Bengals vs. Patriots Odds
FOXBOROUGH, MA (The Spread) – The Cincinnati Bengals look to remain unbeaten tonight when they face the struggling New England Patriots at 8:20PM ET on NBC.
The Bengals are 3-0 on the season, 1-0 on the road and 3-0 against the spread. New England is 2-2 overall, 1-0 at home and 1-3 against the spread. The Patriots have won four of their last five against the Bengals.
Trends show that the Bengals are 15-3 against the spread in their last 18 games on fieldturf. New England is 0-4 against the spread in its last 4 conference games and 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games after a loss of 14 or more points.
According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv, Cincinnati is the slim favorite on the road, as the Bengals are getting odds of -1 points against the Patriots. The over/under total for the game has been set at 46 points (View Matchup). The opening odds for this game had the game as even. The spread then quickly worked to the Bengals, growing to a peak of 3 points before settling in at Cincinnati -1. The over/under total hasn’t changed since opening at 46 points.
The Bengals are coming off a bye week, but they had beaten Tennessee 33-7 the week prior. The Bengals are off to a 3-0 start, winning by at least 7 points in all three games. Cincinnati is holding opponents to 342 yards per game while racking up 384 yards per game on offense. Andy Dalton has thrown for 722 yards and two touchdowns while year while Giovani Bernard has rushed for 185 yards and three scores while catching 12 passes for 148 yards. The defense is being led by Carlos Dunlap, who has 11 tackles and three sacks.
New England is coming off a surprising 41-14 loss at Kansas City last Monday. The Patriots are really struggling on offense, ranking 30th in passing (201 ypg) and 23rd in rushing (97.5 ypg). The defense has been pretty solid, limiting opponents to 316.4 yards per game, but they were torched on Monday thanks to being on the field a lot. Tom Brady has thrown for just 791 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions this year, completing only 59 percent of his passes. Julian Edelman has caught 26 passes for 283 yards and a score while Stevan Ridley has rushed for 204 yards. The defense is led by Chandler Jones, who has 17 tackles with 2.5 sacks and a defensive touchdown.
In terms of Injuries, New England cornerback Alfonzo Dennard (shoulder) and receiver Aaron Dobson (foot) are both questionable for the game. Cincinnati linebacker Vontaze Burfict (concussion) and defensive tackle Brandon Thompson (knee) are also questionable.
The Public Bets for this game are currently backing the Bengals, as Cincinnati is getting 66% of the wagers with odds of -1 point at New England on Sunday night.
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