The Kansas City Chiefs will try to reach their fifth consecutive AFC Championship Game and a possible third Super Bowl in four years when they take on the Jacksonville Jaguars in an AFC Divisional Round matchup on Saturday. The Chiefs (14-3), who beat Jacksonville 27-17 in Week 10, have a six-game winning streak over the Jaguars (10-8). Jacksonville is in the NFL playoffs for the first time since 2017, when it reached the AFC title game. This is just the Jaguars' second winning season since 2007. 

The game from GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium is slated to start at 4:30 p.m. ET. The Chiefs are favored by 9.5 in the latest Jaguars vs. Chiefs odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is 53.

Before you make any Jaguars vs. Chiefs picks or any other NFL predictions, you NEED to see which side Mike Tierney is on. 

A veteran sportswriter whose work appears periodically in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Mike Tierney has covered the NFL for decades and reported from seven Super Bowls. He entered the 2022 NFL season 232-204-10 against-the-spread since the start of the 2018 season.

In addition, he is an AMAZING 33-14 on his last 47 picks in games involving the Jaguars, returning nearly $1,800. Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP!

Tierney knows Kansas City is led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who leads the Chiefs' passing attack, completing 435 of 648 passes (67.1%) for 5,250 yards and 41 touchdowns. He was picked off just 12 times and has a rating of 105.2. He is just as effective with his legs, carrying 61 times for 358 yards (5.9 average) and four touchdowns.

Tierney also knows since falling to 4-8 with a loss at Detroit on Dec. 4, Jacksonville has reeled off six consecutive wins. Helping lead the team's resurgence has been the play of quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who finished last week's game by completing 28 of 47 passes (59.6%) for 288 yards and four touchdowns.

Now, Tierney has locked in another confident against the spread pick for Jaguars vs. Chiefs. We can tell you he's leaning Under the total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

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