Bengals vs. Rams Odds
ST. LOUIS, MO (The Spread) – The Cincinnati Bengals look to get back into the playoff race when they take on the St. Louis Rams at 1PM ET on CBS.
ST. LOUIS: St. Louis is coming off a 30-13 loss at Seattle last Monday. The Rams are now 2-11 on the season and have lost their last four games. St. Louis is just 1-5 at home and 2-11 against the spread. The Rams have hit the under in 7 of 13 games this season. Sam Bradford is leading the team with 2,164 passing yards and just six touchdowns with six interceptions on the year. Bradford is part of the reason the Rams have the worst offense in the league as they average just 11.8 points and 283 yards per game. Defensively, St. Louis is giving up 25.1 points and 365.6 yards per game. The Rams are last in the league in rushing defense, giving up 156.8 yards per game.
CINCINNATI: Cincinnati is now 7-6 on the season after a 20-19 loss at home to Houston. The Bengals have now dropped four of their last five games. The Bengals are 7-5-1 against the spread and 4-3 on the road. The Bengals have hit the over in 10 of their 13 games this year. The Bengals have been led this year by their defense, as they allow just 20.8 points per game and they are holding opponents to 100 rushing yards per game. Cincinnati has been good at creating turnovers, as they have 15 forced fumbles on the year, which is tied for third in the NFL. On offense, Cincinnati is averaging just 21.9 points and 322 yards per game. The team has been led by rookie quarterback Andy Dalton, who has thrown for 2,833 yards and 18 TD’s with 12 INT’s.
ODDS: Oddsmakers have made Cincinnati the favorite on the road in this game, giving the Bengals a point spread of -6 at St. Louis on Sunday afternoon. The over/under total has been set at 38.5 points. Currently over 4,700 public bets have been placed on the game and Cincinnati is getting 90% of the wagers.
TRENDS: Trends show that the Bengals are 0-4 against the spread in their last 4 games with the Rams but the Bengals are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 road games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a losing record. The Rams are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games and 3-14 ATS in their last 17 games overall. In regards to the over/under, Cincinnati has hit the over in their last 5 games as a favorite while the Rams have hit the over in 5 of their last 7 homes games.
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