Bengals-Bills Matchup Opens With No Betting Favorite

The best game of Week 17 is expected to be close.

Author:
Russ Heltman
Publish date:
Dec 26, 2022 6:40 AM EST

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CINCINNATI — The best NFL game of Week 17 is Bengals V. Bills, and the opening line reflected the matchup's quality. The Bengals opened as a pick-em' against Buffalo and are now a 1.5-point home underdog on SI Sportsbook with a total of 49.5 points.

Cincinnati has been the best NFL team against the spread this season (12-3) and is 20-3 ATS in its last 23 games.

The Bengals have only been underdogs twice since the season started, covering both times in a 19-17 loss to Baltimore (+3 underdogs) and a 27-24 win over Kansas City (+2.5 underdogs).

They'll have to beat the odds at least one more time to have a chance at the AFC's No. 1 seed.

Cincinnati and Buffalo meet on Monday Night Football at 8:15 p.m. ET. The game airs on ESPN and is available on fuboTV—start your free trial here.

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