Brady Kannon | NFL Side
dime bet – 265 ATL 5.5 (-110) vs 266 CIN
Analysis: The Falcons pulled out a thrilling victory last Sunday over New Orleans in what is becoming an excellent NFL rivalry from a viewing standpoint. There is certainly a school of thought here that Atlanta might let down a bit this week after its big game with The Saints but rather I think they come in with momentum. They missed the playoffs for the first time last year in the Mike Smith era and I feel they are hard pressed to prove that was a fluke. We know The Falcons have always been a pretty solid team as of late and always have a great deal of talent. After a very disappointing season last year, they are a team I expect to come back up the ladder.
The Bengals are also a team with a ton of talent but they had real struggles in the Red Zone last week at Baltimore and if not for Joe Flacco playing horribly and turning the ball over, Cincinnati may have not been so fortunate. Andy Dalton’s offense only converted on 3rd down just over 28% of the time. Now, the defense was stout but The Falcons counter with an offense that gained a league high 8.2 yards per play against a very solid Saints defense. Atlanta’s lack of defense scares me a bit but if The Bengals continue to sputter on offense, we’ll be in great shape here today in The Queen City.
Two things I like here in the way of the trends.. The Falcons take care of business out of conference, going 5-and-1 ATS when off of a SU victory as an underdog. Also, it might be The Bengals who let down here today as they are just 1-and-4 ATS in games after playing The Ravens.. because The Ravens are a division foe and an extremely physical team. Cincy may be beat up just enough from last week’s test, to give us the edge we need.
I think this is a Field Goal game. Grab the points as 5.5 is too much in my opinion.