The Cincinnati Bengals and the Denver Broncos meet in week 4 NFL action from Empower Field at Mile High on Monday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Broncos vs Bengals Prediction.
Cincinnati Bengals Recap
The Cincinnati Bengals come into this game looking to bounce back from a 48-10 loss at the hands of Minnesota last time out to sit at 2-1 this season. After this game, the Bengals will head home for a game against the Detroit Lions.
Bengals Suffer First L Of The Season
Jake Browning has thrown for 381 yards, 3 touchdowns and 5 interceptions on 67.8% passing while Joe Burrow has thrown for 189 yards and 2 touchdowns on 58.3% passing. Chase Brown has rushed for a team-high 93 yards and a touchdown while Ja’Marr Chase leads Cincinnati’s receiving group with 21 catches for 241 yards and a touchdown and Tee Higgins also has 104 receiving yards and a TD as well. On defense, Jordan Battle leads the Bengals with 23 total tackles along with a pair of interceptions while Trey Hendrickson has a pair of sacks for the Bengals’ defense so far this season. As a unit, Cincinnati has combined for 6 sacks and 4 interceptions so far this season.
Why the Cincinnati Bengals will win
- The Bengals have won three of their last four games as heavy underdogs (>+7.0 points).
- The Broncos have lost three of their last four Monday games as favorites.
- The Bengals have covered the spread in each of their last eight games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Broncos have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six September games as favorites.
Cincinnati Bengals Player Prop Facts
- Ja’Marr Chase has scored two or more touchdowns in each of the Bengals’ last three games as underdogs against AFC opponents.
- Chase Brown has scored at least one touchdown in five of the Bengals’ last six games following a loss.
- Samaje Perine has recorded 26+ rushing and receiving yards in each of his last five appearances with the Bengals as underdogs against AFC opponents.
- Samaje Perine has recorded 11+ receiving yards in each of his 11 previous appearances at Empower Field at Mile High.
- Samaje Perine has recorded 17+ rushing yards in each of his last five appearances with the Bengals as underdogs.
- Heading into Week 4, Jordan Battle ranks T1st in the NFL in interceptions (2) this season.
Denver Broncos Recap
The Denver Broncos come into this game looking to rebound from their 23-20 loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Chargers last time out to sit at 1-2 this season. After this game, Denver will head on the road for a game against Philadelphia.
Broncos Drop Back-To-Back Games
Bo Nix has thrown for 535 yards, 5 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on 64.2% passing while J.K. Dobbins has rushed for a team-high 222 yards and 3 touchdowns so far this season. Courtland Sutton leads Denver’s receiving group with 185 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns while Troy Franklin also has a team-high 14 receptions for 141 yards and a touchdown. On defense, Alex Singleton and Talanoa Hufanga each have a team-high 27 total tackles while Nik Bonitto has a team-high 3 sacks and Justin Strnad and Jonathon Cooper each have a pair of sacks. As a unit, Denver’s defense has combined for 12 sacks and an interception so far this season.
Why the Denver Broncos will win
- The home team has won each of the Broncos’ last nine games.
- The Bengals have lost each of their six previous September games at Empower Field at Mile High.
- The favorites have covered the spread in nine of the Broncos’ last 10 games at Empower Field at Mile High.
- The Bengals have failed to cover the spread in each of their last four games as underdogs following a road loss.
Denver Broncos Player Prop Facts
- Bo Nix has recorded 223+ passing yards in three of the Broncos’ last four games against AFC North opponents.
- J.K. Dobbins has recorded 63+ rushing yards in each of his last five regular season appearances.
- J.K. Dobbins has scored a touchdown in seven of his last eight appearances following a loss.
- Evan Engram has recorded 21+ receiving yards in each of his last 13 appearances with his team as a favorite following a loss.
- J.K. Dobbins has scored the last touchdown in four of his last five regular season appearances with his team as a favorite.
- J.K. Dobbins has recorded 75+ rushing and receiving yards in four of his last five regular season appearances.
- Bo Nix has recorded 22+ completions in five of the Broncos’ last six regular season games.
- Heading into Week 4, Courtland Sutton ranks T1st in the NFL in 20+ yard receiving touchdowns (2) this season.
Total Points Facts
- Eight of the Broncos’ last nine home games in September have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Seven of the Bengals’ last eight games as road underdogs have gone OVER the total points line.
Broncos vs Bengals Prediction
I’m on the Bengals and the points here. I just don’t feel like this many points with a Denver team that’s been inconsistent more often than not this season out of the gate. The Bengals have shown that they can hang in a lot of spots, even with Jake Browning at QB. Granted, he’s going to be up against it here against a strong Denver defense, but I think Cincinnati does enough to keep this a 4-6 point game. I think this is going to be the uglier of the two Monday night games, so give me the Bengals and the points to muck it up and keep this one close.