The Cincinnati Bengals are a pretty intriguing bet right now.
After the NFL schedule release, the Bengals are favored in 15 games next season, a franchise record.
Joe Burrow’s team finds itself involved in some notable odds beyond simple game spreads, too. Over in the futures department, they have a heavy presence in things like playoff odds and win totals.
Oh, and the Super Bowl.
ESPN’s Pamela Maldonado spotlighted a Bengals 22-1 line for winning the Super Bowl in a national column recently.
“I thought about the home games to close out the season,” Maldonado wrote. “Cincinnati’s early stretch is brutal from a travel perspective, but if the Bengals can survive the first half at around .500, the back half sets up well for a playoff push. They are heavy on the home games the back half of the year, including massive late-season spots against KC and Baltimore, which could swing playoff positioning in December. The price here is enough intrigue.”
After the brutal three-game stretch starting in Week 9 that includes a trip to Madrid and two primetime games in a row, the Bengals play four road games and three away games.
Over those seven games, the Bengals get to stay home against the likes of the Chiefs and Ravens, but deal with road trips for games against the Browns, Panthers and Colts.
If the defensive rebuild for the Bengals is as good as it seems and they can survive the wild travel logistics of the middle portion, the back end of the schedule indeed makes them look pretty good alongside some of these favorably mentioned odds.
This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: 1 specific Bengals futures odds earns national attention
Reporting by Chris Roling, Bengals Wire / Bengals Wire
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