The Cincinnati Bengals will look to get into the win column when they take on the Washington Commanders on Monday Night Football. Washington outlasted the New York Giants 21-18 in Week 2, while Cincinnati lost in the final minutes to the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, 26-25. The Commanders (1-1), who were just 4-13 and in fourth place in the NFC East a year ago, are 3-7 on the road since the beginning of 2023. The Bengals (0-2), who were fourth in the AFC Central at 9-8, are 6-4 at home since the start of last season.

Kickoff from Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati is set for 8:15 p.m. ET. The all-time series is tied 5-5-1, but the Commanders won 20-9 in the last meeting in 2020. Cincinnati is a 7.5-point favorite in the latest Commanders vs. Bengals odds, while the over/under for total points scored is set at 47. The Bengals are -365 money-line favorites (risk $365 to win $100), while the Commanders are +288 underdogs.

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A former lead writer for Covers and The Linemakers, Hartstein combines a vast network of Vegas sources with an analytical approach he honed working for Pro Football Focus. He tied for 52nd place (out of 1,598 entries) in the 2022 Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest, going 53-34-3 ATS. Hartstein's weekly Vegas contest selections form the basis of his NFL best bets column, which is 79-48-2 (62.2%, +25.95 units) since its inception in 2022. He's also an INCREDIBLE 30-13-1 (+1,546) on his last 44 ATS picks involving the Commanders! Anyone who has followed him is WAY up!

Now, Hartstein has locked in another confident against-the-spread pick for Commanders vs. Bengals.

We can tell you he's leaning Over the point total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

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