Week 3: New York Jets vs Cincinnati Bengals 9/25/22 NFL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals square off Sunday afternoon in a week 3 NFL contest at MetLife Stadium. The Cincinnati Bengals look to avoid their first 0-3 start since the 2019 season. The New York Jets look for a win to get a game above a .500 record.

The Cincinnati Bengals have won 5 of their last 8 road games. Joe Burrow is completing 64 percent of his passes for 537 yards, 3 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins have combined for 281 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while Joe Mixon has 10 receptions. The Cincinnati Bengals ground game is averaging 111 yards per contest, and Mixon leads the way with 139 yards on 46 carries. Defensively, Cincinnati is allowing 21.5 points and 302 yards per game. Germaine Pratt leads the Cincinnati Bengals with 13 tackles, BJ Hill has 1 sack and Logan Wilson has 1 pass deflection.

The New York Jets have lost 6 of their last 7 home games. Joe Flacco is completing 61.2 percent of his passes for 616 yards, 5 touchdowns and 1 interception. Corey Davis and Garrett Wilson have combined for 314 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while Elijah Moore has 8 receptions. The New York Jets ground game is averaging 88 yards per contest, and Michael Carter leads the way with 83 yards on 17 carries. Defensively, New York is allowing 27 points and 339.5 yards per game. C.J. Mosley leads the New York Jets with 18 tackles, Quincy Williams has 1 sack and D.J. Reed has 1 interception.

The Bengals are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Jets are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games in Week 3. The under is 7-0 in Bengals last 7 games overall. The over is 11-5 in Jets last 16 games overall. The Bengals are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 meetings in New York. The home team is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 meetings.

The Cincinnati Bengals are probably better than they’ve shown these first 2 games as they made the Super Bowl last season with a similar roster. However, the Bengals offensive line is a major issue and is on pace to be worse than last year. The Bengals can’t find a rhythm because of the OL issues, and it makes it hard to back them in the favorite role. The New York Jets aren’t a good team on either side of the ball, but they’ve played cleaner football up to this point and have some guys who can get after the quarterback. The Bengals need to snap out of this funk before I take them seriously. Give me the Jets and the points.