The Cincinnati Bengals are something in Week 4 they haven’t been all that often lately: overwhelming favorites.
The experts polled over at NFL Pick Watch are in a near-unanimous vote that the Bengals will defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night. A stunning 98 percent of the picks, to be exact, have the Bengals getting to 3-1 and staying atop the AFC North.
It probably shouldn’t be too surprising with this line. The Jaguars are 0-3 and on the road on a short week, though they did lead in the second half against the 3-0 Arizona Cardinals before Trevor Lawrence threw an ugly pick-six that tilted the game back in Arizona’s favor for good.
Lawrence is tied with fellow rookie Zach Wilson for the league lead in interceptions with seven, so the Bengals may come away with one on Thursday, especially considering they have one of the current co-leaders in interceptions in linebacker Logan Wilson, who has three.
The picks are much closer when the spread is involved. 57 percent are taking the Bengals to cover the seven-point spread.
