Cincinnati Bengals vs Kansas City Chiefs Prediction, Preview and Odds - 09/15/2024

Game Time: 4:25 pm ET, Sunday, September 15, 2024

Venue:  GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Where to Watch:  CBS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Bengals +5, Chiefs -5; Over/Under:  47.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Bengals +5.5, Chiefs -5.5; Over/Under:  47.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Bengals +5.5, Chiefs -5.5; Over/Under:  47.5 points

Cincinnati Bengals:  0-1 (3rd place, AFC North)

Kansas City Chiefs:  1-0 (2nd place, AFC West)

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Cincinnati Bengals:  lost their last game at home against the New England Patriots 16-10.

Kansas City Chiefs:  won their last game at home against the Baltimore Ravens 27-20.

The Bengals are entering this game with a 0-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their divisional games too. They are 0-1 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against the New England Patriots 16-10. Joe Burrow was the starting QB and he completed 21/29 passes for 164 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Zack Moss led the team in rushing yards with 44 and 1 TD. Ja'Marr Chase led the receivers with 62 receiving yards on 6 receptions. Daxton Hill led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while Daxton Hill led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

The Chiefs are entering this game with a 1-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their divisional games too. They are 1-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won 

their last game against the Baltimore Ravens 27-20. Patrick Mahomes was the starting QB and he completed 20/28 passes for 291 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. Isiah Pacheco led the team in rushing yards with 45 and 1 TD. Rashee Rice led the receivers with 103 receiving yards on 7 receptions. Justin Reid led the defense in that game with 8 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while Chris Jones led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have the Chiefs listed as a 5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Chiefs looked really good in their season opener, beating the Ravens 27-20 in a rematch of last season's AFC Championship game. They have picked up right where they left off last season and now they have some extra time to prepare for this game since they played last Thursday night. Meanwhile, the Bengals didn't look good in their season opener, losing at home to the Patriots 16-10. Their offense wasn't able to do much against the Patriots defense and they looked like a team that just wasn't quite ready for the season. Now they are playing their 1st road game of the season against the Super Bowl Champions and the defense is what really won the Super Bowl for the Chiefs last season. Mahomes has the talent and the weapons on offense to put up points in this game, but with the way the Bengals looked on offense last week, they are going to struggle again against this better Chiefs defense. The Bengals have also been a slow starting team over the last couple of seasons, going 0-2 to start the season last year too. They are also dealing with the contract issue of Ja'Marr Chase and even though he played in week 1, that drama is not going away and causing a distraction for the team. The best way to place a bet here is on the Chiefs to cover the spread in this game.

Bengals Chiefs Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Sunday, September 15, 2024 (4:25 pm ET start time) is Chiefs 28 Bengals 17.

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Cincinnati Bengals: 7-13 ATS in their last 20 games. 6-10 ATS in the 2nd half of their last 16 games. 7-1 to the 1st half over in their last 8 road games. 

Kansas City Chiefs: 3-0 ATS in the 3rd quarter of their last 3 games. 13-9 to the 1st half over in their last 22 games. 2-1 to the over with their team total in their last 3 games. 

Cincinnati Bengals:  B. Hill (DT) Injured - Knee. T. Hudson (TE) Injured - Knee. L. Wilson (LB) Injured - Knee. T. Higgins (WR) Injured - Hamstring. J. Burrow (QB) Injured - Right Wrist. K. Jenkins (DT) Injured - Thumb. A. Mims (OT) Injured - Pectoral.

Kansas City Chiefs:  M. Pennel (DT) Injured - Groin. M. Danna (DE) Injured - Quad. D. Nnadi (DT) Injured - Triceps. N. Johnson (SAF) Injured - Hamstring. H. Brown (WR) Injured - Shoulder. N. Bolton (LB) Injured - Elbow.

“We lost the turnover battle 3-0. One on offense, one on special teams and one a turnover on downs. Missed a lot of tackles today. (That) led to 170 yards rushing. No recipe in that style of game to be able to win. It’s very clear. You lose a turnover battle like that in Week 1, it’s going to point you to a loss. We’ve got to be accountable for that.” - Zac Taylor after his team’s loss against the Patriots in their last game. 

“It was a fight down to the end. When they say it's a game of inches, might be shorter than that.” - Andy Reid after his team’s win against the Ravens in their last game. 

WR Chase, Ja'Marr 

WR Irwin, Trenton 

WR Iosivas, Andrei 

TE Gesicki, Mike

QB Burrow, Joe 

RB Moss, Zack

WR Watson, Justin

WR Worthy, Xavier

WR Rice, Rashee 

TE Kelce, Travis 

QB Mahomes, Patrick 

RB Pacheco, Isiah 

Passing: J. Burrow (164)

Rushing: Z. Moss (44)

Receiving: J. Chase (62)

Touchdowns: Z. Moss (1)

Passing: P. Mahomes (291)

Rushing: I. Pacheco (45)

Receiving: R. Rice (103)

Touchdowns: X. Worthy (2)

Coaches:

Cincinnati Bengals: Zac Taylor (6th season)

Kansas City Chiefs: Andy Reid (12th season)