Bucs vs. Bengals Odds
Cincinnati seeks to remain unbeaten at home in Week 5 when the Bengals host Tampa Bay at 1PM ET on Sunday.
Bet Buccaneers vs. Bengals Odds
The Bengals enter this game at 2-2 while the Bucs are 2-1 and coming off a bye. This game will air on FOX and be played from Paul Brown Stadium. The Buccaneers are 5-0 in their last five meetings with the Bengals, three of which took place in Cincinnati.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook BroburySports.com have made the Bengals a 6.5-point favorite in this game against the Bucs. The over/under has been set at 38.
Opening odds had the Bengals as a 7-point favorite. The line have gone back-and-forth between -7 and -6.5 all week and is now back at -6.5. The over/under hasn’t changed since opening at 38.
The Bengals are 2-2 with losses to New England and Cleveland on the road. The Bengals have scored at least 20 points in three games this season. Carson Palmer has thrown for 1,078 yards and five touchdowns on the season but his two best performances have come in losing efforts for the team. Cedric Benson has rushed for 262 yards and two scores this season while Terrell Owens has 24 receptions for 374 yards and a score. On defense, the Bengals are giving up 19.5 points and 299.3 yards per game. They have been strong against the pass, allowing just 191 yards per game through the air. Dhani Jones leads the defense with 32 tackles while Leon Hall has three interceptions.
Tampa Bay jumped out to a 2-0 start beating Cleveland and Carolina but the Bucs lost to the Steelers 38-13 prior to their bye week. The Bucs have scored 50 points in three games while allowing 59. Josh Freeman has thrown for 544 yards and four touchdowns in three games while Carnell Williams has rushed for 139 yards. The Buccaneers have struggled against the run, giving up 141.3 yards per game defensively on the ground. Barrett Rudd is leading the Tampa defense with 26 tackles while Ronde Barber has two interceptions and four pass deflections in the secondary.
Trends favor Tampa Bay in this game as the Bucs are 5-1 against the spread in their last six road games and 4-0 ATS coming off a double-digit loss at home. The Bengals are just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 3-9 ATS in their last 12 overall.
The Bengals will be without receiver Jordan Shipley this week as he overcomes a concussion. Safety Roy Williams is also questionable for the game with a knee injury. For Tampa Bay, cornerback Myron Lewis is questionable for the game with an undisclosed injury while running back Kareem Huggins is also questionable as he has a pulled groin.
Over 11,300 bets have been made on this game and the Bengals have 72% of the bets going on them -6.5 against Tampa Bay.
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Bet Buccaneers vs. Bengals Odds