Cincinnati Bengals 2025 Schedule, Odds & Predictions: Week 1 Notes

Here's everything you need to know about the Bengals ahead of Week 1, including odds and projections for all 17 games.

Last Updated: August 28, 2025 3:34 PM EDT • 4 minute read

Cincinnati Bengals 2025 Schedule, Odds & Predictions: Week 1 Notes — Pictured: Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals look to get back to the playoffs during the 2025 season. Photo by Bill Streicher via Imagn Images.

We're breaking down the Cincinnati Bengals schedule, odds, and predictions for the 2025 NFL season ahead of Week 1. The Bengals are projected to win 9.5 games this season, and we're offering our 2025 win-loss predictions with NFL picks for all 17 games.

📅 Bengals schedule & odds 2025

Odds via DraftKings as of Thursday, Aug. 28. All times listed in Eastern Time.

Week	Date	Opponent	Favorite
1	Sunday, Sept. 7 @ 1 PM	at Browns	Bengals -6
2	Sunday, Sept. 14 @ 1 PM	vs. Jaguars	Bengals -5.5
3	Sunday, Sept. 21 @ 1 PM	at Vikings	Vikings -1.5
4	Monday, Sept. 29 @ 8:15 PM	at Broncos	Broncos -2.5
5	Sunday, Oct. 5 @ 4:25 PM	vs. Lions	Lions -1.5
6	Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 4:25 PM	at Packers	Packers -3
7	Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:15 PM	vs. Steelers	Bengals -4.5
8	Sunday, Oct. 26 @ 1 PM	vs. Jets	Bengals -7.5
9	Sunday, Nov. 2 @ 1 PM	vs. Bears	Bengals -3
10	BYE WEEK	-	-
11	Sunday, Nov. 16 @ 1 PM	at Steelers	Bengals -1.5
12	Sunday, Nov. 23 @ 1 PM	vs. Patriots	Bengals -4.5
13	Thursday, Nov. 27 @ 8:20 PM	at Ravens	Ravens -5.5
14	Sunday, Dec. 7 @ 4:25 PM	at Bills	Bills -5.5
15	Sunday, Dec. 14 @ 1 PM	vs. Ravens	Ravens -2.5
16	Sunday, Dec. 21 @ 8:20 PM	at Dolphins	Bengals -1.5
17	TBD	vs. Cardinals	Bengals -3.5
18	TBD	vs. Browns	Bengals -8.5

📊 Bengals Super Bowl odds & betting lines

🏈 Bengals notes for Week 1

The Bengals agreed to a restructured contract with All-Pro pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson, who gets a reported $14-million raise for this season but is still slated to be a free agent in 2026.
Cincinnati signed veteran guard Dalton Risner, who could be in play for a starting spot that is seemingly up for grabs following training camp.
The Bengals signed tight end Noah Fant after he was released by the Seattle Seahawks. He figures to play behind Mike Gesicki.

↕️ Bengals O/U win total 2025

Latest NFL win totals via BetMGM as of Thursday, Aug. 28

Over 9.5 wins: -140 (bet $10 to win $7.14)
Under 9.5 wins: +115 (bet $10 to win $11.50)

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🔮 Bengals predictions 2025: Game picks & final record

Check out our 2025 NFL season predictions for projected standings, playoff results, and award winners - and a breakdown of how our AI model predicts every game.

🤖 Bengals AI projections 2025

Week 1: Browns 23, Bengals 20 ❌
Week 2: Bengals 30, Jaguars 28 ✅
Week 3: Vikings 25, Bengals 23 ❌
Week 4: Broncos 23, Bengals 21 ❌
Week 5: Bengals 28, Lions 27 ✅
Week 6: Bengals 24, Packers 20 ✅
Week 7: Bengals 20, Steelers 17 ✅
Week 8: Bengals 29, Jets 20 ✅
Week 9: Bengals 31, Bears 20 ✅
Week 11: Steelers 26, Bengals 23 ❌
Week 12: Bengals 30, Patriots 10 ✅
Week 13: Bengals 24, Ravens 23 ✅
Week 14: Bills 27, Bengals 24 ❌
Week 15: Ravens 30, Bengals 26 ❌
Week 16: Dolphins 31, Bengals 30 ❌
Week 17: Bengals 27, Cardinals 16 ✅
Week 18: Bengals 27, Browns 21 ✅

🐯 Bengals record prediction 2025

Projected win-loss record: 10-7

💰 Bengals Week 1 odds vs. Browns

The Bengals visit the Cleveland Browns at Huntington Bank Field on Sunday, Sept. 7. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET. Cincinnati opened as a 4.5-point favorite, and the NFL odds lengthened to -6 as of Aug. 28.

Cincinnati won both of the head-to-head matchups with Cleveland last season but has had some struggles versus its AFC North rival in the recent past. The Browns have won six of 10 matchups since the Bengals drafted Joe Burrow in 2020.

🔮 2025 NFL season previews & predictions

Following the NFL schedule release, we broke down the odds for every game and asked AI to predict every game (and more). Below are our team-by-team schedules, odds, and predictions for Week 1 through Week 18.

Buffalo Bills	Miami Dolphins	New York Jets	New England Patriots
Baltimore Ravens	Pittsburgh Steelers	Cincinnati Bengals	Cleveland Browns
Houston Texans	Indianapolis Colts	Jacksonville Jaguars	Tennessee Titans
Kansas City Chiefs	Los Angeles Chargers	Denver Broncos	Las Vegas Raiders
Philadelphia Eagles	Washington Commanders	Dallas Cowboys	New York Giants
Detroit Lions	Minnesota Vikings	Green Bay Packers	Chicago Bears
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Atlanta Falcons	Carolina Panthers	New Orleans Saints
Los Angeles Rams	Seattle Seahawks	Arizona Cardinals	San Francisco 49ers

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C Jackson Cowart is the Senior Publishing Editor at Sportsbook Review. An award-winning writer, reporter, and editor with a decade of sports media and NFL experience, "C-Jax" has worked with ESPN, Forbes, theScore, and various daily newspapers before joining the Sportsbook Review team. He's a proud graduate of the University of North Carolina, where he served as a beat writer for the Tar Heels' championship run through the NCAA men's basketball tournament in 2017. Jackson has spent the last five years covering sports betting as a predictive analyst, features writer, and industry reporter. Since joining the team in 2023, he's played a key role in Sportsbook Review's coverage of the Super Bowl, March Madness, and NBA playoffs while serving as the lead writer for the growing WNBA and NASCAR betting scenes. Though he's cashed some big bets over the years -- including Lamar Jackson to win MVP (twice) -- he's still haunted by enough second-place bet slips to wallpaper his home office. While Jackson is a committed "process over results" bettor with a keen eye for advanced stats and subtle bias in futures markets, he also embraces sports betting as a vehicle for entertainment and personal investment. He's written about everything from hot dogs to groundhogs and still hasn't forgiven his "inside source" for a sabotaged bet on the Gatorade color in Super Bowl LV.