The Kansas City Chiefs are trying to get back to their winning ways on Sunday against the undefeated Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. While the public might be leaning toward Cincinnati, Vegas is saying that the two teams are almost dead even. Over at BOVADA, Cincinnati is favored by four points with an over/under of 45.
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Considering the home team always gets a field goal to start, Vegas is saying that the Bengals are one point better than Kansas City on a neutral field. The Bengals and Chiefs have not played each other since 2012, so there is no recent history to go on. In that game, Brady Quinn was Kansas City’s starting quarterback while Romeo Crennel was roaming the sideline.
The Bengals have looked very impressive through the first three games of the 2015 NFL season. Cincinnati was able to hammer the Oakland Raiders, 33-13, before beating the San Diego Chargers and Baltimore Ravens over the past two weeks. Andy Dalton has really stepped up, throwing for eight touchdowns against one interception.
Meanwhile, the Chiefs have been odd. In Week 1, Kansas City smoked the Houston Texans before losing a heartbreaker to the Denver Broncos in primetime thanks to five turnovers. On Monday, the Chiefs were pounded by the Green Bay Packers, causing many to call for the benching of Alex Smith.
Cincinnati has been terrific at home, going 14-4-1 against the spread in its last 19 games in the Queen City, per OddsShark. Meanwhile, Kansas City is 1-4 ATS away from home over the prior five contests.