“Monday Night Football” will feature a doubleheader in Week 3, with the Jaguars facing off against the Bills at 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) and the Commanders taking on the Bengals immediately thereafter (8:15 p.m. ET, ABC).
The focus here is on Game 2, and we've compiled predictions for our two favorites in Monday night's matchup between the Commanders (1-1) and the Bengals (0-2).
MNF Best Bets: Commanders vs. Bengals Predictions
Joe Burrow interceptions under 0.5 (-125, BetMGM)
Bengals fans got a glimpse of Burrow's talent in Week 2 despite a 26-25 loss to the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs.
Burrow outplayed Patrick Mahomes, completing 23 of 36 passes for 258 yards and a 2-0 touchdown-to-interception ratio.
The Bengals are coming off their first win, but they have a must-win game against the Commanders in Week 3.
Cincinnati is just 1-9 with Burrow as its starting quarterback through the first two weeks of the season, but is 3-0-1 in Week 3.
He'll be going up against a Commanders defense that had allowed the most passing touchdowns (six) while recording no interceptions entering Week 3.
Burrow has yet to throw an interception this season, a brisk trend that dates back to five of his last six games.
Look for the Bengals quarterback to lead by example and turn in another solid performance in Week 3.
Terry McLaurin's rushing + receiving yards under 48.5 (-115, bet365)
The Commanders are slowly developing rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels.
Daniels ranks last in yards through the air per pass attempt (4.5), which means he's not exactly pushing the ball downfield.
Instead, he relies on checkdowns, and according to For The Numbers he ranks 29th in that category at a 13.3% rate.
Daniels is buoyed by his confidence after completing 75.5 percent of his passes, but the wide receivers will need to exercise patience.
It certainly doesn't help that Daniels has the third-shortest throw time in the pocket (2.33 seconds) among quarterbacks in the league.
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Daniels completed 6 of 8 passes to wide receiver Terry McLaurin but had just 22 receiving yards.
Unless the Commanders start using McLaurin as a runner out of the backfield, he's likely going to be less of a threat downfield going forward.
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Michael Arinze writes for the New York Post and handicappers most major sports. During his betting career, he has won two 15-leg teasers and one 12-leg parlay including eight Little League World Series games. Most recently, he correctly predicted the finalists for the 2024 European Championship and Copa America.
