{"id":28072,"date":"2025-07-13T00:13:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T00:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=28072"},"modified":"2025-07-13T00:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T00:13:12","slug":"breaking-bengals-slow-starts-have-bettors-concerned-over-possible-erratic-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=28072","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Bengals&#8217; slow starts have bettors concerned over possible erratic 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bengalswire.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/07\/04\/SBEN\/84470916007-usatsi-25024847.jpg?crop=5280,2971,x0,y273&amp;width=3200&amp;height=1801&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Bengals' slow starts have bettors concerned over possible erratic 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0are a tough team to read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A quarterback like Joe Burrow with weapons like Ja\u2019Marr Chase and friends\u00a0<em>should<\/em>\u00a0be Super Bowl contenders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">But it\u2019s not so simple.\u00a0Bengals\u00a0head coach Zac Taylor tends to produce slow starts to seasons and Burrow put up an MVP-like showing last year, only to miss the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Hence, even professional bettors cringing away from the Bengals right now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;They\u2019re such a high-volatility team,&#8221; a professional bettor told Fox Sports\u2019\u00a0Sam Panayotovich. &#8220;The quarterback and skill players give them a high ceiling. If they suffer a crucial injury or two on offense and the defense is worse, they can win five games. The big issue is the way they start [under head coach Zac Taylor]. How do you go 0-2 almost every year in the first two games? It\u2019s alarming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">All fair points, even if the bettor suggests he still likes the Bengals in 11 games next season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Taylor has stressed he has and will make changes to the offseason program in an effort to avoid those slow starts, at least.<\/p>\n<p>The Bengals desperately need that trend to change: While they play Cleveland and Jacksonville to start the season, three of their first four games are road encounters. 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