Spread fluctuating like loopy in Bengals-Chiefs has us considering
The unfold within the AFC Championship Game opened with Kansas City -1.5 earlier than flipping over the Bengals -2.5 on Wednesday. After every week of working towards, the Chiefs are at present now again to being 1.5-point favorites.
Earlier within the week, we have been leaning the Bengals’ means. Mahomes is hobbled and Cincinnati and Joe Burrow have simply had Kansas City’s quantity the previous two seasons, profitable three straight matchups. However, the extra we thought of it, the extra we began liking the Chiefs to win this recreation.
Now, gamers hardly want extra motivation to win in a state of affairs like this, however we noticed final week how the NFL promoting tickets to a possible Bills-Chiefs AFC Championship Game appeared to tick off the Bengals. They got here out with a hearth and have been fast to chirp the league for eager to see Buffalo advance. We’ve now seen Kansas City briefly listed as a house canine in what’s their fifth-straight AFC Championship look, and all week the discuss has been that Burrow owns the Chiefs and that is the way it will all the time be.
Maybe we’re falling into the narrative, however Mahomes appears to be doing OK this week, and with an elite offensive line defending him, we’re backing Kansas City.
Betting: Chiefs -1.5
In the information …
NBA All-Star starters introduced — The NBA has introduced the starters for this year’s All-Star Game, with the standard forged of characters littered all through the rosters. LeBron James is beginning his nineteenth straight All-Star Game, tying him with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for essentially the most ever. The West starters are James, Zion Williamson, Nikola Jokic, Steph Curry and Luka Doncic. The East sports activities Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kyrie Irving and Donovan Mitchell.
Expect Aaron Rodgers to the Jets rumors to proceed for a while — While we personally tire of the fixed hypothesis that has come round Aaron Rodgers the previous couple of offseasons, right here we’re piling on the media downside. With the Jets hiring of Nathaniel Hackett as offensive coordinator, previously seen failing with the Broncos and previous to that working the offense in Green Bay, Rodgers to New York rumors have picked up heavy steam. Now we have been right here earlier than – many thought Rodgers could be becoming a member of the Broncos and Hackett final summer season — however there does look like some smoke from the Jets that they are searching for a veteran QB to come back in. New York has promising younger items all through the roster, and grabbing a longtime passer may make them a playoff staff in 2023. We will not point out it once more till one thing turns into actual, we promise.
Australian Open finals set — On the lads’s facet, the Australian Open Finals will include No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece and No. 4 Novak Djokovic of Serbia. Djokovic (-475 to win) has dominated on the hardcourts right here, profitable 9 Australian Opens since 2008. This shall be Tsitsipas’ first look within the finals, and he is a +350 underdog to deliver residence the win. The women’s finals will see No. 22 Elena Rybakina of Russia face off in opposition to No. 5 Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus. This would be the first AO closing for every, and Sabalenka is the slight -130 favourite.
Today’s Bark Bets is written by Griffin Carroll
