For the second consecutive season, the Cincinnati Bengals (14-4) will take on the Kansas City Chiefs (15-3) in the AFC Championship Game. They meet Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium, with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. ET. The Chiefs are 1.5-point favorites and the over/under for total points scored is 47.5 in the latest Bengals vs. Chiefs odds from Caesars Sportsbook. 

Before you make any Bengals vs. Chiefs picks or AFC Championship predictions, you NEED to see what SportsLine senior analyst Larry Hartstein has to say. 

A former lead writer for Covers and The Linemakers, Hartstein combines a vast network of Vegas sources with an analytical approach he honed while working for Pro Football Focus. He entered the 2022 NFL season 427-344 all-time on NFL side picks (plus $3,764 for $100 players), including 394-330 against the spread. Hartstein went 68-50 ATS and 8-3 on money-line plays last season for a profit of $1,552.

What's more, Hartstein also is 29-16 on his last 45 against-the-spread picks involving the Bengals or Chiefs, meaning he's uniquely qualified to make this pick.

Now, Hartstein has locked in another confident against-the-spread pick for Bengals vs. Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game. We can tell you he's leaning toward the Under 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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