The Cincinnati Bengals look for their first win at home against the Washington Commanders.
The pregame narrative: Cincinnati will finally win in Week 3 … or that’s my prediction at least. Take the Bengals to win by a touchdown along with a prop bet on both Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels to make up a nice parlay for Monday Night Football.
Check out my Commanders vs. Bengals same-game parlay predictions for Week 3 below.
Commanders vs. Bengals same-game parlay predictions
Parlay: Bengals -7 + Burrow over 249.5 passing yards + Daniels over 18.5 completions (+410)
Bengals -7 (-122): Cincinnati seems to be figuring it out and there isn’t a better matchup to get its first win
Against the Chiefs in Week 2, the Bengals led for most of the contest but were beaten 26-25 on a game-winning field goal. There were some questionable penalties called in favour of the Chiefs but I digress.
The Commanders are not the Chiefs though and they should probably even be 0-2 right now.
New York’s kicker was sidelined with an injury early into the Week 2 contest with Washington. That resulted in the Giants being unable to kick extra points or field goals. The Commanders were only able to muster out a 21-18 win.
Washington’s defence isn’t up to par and I expect Burrow and Co. to slice through it like hot butter.
Other parlay picks
Burrow over 249.5 passing yards (-175): Building off my earlier remarks, the Commanders allow 227.5 passing yards per game and that includes a game against Daniel Jones.
If we look at how Baker Mayfield did against Washington, I think it’s a more comparable quarterback to use as a prediction tool.
Mayfield completed 24-of-30 passes for 289 yards and four TDs. That led to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers scoring 37 points in an onslaught.
Burrow threw for 258 yards against a much better Kansas City defence and I expect his momentum to continue building.
The Commanders allowed the most passing yards in the NFL per game last season (262.2).
Daniels over 18.5 completions (-127): Jayden Daniels is not the issue for Washington and he’s been impressive as a passer, especially with his efficiency.
The second-overall pick has completed 40-of-53 passes (75.5%) through two weeks but has failed to find the endzone. That’s why I’d rather take his completions prop.
Going along with the first two legs, my thought is that the Commanders will be playing from behind for most of this game. That means Washington should turn to the passing game a lot trying to play catchup.
Daniels has gained my trust and I think he can have an efficient outing once again even in a loss.
Picks made at 10:02 a.m. on 09/22/24.
Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.