Washington Redskins @ Cincinnati Bengals: Over/Under
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Both teams have had a lot of difficulty delivering offensively this season. As a result, they have a combined average of only 28.6 points per game. The Redskins have only managed to put up an average of 10.6 points per game in their past 5 contests. They will likely score more points against the Bengals who have allowed an average of 26.5 points per game to the opposition this season. However, Washington has only managed to score more than 20 points in 5 games this season. |
The loss of tackle Chris Samuels last week is a big blow to Washington’s offense. Additionally, RT Jo Jansen and Clinton Portis are not 100%. This will limit the Redskins ability to run the ball. Since Cincinnati got its first win of the season it has had an extreme amount of difficulty finding the end zone. The Bengals have averaged only 7.25 points per game in their last 4, scoring only a field goal in each of their last two games. They are facing the 5th ranked defense in the league. In short, the Bengals will likely not score more than 10 points. The trends also favour the under. The average amount of points scored in Washington’s last 5 games is only 30.8 points per game and the total exceeded 36 points only once during that stretch. Under is 8-0-1 in Washington’s last 9 and 6-1 in Cincinnati’s last 7 games in December. The total at 36.5 is extremely low. However, given that there is a serious lack of offense from each team in this matchup, there is a lot of value in betting the under. I honestly can’t see more than 30 points being scored in this one. Bet the under.
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