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Kansas City Chiefs vs Cincinnati Bengals Bet Builder: Sunday, January 29th
The 2023 AFC Championship Game is a repeat of the 2022 duel, which saw Cincinnati overcome Kansas City in a thriller. Expectations are sky-high for their meeting this Sunday after the Bengals knocked off the Bills and the Chiefs got past the Jaguars.
Patrick Mahomes’ ankle injury looms over this game, and has contributed to some considerable line movement with the bookies. Mahomes has participated in practice, but scepticism about his condition is inevitable after suffering an ankle sprain just days ago. With how he relies on being able to dance inside and outside of the pocket, any limitation would be significant.
Cincinnati is dealing with some offensive line injuries, but Joe Burrow has overcome such weaknesses with assured performances against Baltimore and Buffalo.
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Burrow has been complemented by some stifling defence. Cincinnati has held teams to under 20 points on 10 occasions this season, including in each of their last four. Slowing down Mahomes is no easy feat, but even the likely MVP will need to be at his absolute best to put up big numbers against this Bengals defence. There is no obvious weak point, ranking in the top 10 against the run and pass. It will be interesting to see if they mix in a bit more blitzing to test Mahomes’ mobility.
Kansas City has scored under 27.5 total points in three of their last four. We like this as a starter for this AFC Championship Game bet builder.
For the Bengals, the running game is an important part of their offence to take some of the pressure off Burrow. Joe Mixon posted over 100 rushing yards last week, and was a reliable performer throughout last season’s playoffs. This rushing line has been passed by the Oakley native in three of his last four postseason games. If we are backing the Chiefs offence to struggle, the game script could lead to a run-heavy attack from Cincy.
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On reputation alone, it makes some sense for the Chiefs to be favoured here. They have homefield advantage, plus the news coming out about Mahomes is positive. Cincinnati has won 10 in a row, however, including road wins in Tennessee, Tampa Bay, New England, Pittsburgh and Buffalo.
Burrow has quickly blossomed into a leader, and has proven to be unfazed by high stakes road games.
Whatever Kansas City says publicly, there is some doubt about Mahomes’ ankle. Even if he was fully healthy, there is a strong case that the Bengals are the better all-round team. Andy Reid’s home playoff record has plenty of slip ups over the years, including in this very contest 12 months ago. Take the Bengals on the moneyline to get this bet builder to 3.40.
- Kansas City Chiefs under 27.5 total points
- Joe Mixon over 59.5 rushing yards
- Cincinnati Bengals moneyline
Bet Builder Odds: 3.40
Odds as of 1:00 pm January 27th, 2023. Odds may now differ.
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