Bengals +6 This Week?

[BFritz21]

(10-20-2021, 12:08 AM)JaggedJimmyJay Wrote: I don't like making bets against the spread, because I think "who will win" is an easier question to get right than "what kind of game will it be?"

Breech over at CBS is often a bit of a Bengals homer, bless his heart. He's of course the son of Jim Breech.

Yeah, I see your point.  Sometimes, it is more difficult to enjoy the games because I'll constantly be thinking "ok, we need to do this and hold them to this and blah blah blah," but it's not bad if I'm actually at the game (haven't gone in a few years besides for a few), out drinking with friends, or eating wings somewhere while I watch it because we'll all be focused on the game.

When it's another team, I don't care.  I'm not made of money or anything, but money's not that important to me.

(10-20-2021, 04:51 AM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: This is a Bengals team much more designed to stop the run than the Ravens have faced with Lamar Jackson as QB.

A more balanced D-line, improved/more seasoned LBs and a DB group more in tuned with what Lou Anarumo wants.

This could be a moral victory to just keep it close. 5-1 team, on the road, division leader with achance to be up by 2 and 1/2 games going into their bye week.

BUT, if the Bengals can contain Jackson and, possibly more importantly, stop their TE Andrews, they can pull into first place with a win this week. It's not likely, but I think that this is their best chance so far to pull off a win against Jackson.

Our defense has always struggled stopping tight ends but, surprisingly, this season, our defense is in the top five or ten in most categories against tight ends!

Granted that we haven't played the best tight ends, but Hockenson is top ten and we did hold him to under a hundred yards and no TDs on only 8 catches.

(10-20-2021, 06:47 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: The Bengals are improved, but I don't know if I would be throwing away $200 like that, Bfritz.

Ravens vs Bengals in the Joe Burrow era are 2-0 with an average score of 32.5 to 3.
Ravens vs Bengals in the Zac Taylor era are 4-0 with an average score of 34.25 to 9.
Ravens vs Bengals in the Lamar Jackson era are 5-0 with an average score of 32.2 to 11.4.

I have seen nothing the last 5 games against the Ravens that would make me want to risk $200. That's about as ugly of a one-sided beatdown as there has ever existed.

Baltimore was good last week, but they also gave up 400+ passing yards to Carr and Wentz.

They BARELY beat a winless Lions team, BARELY beat an average KC team, and went to OT with a bad Colts team. People say we haven't been tested much but neither have they.   

(10-20-2021, 08:13 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I don't like betting the Bengals at all.  If they lose, I feel like I lose twice.

The bet of the week to me is the under for the Thursday Night Football game.  Denver has a weak offense and the Browns are beat up and Denver has a good defense. 

I don't know if my bookie takes under bets but I'll keep that in mind 

As for your losing twice point, that's true, but you can also feel like you won twice 

I agree that sometimes it is harder to focus on the game and just getting the W.