which side buyers paid for.
How to read these numbers
Kalshi, Polymarket (international) and Novig publish every trade with the side the buyer took. ProphetX carries its trade fills the same way; a line with no captured fill shows dollars matched only. Trades is each side's share of the trades we read since we began reading the market and Money is its share of the dollars buyers paid. Markets with fewer than 10 trades or under $500 traded are left out; markets under 30 trades or $5,000 are labelled Light trading, because a few buyers can move the percentages a long way.
Kalshi
Moneyline$8.0M traded · 142k trades
Denver BroncosKansas City Chiefs
Trades
Money
Spread$810k traded · 9.4k trades
Denver Broncos +2.5Kansas City Chiefs -2.5
Trades
Money
Total 42.5$380k traded · 5.1k trades
Over 42.5Under 42.5
Trades
Money
Polymarket (international)
Polymarket (international) is not open to US bettors.
Moneyline$3.7M traded · 7.7k trades
Denver BroncosKansas City Chiefs
Trades
Money
Spread$238k traded · 1.2k trades
Denver Broncos +2.5Kansas City Chiefs -2.5
Trades
Money
Total 43.5$346k traded · 311 trades
Over 43.5Under 43.5
Trades
Money
Last read before kickoff .
Kansas City Chiefs win price on Kalshi and Polymarket (international) as kickoff neared
Kansas City Chiefs to win, from 167 hours before the start to 2 hours before the start: Polymarket (international) 57% to 55%; Kalshi 56% to 54%. These are exchange prices, read as the chance the market gave Kansas City Chiefs, not sportsbook odds. Polymarket (international) is not open to US bettors.
Polymarket (international)KalshiScale 50% to 60%
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Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs: odds, trends and the matchup
📊 Best prices from the US sportsbooks and exchanges we track (exchange prices are marked) Prices when this preview was published
| Market | Denver Broncos | Kansas City Chiefs |
|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | +122Pregame price at Novig → exchange price | -125Pregame price at ProphetX →Best partner price: Novig -127 exchange price |
| Spread | +2.5 -105Pregame price at theScore Bet →Best partner price: Novig -106 | -2.5 +102Pregame price at Novig → exchange price |
| Total 43.5 | O +104Pregame price at Novig → exchange price | U -108Pregame price at Caesars → |
📊 Team Breakdown archived pregame data
Chance to win, per the betting market (vig removed)
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📘 New to betting? Two-minute translation. A moneyline bet is picking who wins, nothing else. In this game, +122 means a $100 bet profits $122 if it wins. The spread is a head start: -7.5 must win by 8+, while +7.5 cashes by losing by 7 or fewer (or winning). The total is combined points by both teams, over or under the books' number. +EV means the price pays better than the market-implied fair odds (vig removed); consistently taking better prices raises your expected return over time. Learn free: Sports Betting 101 · Odds converter · No-vig calculator
The Matchup
This is Week 1 of the 2026 regular season. Both teams sit at 0-0 as of publication, so there is no season series yet and no résumé for either side to hide behind. That matters more than it sounds. With no 2026 results on the board, the price you see is built on projections and expectation, not on games played. Denver visits, Kansas City hosts, and the market shaved the home edge down to a field goal minus half a point.
Players to Watch
No individual statistical leaders were supplied to this desk, so we will not invent any. What we do have is an injury report, and in a Chiefs vs Broncos opener priced this tightly, availability is the live variable. Six names are ruled out or on injured reserve across the two rosters.
The Numbers
Three markets. Kansas City -125 (best at ProphetX) means a $100 bet profits $80.00 and needs a 55.6 percent break-even. The point spread is a bet on margin: Denver +2.5 at -105 (theScore Bet) wins if Denver wins outright or loses by two or fewer, and it loses on a three-point loss, with no push (no refunded tie) at a half point. Those best prices come from different books, which is the whole point of shopping lines.
Injuries
Kansas City has three names out: Josh Simmons, Chamarri Conner and Omarr Norman-Lott. Denver has Jonathon Cooper and Nick Gargiulo out, plus Frank Crum on injured reserve. Three and three, six total, and none of them are listed as uncertain, so there is no guesswork here.
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Injury Report
KCJosh Simmons (Out), Chamarri Conner (Out), Omarr Norman-Lott (Out)
DENJonathon Cooper (Out), Nick Gargiulo (Out), Frank Crum (Injured Reserve)
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Broncos vs Chiefs FAQ
Who was favored in Broncos vs Chiefs?
Chiefs is the market favorite at -125 (best price at ProphetX) on the moneyline, with Broncos at +122. Lines move all day, so check the odds table on this page for the current best number at every book.
What was the pregame read on Chiefs vs Broncos?
A 2.5-point spread, a 43.5 total and a 23-cent moneyline gap make this Monday night opener at Arrowhead one of the tightest numbers of the week. Wise Guy Team has an official play on this game. Members see it on their board.
What is the total (over/under) for Broncos vs Chiefs?
The total is 43.5, with the over priced at +104 at Novig and the under at -108 at Caesars. A total is a bet on the combined score of both teams, over or under that number, no matter who wins.
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Yes. This is a free Wise Guy Desk breakdown, our analysis, not Ross's official plays. Ross's documented plays are bet with real money and graded win or loss on the members board.
How does the Wise Guy Desk find value in NFL games?
Expected value first: the best price across the regulated US books we track versus the true fair price with the vig removed, then the matchup data (form, standings, injuries, key players). Line shopping for the best number is the edge most bettors leave on the table.
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