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Washington Commanders vs Cincinnati Bengals: Can the bengals finally win?

The Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Commanders will face each other on Monday Night at Paycor Stadium.

The Commanders split the first two

The Washington Commanders are 1-1 going into Week 3. They started the season with a 37-20 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the road. Things looked much better in the home opener as the Commanders won 21-18 against the New York Giants which is the first NFL win for the second overall pick of the last NFL draft, Jayden Daniels. Interestingly, all 21 Commanders point were field goals made by Austin Seibert.

The Bengals are off to a tough start

The Cincinnati Bengals are already under pressure after losing the first two games of the season. First, they were stunned 16-10 at home against the New England Patriots. In Week 2, the Bengals were so close to beating the defending champions, but the Kansas City Chiefs escaped with a 26-25 win on the last play. Joe Burrow threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns, both to Andrei Iosivas.

Betting Trends

The Bengals are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games overall, 13-4 SU in their last 17 home games, and 9-0 SU in their last 9 games against teams from the NFC. They are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games played in Week 3 and 4-1-1 ATS in their last 5 Monday games at home. Cincinnati have played under the total point line in their last 5 games against teams from the NFC East and 10 of their last 12 games played in September while have gone over in 6 of their last 8 games overall. The Commanders are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games overall, 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road and 5-15 SU in their last 20 games played on Monday. They are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games overall, 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games played in September and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games in Week 3. Washington has played over the total point line in 7 of their last 10 games overall and has stayed under in 12 of their last 17 games against teams from the AFC.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Cincinnati Bengals came into this season with high hopes, but things do not look promising at all after the first two weeks of the season. Joe Burrow threw for 258 yards in the last game against the Chiefs and will have to be even better tonight to get his team out of the hole. The Commaders won the last game against the Bengals two years ago, but that doesn’t mean much at this point. The Bengals simply cannot afford losing another one, and Burrow is ready to deliver what his team needs of him. This will be a one-direction game with the Bengals covering the -7.5-point spread.