The Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) and the Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) meet on Sunday at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
The Bengals are 6-point underdogs in their matchup with the Chiefs (the game has an over/under of 48 points).
Be sure to check out our betting preview for this contest, and find all of our NFL predictions, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $27.41
Chiefs to win vs Bengals -270
Chiefs vs. Bengals Betting Information
- Spread favorite: Chiefs (-6)
- Moneyline: Chiefs (-270), Bengals (+218)
- Total: 48 points
- TV Channel: CBS
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Chiefs vs. Bengals Betting Insights
Chiefs Last Season Betting Insights
- The Chiefs covered the spread 10 times in 17 games last season.
- The Chiefs’ ATS record as 6-point favorites or more was 6-4 last year.
- Last year, five of the Chiefs’ 17 games went over the point total.
Bengals Last Season Betting Insights
- Against the spread, the Bengals were 7-8-2 last season.
- The Bengals had one win ATS (1-1) as underdogs of 6 points or more last season.
- In 17 Bengals games last year, 10 of them went over the total.
Chiefs vs. Bengals Stats Insights
Chiefs Stats
- The Chiefs ranked ninth in total offense this season (351.3 yards per game), but they thrived on the defensive side of the ball, ranking second-best in the NFL with 351.3 yards allowed per game.
- On defense, the Chiefs were a top-five unit last season, ranking second-best by allowing just 17.3 points per game. They ranked 15th on offense (21.8 points per game).
- The Chiefs owned the sixth-ranked offense last year in terms of passing yards (246.4 passing yards per game), and they were better on the other side of the ball, ranking fourth-best with just 176.5 passing yards allowed per game.
- The Chiefs ranked 19th in run offense (104.9 rushing yards per game) and 17th in run defense (113.2 rushing yards allowed per game) last season.
- From an offensive standpoint, the Chiefs ranked sixth in the NFL last season with a 43.6% third-down conversion rate. Meanwhile, they ranked 10th in third-down percentage allowed (37.1%).
Bengals Stats
- With 374.6 yards allowed per game on defense, which ranked second-worst in the NFL, the Bengals had to rely on their 22nd-ranked offense (318.9 yards per contest) to keep them in games last season.
- The Bengals compiled 21.5 points per game on offense last season (16th in NFL), and they ranked 21st on the other side of the ball with 22.6 points allowed per game.
- Despite having a bottom-five pass defense last season that ranked fifth-worst in the NFL (248.4 passing yards allowed per game), the Bengals played better on offense, ranking 15th in the NFL by putting up 229.1 passing yards per game.
- While the Bengals’ run defense ranked 26th with 126.2 rushing yards allowed per game last season, they were worse on offense, ranking second-worst (89.8 rushing yards per game).
- The Bengals averaged a 37.6% third-down conversion rate on offense last year (20th in NFL), and they gave up a 40.8% third-down percentage (22nd) on the other side of the ball.
Chiefs vs. Bengals Leaders
Chiefs
- Patrick Mahomes: 4,183 PASS YDS / 261.4 YPG / 67.2% / 27 TD / 14 INT / 75 CAR / 389 RUSH YDS / 0 TD
- Isiah Pacheco: 205 CAR / 935 YDS / 66.8 YPG / 7 TD / 44 REC / 244 YDS / 17.4 YPG / 2 TD
- Travis Kelce: 93 REC / 984 YDS / 65.6 YPG / 5 TD
- Rashee Rice: 79 REC / 938 YDS / 58.6 YPG / 7 TD
Bengals
- Joe Burrow: 2,309 PASS YDS / 230.9 YPG / 66.8% / 15 TD / 6 INT
- Zack Moss: 183 CAR / 794 YDS / 56.7 YPG / 5 TD / 27 REC / 192 YDS / 13.7 YPG / 2 TD
- Chase Brown: 44 CAR / 179 YDS / 14.9 YPG / 0 TD / 14 REC / 156 YDS / 13.0 YPG / 1 TD
- Ja’Marr Chase: 100 REC / 1,216 YDS / 76.0 YPG / 7 TD
- Tee Higgins: 42 REC / 656 YDS / 54.7 YPG / 5 TD