When the Cincinnati Bengals debut their new “White Bengal” alternate uniforms on Thursday night, they’ll be looking to do more than just make a fashion statement. They’ll want to make a statement on national TV against an undefeated Miami Dolphins team, and declare that they are still the team that won the AFC a season ago.
And even with Joe Burrow’s squad having more losses than wins and Tua Tagovailoa’s team coming into this matchup unbeaten, sportsbooks are still backing the Bengals. They opened the week as the favorite and enter Thursday’s contest as clear at -3.5.
Bettors also are confident in Joey B and crew. Sixty-eight percent of all moneyline tickets at Tipico Sportsbook are on Cincy, although, 51 percent of tickets expect Miami to cover the spread.
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— BetFTW (@Bet_ForTheWin) September 29, 2022
So, a close game is what’s expected — one that is not anticipated by bettors to be high-scoring. That’s right, even with the big play abilities of Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle and Ja’Marr Chase, to name a few, a staggering 89 percent of bettors at Tipico are taking the under 48.5 total.
You can watch the game live on Prime Video at 8:15 p.m. ET.
