Super Bowl LVI: Best Cincinnati Bengals Parlay (2022)
Super Bowl LVI is nearly upon us. The Bengals are just a few days away from their attempt to crush the dreams of the Rams. Los Angeles, meanwhile, hopes to win the Super Bowl in their home stadium on Sunday night.
The Bengals are underdogs for the game and certainly aren’t receiving as much media hype as their opponents leading up to the affair. That just means that Bengals backers have an opportunity to compile an under-the-radar parlay on the Cincinnati side. For this article, we’re going to use the Same Game Parlay feature at DraftKings Sportsbook. At the end of the article, we’ll compare the odds for a similar Same Game Parlay using FanDuel Sportsbook.
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Leg #1: Cincinnati Bengals +4.5
To kick off our Same Game Parlay, we’re going with the Bengals +4.5 points. As a straight bet, the Bengals are currently only +4 at DraftKings Sportsbook. The same is true for the line at FanDuel Sportsbook. But when you shift it into Same Game Parlay mode, the line changes to Bengals +4.5. That means we’re only getting odds around -120 for this leg of the parlay. For my money, buying the hook is well worth it in my opinion. Several possible outcomes such as 27-23 Rams, 31-27 Rams, or 24-20 Rams could result in that extra half-point doing wonders for Bengals backers.
The Bengals are going to have their work cut out for them against a dynamic Rams roster. Then again, we’ve seen Cincinnati rise to the occasion in three consecutive playoff games to earn this opportunity. By limiting the big-play potential of the Los Angeles offense and by taking care of the football in terms of the turnover margin, it’s conceivable that the Bengals could keep this one close enough to cover this spread in yet another field-goal game in these NFL Playoffs.
Leg #2: Joe Burrow Over 229.5 Passing Yards
If the Bengals are going to hang in this thing, it’s going to be because Joe Burrow had a quality game in leading the Cincinnati offense. This is the lowest yardage offering of the SGP options at DraftKings. It feels like an absolute lay-up for Burrow in this Super Bowl.
Burrow had just five games this season in which his passing total fell below this mark. He’s eclipsed the number in each of the Bengals’ playoff games, throwing for 244, 348, and 250 yards across the three games. The Rams run defense ranks fifth in the league in allowing the fewest yards on the ground to their opponents. Burrow will likely have to take to the air to keep pace.
Leg #3: Ja’Marr Chase Anytime Touchdown Scorer
Ja’Marr Chase hauled in 13 receiving touchdowns during the regular season of his rookie campaign. That tied him for the second-best touchdown output all-time among rookie wide receivers (Randy Moss had 17 touchdowns his rookie year). Chase has scored once already during the playoffs. He’s a good bet to do so again as the Bengals will assuredly feature him prominently in their game plan.
A straight bet on the Ja’Marr Chase Anytime Touchdown prop at DraftKings Sportsbook would normally net you odds of +100. Including it in the parlay is a nice way to boost the odds on what would be a likely occurrence in the event of the Bengals covering the spread. Considering correlation in your parlays is a great way to find an edge. Ja’Marr Chase very well may provide that edge for this SGP.
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Leg #4: Tyler Boyd Under 64.5 Receiving Yards
Though he compiled a respectable 64 receptions and 828 receiving yards in the regular season, Tyler Boyd has become somewhat of a third wheel in the Bengals offense throughout this postseason. Boyd has accrued just 10 catches on 14 targets for 62 yards in Cincinnati’s three playoff games. It’s been Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and even C.J. Uzomah (prior to his injury early in the AFC Championship Game) outshining Boyd in terms of priority in the Bengals’ passing game.
Though Boyd’s 14 targets are still nothing to sneeze at across the three playoff games, he just hasn’t had many opportunities to make plays downfield. Those are the kinds of plays that rack up yardage. With Boyd frequently used as a slot receiver, that trend may continue in the Super Bowl. Though one might assume that standout Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey would shadow Ja’Marr Chase on Sunday, Los Angeles’ deployment of Ramsey throughout the season has been pretty varied. He’s seen plenty of time in the slot, which could mitigate Boyd’s effectiveness once again if Ramsey spends many snaps lining up against him.
That would seem to me to be a waste of Ramsey’s talents considering the presence of Chase and Tee Higgins on the field for Cincy. Regardless of the match-ups, I don’t envision Boyd breaking out from his recent playoff trend.
DraftKings Same Game Parlay Odds: +400
Should you use DraftKings or FanDuel for my Same Game Parlay?
When it comes to Same Game Parlays, DraftKings and FanDuel operate a bit differently. The differences in the line offerings at each site could influence where you prefer to run your Same Game Parlay.
DraftKings doesn’t offer transparency on the odds of each leg in the parlay. They do, however, allow you to bet Under on the alternate lines. That’s what we did for Leg #4 on Tyler Boyd Under 64.5 receiving yards. If you want to fade Boyd’s receiving output at FanDuel, you’ll have to do so at the set line of Under 39.5 receiving yards. Obviously, that’s quite a substantial difference.
Where FanDuel makes up for those limitations is in the transparency of the odds for each leg of the parlay. For instance, the alternate line for Burrow’s passing yards is 225+. That’s better than DraftKings’ lowest offering of 230+, and FanDuel tells us theirs is set at -440. And when you add it to your Same Game Parlay, you can see precisely how it impacts your overall odds.
Another area where FanDuel thrives seems to be the friendliness of the odds they throw you on the SGPs. Though we were forced to choose a much stricter line for the Under on Tyler Boyd receiving yards at FanDuel (Under 39.5, compared to Under 64.5 at DraftKings), stacking our four legs into the Same Game Parlay at FanDuel netted some juicy odds of +714.
Even if we select a riskier prop for Boyd’s receiving yards at DraftKings, going with Under 34.5 yards for the Bengals slot man, we still only achieve odds of +700 on the parlay. The one caveat, here, is that FanDuel offers Leg #1 at Bengals +4 instead of Bengals +4.5. If you’re concerned about the hook, DraftKings might be the way to go. Of course, if you anticipate an outright victory for the Bengals in the Super Bowl, you can select Cincinnati on the Moneyline at +166 to raise your parlay odds to +922.
In the end, there are a plethora of options for your betting pleasure regardless of which sportsbook you choose. As long as you’re enjoying some action on the Super Bowl, you can hardly go wrong with either choice.
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