Kevin's Pick(s):
2 UNIT = Seattle Seahawks @ San Diego Chargers - CHARGERS +6 (+100)
(Note: I'm risking 2.00 units to win 2.00 units)
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Kyle's Pick(s)
2 UNIT = Atlanta Falcons @ Cincinnati Bengals - BENGALS -5.5 (-105)
(Note: I'm risking 2.00 units to win 1.90 units)
Let down spot on the road here for the Falcons. Atlanta edged past the Saints at home last week in an overtime thriller, but the key word there is at HOME. What we have in this matchup is the best home team in 2013, a perfect 8-0 for the Bengals. Conversely, the Falcons were 1-7 on the road. Cincinnati won't be as comfy as the dome is in Atlanta. The Bengals should be able to minimize the running game of the Falcons. They have an underrated defense that often gets overlooked. However, the Bengals were 3rd in overall defense last season, allowing only 305.5 yards per game. Better than such teams as the 49ers and Cardinals. They also allowed only 209 passing yards a game. Note that left tackles Jake Matthews and Sam Baker will be absent from this game, leaving the door open against a fierce Bengals' pass rush. Andy Dalton and AJ Green will be able to open the offense up against the porous Falcons' D. They allowed 27.7 points a game last year and were up to the same in week 1 giving up 34 to the Saints at home. The public will most likely be the on the Falcons after watching them beat New Orleans last week, but don't be fooled, they are playing against a very good Bengals team on the road, a place where it is night and day compared to at home.