Cincinnati Bengals are one of most popular Week 1 NFL bets against New England Patriots

Posted by Admin September 4, 2024 Gambling

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The spread for this Sunday’s season-opener between the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots varies depending on the sportsbook you’re looking at.

Either way, sports bettors are not shy to back the Bengals as big favorites against New England.

According to Sports Betting Analyst Ben Fawkes, the Bengals have taken the fourth-highest number of bets (69%) at DraftKings Sportsbook.

According to John Ewing, the Bengals have also taken the fourth-highest amount of bets (67%) in Week 1 at BetMGM Sportsbook.

According to Fawkes, the Bengals have taken the most action (84%) at BetRivers Sportsbook.

Bengals are the biggest favorites in NFL for Week 1

At 8.5-9 points, the Bengals are the biggest favorites in the NFL in the opening week’s slate of games.

Only two other teams (Seattle and Buffalo) are favored by more than six points.

The Bengals, the most bet team to win the AFC this season at ESPN Bet, are the fifth-favorite to win the Super Bowl and have a win total (over/under) of 10.5 games. The New England Patriots, who are led by first-year head coach Jerod Mayo, have the lowest win total (4.5) in the NFL and have the longest odds to make the postseason (+900), according to DraftKings Sportsbook.

Bengals have struggled out of the gate

Sports bettors seemed to not be bothered at a few things − the Ja’Marr Chase hold-in and the Bengals recent September struggles.

The Bengals have lost outright as favorites in each of the last two season-openers and are just 2-4-1 in September over the last two seasons.

Joe Burrow is just 1-3 against the spread (ATS) in Week 1 during his career, which is tied with Daniel Jones of the New York Giants for the worst mark in the NFL.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor is 20-17-1 (53.9%) all-time as a favorite.