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Hello darkness my old friend. The darkness I refer to, of course, is the
complete lack of offense that the Bengals put on the field. Couple that with Jacksonville’s mediocre offense, and they can
not make this line low enough. The books
currently have it set at 39.5. That is
down a full point from when it opened, and I would expect it to drop even more.
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I was going to write about Cincinnati
covering the 7.5 points they are getting from the Jags, until I saw that LT
Profits is taking Jacksonville. I won’t be going against him for awhile after
that World Series debacle. So instead I
will be enjoying the dark comedy of this game. I fully expect a baseball score at this game’s conclusion.
The Jaguars are 25th in the league averaging 20.1
points a game. They have had a
disappointing first half, posting a 3-4 record. Last years effective offense has not returned as of yet. The under has hit four out of seven times in
their games. They are a ball control
type team, which is great for running clock. They absolutely need to grab early leads to allow Maurice Jones-Drew to
wear down defenses and kill time.
And then there are the Bungles. Their winless record is just the beginning of
their problems. Unless you are a fan of
the utterly terrible like me, I hope you have not been subjected to watching
this team play.
Since replacing the injured Carson Palmer early in the year,
Ryan Fitzpatrick has hardly been the answer. His 61.6 quarterback rating is good for 34th in the
league. He has thrown two touchdowns and
five interceptions. The team looks
horribly clueless under his leadership. Cincy is second last in the league averaging an embarrassing 140.4
passing yards per game. Their running
game is just as non-existent, averaging 77.8 ypg.
This was the highlight of the
game
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The Bengals are last in the league in scoring, managing only
13 points a game. They have only eight
offensive touchdowns on the year. Washington’s Clinton
Portis has seven alone!
The under has hit five times in eight Bengal’s
games. The under is 5-1 in the last six
games at Paul Brown Stadium. The under
is 10-4 in Cincinnati’s
last 14 games overall. The under the
under the under.
If you need further proof that this matchup will be low
scoring, I have three players in this game on my fantasy teams. That’s the final kiss of death right there. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a battle of
field goals. I will be taking the under,
and probably the Bengals to cover as well. Just don’t tell LT Profits.
Lions fans are laughing at you
