Cincinnati Bengals vs New York Giants Point Spread Picks

Cincinnati's four losses have been by a combined 15 points and the Bengals are that close to being 5-0. However, they lost another heartbreaker last week 41-38 in overtime to Baltimore. Joe Burrow did his part throwing for 392 yards and the Bengals have averaged 35 points their past three games. Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS its past Week 6 games and 10-5 ATS their past 15 October games. The Bengals have won 10 of 11 outright against NFC teams. New York will be without wide receiver Malik Nabers, who is in concussion protocol and the Cincinnati defense had a players-only meeting this week after the Ravens put up those 41 points. This is a must-win for the Bengals if they want to stay in contention and the Giants have lost 13 of 20 as underdogs. New York was averaging just 15 points before the Seattle game and its only other win was against lowly Cleveland. Take the Bengals.

Cincinnati will try to clean up some of its mistakes from Week One when it was flagged for 11 penalties totaling 104 yards while losing to Arizona. The good news is backup Jake Browning had a decent game completing 13 of 24 for 190 yards with no interceptions and Drew Plitt and Brandon Allen combined for 8 of 8 for 75 yards. Bengals coach Zac Taylor was 2-1 ATS and 2-1 UNDER in the 2021 preseason. New York has another new coach in Brian Daboll and the Giants beat New England 23-21 as Graham Gano kicked three field goals, including a 24-yarder as time expired and Daniel Jones was 6 of 10 passing for 69 yards. Tyrod Taylor was 13 of 21 for 129 yards and Davis Webb 8 of 16 for 51 yards for the Giants. New York is laying a lot of points for a preseason game and the Bengals have some depth at QB behind Joe Burrow, who definitely will not play in the preseason. Taylor said the starters won't play, but the Giants have a similar philosophy and they ran the ball 33 times against the Patriots with a time-consuming offense. Take the Bengals and the UNDER.

After an 0-5 start, the New York Giants have turned things around, winning three of five. That includes winning the last two games as underdogs of +3 at Washington (23-20) and +4.5 over the Eagles (27-17). New York's defense is #12 in the NFL in points allowed, sixth versus the run, and has allowed 20.5 points per game over the last five contests. The Giants come off their bye week and are still alive in the playoff hunt in the weak NFC East. Rebuilding Cincinnati is bad defensively, #25 in yards allowed, fourth-worst in rushing 'D' (139 yards per game allowed on the ground), while the offense suffered a huge blow last week with the loss of QB Joe Burrow for the rest of the season. Backup QB Ryan Finley (30 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT) steps in with two TDs and three picks in his career. The Bengals are on a 5-28-1 straight up run and the wagering value is on the visitors to win the game. Take New York on the moneyline.

N.Y. Giants coach Pat Shurmer is 9-4 straight-up in Weeks 1-3 of preseason. New York is unbeaten with wins of 31-22 and 32-13. No. 6 pick QB Daniel Jones (16-of-19, 228 yards) has been impressive and Giants' quarterbacks have thrown six TDs, to one pick. This group has plenty to prove and is playing like it, after trading away Odell Beckham and having Baker Mayfield rip them in the press. They face a Cincinnati squad that is in transition under new head coach 36-year-old Zac Taylor. They come off a last-place 6-10 campaign and the roster hasn't changed much. They've been outscored 51-40 this preseason and the defense has allowed four TDs with only one pick. And after Andy Dalton, the quarterback rotation drops off sharply with Jeff Driskel and rookie Ryan Finley. Play the Giants.