- The Cincinnati Bengals have +130 odds to beat the Minnesota Vikings for their 2021-2022 NFL season opener at home.
- Minnesota is coming into the Bengals’ house for the team’s first game on the road as the favorite to win with a line of -150.
- Bengals QB Joe Burrow will take the field hoping to showcase his talents for leading Cincinnati after sustaining an injury last year that cut his rookie season short.
CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Bengals kick off the season as the at home underdogs to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. The game begins at 1:00 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on the FOX Network.
The Bengals were one of the worst teams last season, winning only four games and possessing one of the league’s worst offenses, scoring only 19.4 points per game.
For the 2021-2022 NFL season, it’s important to consider the difference offensively with starting quarterback Joe Burrow back in the lineup once again in comparison to the team’s betting value in the last six games where Burrow was absent. It comes as no surprise that Burrow was and remains a headliner for the organization and how his playing talents play a pivotal role in how the team as a whole plays on the field.
Burrow Leads The Bengals Offense
The Bengals scored 30 points or more in four games with Burrow as the starting quarterback last season. Without the QB, the Bengals only scored 30 points or more once. Furthermore, they failed to score 10 points or more in the remaining games of the year, showing just how valuable Burrow is for Cincinnati’s success. With him being back, NFL betting fans should take note that the underdogs may be the way to go in this matchup.
The Vikings
The Vikings defense allowed 29.9 points per game in the 2020-2021 season and 258.8 passing yards per game, both of which landed them in the bottom 10 in these categories last year.
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If the Vikings permit this much scoring and the Bengals defense – which allowed 20 points or fewer in four of the final seven games last season – Cincinnati could pull off an upset in Week 1 and put their moneyline odds to good use for sports bettors wagering on them to be able to cash out. It would also allow Burrow a breakout of a home opener for his return to the field.
Betting On The Game
It’s already been said that the Bengals have a moneyline of +130 for this game while the Vikings have odds of -150. Putting $100 on the Cincinnati would get a return of $130. As for other wagers on the match set by USA online sportsbooks, the spread is set at +3.0 (-115) for the Bengals and -3.0 (-105) for the Vikings.
Sportsbooks like Bovada have the O/U at 47.0. The Bengals have the UNDER with odds of -105 while the Vikings have the OVER at -115. Although all signs by bookmakers point to Minnesota to take the win, it couldn’t hurt gamblers to put some action on the home team underdogs and Joe Burrow because it may very well end up becoming great payday for it.
Mike Fink joined USAOnlineSportsbooks in August 2021 and covers all things sports, especially football. As a film enthusiast, Fink looks for how teams perform on the field and the schemes they run to help understand odds and wagers for the upcoming games. In his spare time, Fink likes to read when not watching NFL or hockey.
