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Jaguars vs Bengals Prediction, Picks, Best Bets & Parlay

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Jacksonville Jaguars

1-1 · L1

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Cincinnati Bengals

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Jaguars vs Bengals Prediction

Mid-season NFL matchup, no playoff implications, no marquee narrative. Just two teams and a slate of player props worth looking at.

Two teams, one slate of props, and a model that's been right more than it's been wrong. The plays below earned their spot.

Jaguars vs Bengals Best Bets

Live odds across FanDuel, Caesars, and Bovada. Jaguars vs Bengals moneyline, spread, and current price movement.

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	ML	SP
Jaguars	+122	+2.5 -105
Bengals	-144	-2.5 -115

Jaguars vs Bengals Picks

Books have not posted player props for JAX at CIN yet. Lines usually go up a few hours before first pitch or tip-off; check back closer to game time. See all of today’s free picks across the slate.

Injury Report

31 listed

JUST IN: B.J. Green II ir → Injured Reserve (Elbow) · Parker Hughes active → IR · Patrick Mekari questionable → IR R · Quinn Ewers active → Inactive · Jack Kiser questionable → Inactive · CJ Williams active → Inactive · Tanner Koziol active → Inactive · Zach Durfee active → IR R · Wesley Williams active → Inactive · Jalen Huskey active → Inactive · Albert Regis active → Doubtful (Elbow) · LeQuint Allen Jr. active → Questionable · Cole Van Lanen pup-p → Questionable · Jakobi Meyers active → Questionable · Andrei Iosivas ir → Injured Reserve (Thumb) · B.J. Hill questionable → Doubtful (Achilles) · Ja'Sir Taylor active → IR R · Josh Newton questionable → Inactive · Jack Endries active → Inactive · Myles Hinton active → Inactive · Landon Robinson active → Inactive · Josh Johnson active → Inactive · Connor Lew questionable → Inactive · Brian Parker II active → IR R · Jonathan Allen active → Questionable

JAX

B.J. Green II
Elbow·Since Sep 12
Injured Reserve
Parker Hughes
Since Aug 19
IR
Jared Bartlett
Since Aug 8
IR
Garrett DiGiorgio
Since Aug 8
IR
Patrick Mekari
Since Aug 31
IR R
Quinn Ewers
Since Sep 13
Inactive
Jack Kiser
Since Sep 20
Inactive
CJ Williams
Since Sep 20
Inactive
Tanner Koziol
Since Sep 13
Inactive
Zach Durfee
Since Aug 30
IR R
Wesley Williams
Since Sep 13
Inactive
Jalen Huskey
Since Sep 13
Inactive
Albert Regis
Elbow·Since Sep 24
Doubtful
Daniel Faalele
Since Sep 13
Inactive
Bryan Thomas Jr.
Since Sep 13
Inactive
LeQuint Allen Jr.
Since Sep 24
Questionable
Cole Van Lanen
Since Sep 16
Questionable
Jakobi Meyers
Since Sep 23
Questionable
DaVon Hamilton
Since Sep 23
Questionable

CIN

Andrei Iosivas
Thumb·Since Sep 22
Injured Reserve
B.J. Hill
Achilles·Since Sep 17
Doubtful
Ja'Sir Taylor
Since Aug 31
IR R
Josh Newton
Since Sep 13
Inactive
Jack Endries
Since Sep 13
Inactive
Myles Hinton
Since Sep 13
Inactive
Landon Robinson
Since Sep 13
Inactive
Josh Johnson
Since Sep 20
Inactive
Connor Lew
Since Sep 13
Inactive
Brian Parker II
Since Aug 31
IR R
Ke'Shawn Williams
Since Sep 13
Inactive
Jonathan Allen
Since Sep 23
Questionable

Team Trends

Jacksonville Jaguars

• Jacksonville Jaguars 8-2 ATS over the last 10
• Jacksonville Jaguars 7-3 ATS at home, 70%

Season ATS: 12-6 ATS
L10 ATS: 8-2 L10 ATS
L5 ATS: 4-1 L5 ATS
Home ATS: 7-3 home ATS
Road ATS: 5-3 road ATS
As Fav: 7-3 ATS as favorite
As Dog: 5-3 ATS as dog
L10 O/U: 6-4 O/U
L10 SU: 8-2

Cincinnati Bengals

Season ATS: 2-0 ATS
L10 ATS: 2-0 L10 ATS
L5 ATS: 2-0 L5 ATS
Home ATS: 1-0 home ATS
Road ATS: 1-0 road ATS
As Fav: 1-0 ATS as favorite
As Dog: 1-0 ATS as dog
L10 O/U: 1-1 O/U
L10 SU: 5-5

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Head-to-Head

CIN 4-1 over JAX (2-0 ATS)

Date	Matchup	Score	Winner
2025-09-14	JAX @ CIN	27–31	CIN
2023-12-05	CIN @ JAX	34–31	CIN
2021-10-01	JAX @ CIN	21–24	CIN
2020-10-04	JAX @ CIN	25–33	CIN
2019-10-20	JAX @ CIN	27–17	JAX

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The Final Word

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