The reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will kick off the new NFL season when they host the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL Kickoff Game on Thursday, Sept. 7. The Chiefs are coming off a season in which they beat the Eagles, 38-35, in Super Bowl LVII. The Lions are a trendy pick in the NFC North after finishing last season at 9-8, the franchise's first winning record since 2017. 

Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. ET. Kansas City is a 4.5-point favorite in the latest Chiefs vs. Lions odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 53. 

Before you make any Lions vs. Chiefs picks or NFL predictions of your own, you need to hear what NFL expert R.J. White has to say.

White, a Fantasy and gambling editor for CBS Sports, consistently crushes NFL against-the-spread picks and went 535-450-30 from 2017-22, which returned more than $3,500 to $100 players. He also closed the 2022 NFL season on an incredible 107-80-6 run on his last 193 against-the-spread and total NFL picks, returning more than $1,800 for $100 bettors.

Moreover, White has a read on the pulse of the Lions. In fact, he is an INSANE 53-35-2 (+1462) on his last 90 picks in games involving Detroit! Anyone who has followed him is way up. 

Now White has locked in on Chiefs vs. Lions. We can tell you he's leaning Over the total and he's found a critical x-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. You NEED to see his analysis before locking in any Chiefs vs. Lions picks of your own.

Who wins Chiefs vs. Lions in the NFL Kickoff Game 2023, and what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread hit HARD? Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the expert on a 53-35 run on Detroit picks!