2022 AFC Championship Game odds, spread, line: Chiefs vs. Bengals picks, predictions by top expert who's 24-8

Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs are playing in the 2022 AFC Championship Game. The Bengals beat Tennessee in divisional round of the playoffs, 19-16. Kansas Chiefs have won 11 of their last 12 games. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. ET from Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas. Cincinnati is a seven-point favorite.

Hartstein has another confident against-the-spread pick for Bengals vs. Chiefs on Sunday. The over-under for the game is 54.5 points. Cincinnati is 6-0 against the spread in their last six games.

Chiefs vs. Bengals money line is Cincinnati +270 and Kansas City -340. Chiefs are 6-0 against the spread in their last six games. Over has hit in seven straight Chiefs games and 54.5 points are the over-under.

Patrick Mahomes has been outstanding this postseason. Tyreek Hill has 16 receptions for 207 yards and two touchdowns. The Chiefs are favored to cover against the Bengals. The game is on Sunday at 4.30 p.m.

Cincinnati's offense is led by quarterback Joe Burrow. Burrows has completed 52 of 71 passes for 592 yards and two touchdowns in two playoff games. Rookie wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase has had a solid postseason. He is the first rookie to register 100-plus receiving yards in multiple playoff matches.

Hartstein is a top expert who is 24-8. He has found a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread.