KC Chiefs vs Bengals: Top prop bets to make for AFC Championship Game
By Matt Conner
The NFL has to be pleased with the way things are working out in the AFC knowing that either the upstart Cincinnati Bengals or the Kansas City Chiefs will come out of the conference championship round. The game either gives a team with loads of star power more time on the biggest stage of all or it accelerates the ascent of Joe Burrow and the Bengals box of offensive toys in front of casual fans.
Either way, the NFL is going to be an exciting product.
As bettors prepare to make their wagers on the AFC Championship game, it’s easy to also want to parlay some of the particular prop bets together because of the same star power involved. From Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes to pass catchers like Travis Kelce and Ja’Marr Chase, there are a lot of potential ways to go with this game.
Let’s look at some of our favorite prop bets for the weekend.
KC Chiefs: 3 best prop bets for the AFC Championship
All odds listed come courtesy of WynnBET.
1. Joe Burrow- Touchdown Passes (1.5)
It feels a little weird that Joe Burrow is receiving such a low threshold here in terms of touchdown passes. Even if the Chiefs and Bills hadn’t cranked up the theatrics at the end of last week, pouring an entire game’s worth of offense in the last couple of minutes of official game time, it still doesn’t take much for a quarterback like Burrow to throw two touchdowns.
Oddsmakers are making too much of Burrow’s inability to throw a touchdown last week against the Titans, even in a victory, while simultaneously forgetting he threw for 13 touchdowns and 0 interceptions over the previous five weeks. He had 4 touchdown passes the last time he played the Chiefs, and Kansas City’s defense has been giving up points to the league’s tougher offenses.
Expect Burrow to keep pace with Mahomes as much as he can and that means going over 1.5 touchdowns on the day
Pick: Over (-190)