NFL Playoffs: Bengals at Chiefs Odds, Predictions & More

Check out the latest odds and predictions for the Bengals-Chiefs AFC title game

By Bryan Zarpentine – Jan 23, 2023, 4:39pm

ATS Record: Bengals 13-5, Chiefs 7-11

O/U Record: Bengals 7-10-1, Chiefs 8-10

Not only is this a rematch of last year's AFC championship game, but the Bengals and Chiefs are also becoming one of the hottest rivalries in the NFL. This will be the fourth time these teams have crossed paths since Jan. 2, 2022, and they're not even in the same division.'

Even more surprising than that is the fact that the Bengals have won all three of those previous games. They won, 27-24, at home this season, knocked off the Chiefs in overtime in last year's AFC title game at K.C., and won 34-31 late in the 2021 regular season. If you go even further back to 2008, the Bengals have won seven of the last eight head-t o-head meetings between these teams with Andy Reid just 1-4 against the Bengals during his tenure in Kansas City. Of course, the last three games have all been decided by three points, so we could have another instant classic on our hands.

Despite losing in last year's AFC championship, the Chiefs have gotten back to the conference title game for the fifth straight season, going 2-2 in the previous four games. They have also put together a six-game winning streak late in the season and won 11 of their last 12 games. However, the caveat is that Kansas City is just 5-7 ATS during that stretch, so it hasn't been the most reliable at covering spreads. Of course, the spread is close to meaningless in this game, as it's almost a toss-up. That being said, the Chiefs are 2-2 SU this season in games that have a spread of three points or fewer, including their loss in Cincinnati.

Meanw hile, the Bengals have to be feeling good about going into Buffalo last week as six-point underdogs and winning, 27-10. They now head to Kansas City with a 10-game winning streak and an 8-2 ATS record during that winning streak. They are now 3-0 ATS and 2-1 SU as underdogs this season, including their win over the Chiefs. The AFC championship game will be Cincinnati's 11th game this season with a spread of four points or fewer. In those other 10 games thus far, the Bengals are 8-2 SU with both of those losses coming against divisional opponents. It could also be worth noting that the Bengals are 3-0 this season when playing a team for the second time, avenging losses to all three of their AFC North rivals. On the other side, the Chiefs are 4-0 SU when playing teams for the second time, although they had no losses to avenge in those four games.

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