Cincinnati Bengals vs Tennessee Titans Point Spread Picks

It's a short week for Cincinnati after playing Monday Night. It's also their second straight on the road. The Bengals come off a win at Dallas, but that ended a three-game losing skid where the defense surrendered 113 points. The defense ranks 26th in yards given up, 29th in points allowed (27.7 per game), 27th against the pass, 23rd versus the run, and 26th on third down (43.56%). After getting blown out by Detroit at the end of October, Tennessee has been competitive in five of the last six. They lost to the Chargers and 11-2 Vikings by 10, beat New England (20-17), won at Houston (32-27) as a +8 dog, and come off a 10-6 loss to Jacksonville. The defense is ninth in the NFL on third down (34.71%) and second in total yards allowed. Play Tennessee.

Tennessee finished the regular season winning its last three games, including 28-25 over Houston with Ryan Tannehill passing for 287 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. Just as importantly, D'Onta Foreman and Dontrell Hilliard filled in admirably for injured Derrick Henry with a combined 126 rushing yards. Four receivers caught at least four passes for more than 50 yards each. The Titans were #12 in the league in total yards allowed while giving up only 20.8 points per game and they were #2 in rush defense. Cincinnati has many offensive weapons and were #13 in yards gained, but Tennessee wasn't far behind at #17 and the Titans averaged 141.4 yards rushing for #5 in the NFL. The Bengals survived with a 26-19 win over Las Vegas even while being outgained 385-308. Joe Burrow completed 24 of 34 for 244 yards and the Bengals took advantage of seven Raiders penalties. Cincinnati has stayed UNDER four of its last six games, including Saturday's win and Tennessee is 4-1 UNDER its last five games. The Bengals still are 1-6-1 ATS their past eight playoff games, 0-4-1 ATS as underdogs. The Titans have covered six of their last eight home games and they are 8-2 UNDER their past 10 playoff games. Cincinnati is 9-1 UNDER its last 10 January games and 16-5-2 UNDER as a road underdog. Two Max Plays on this game: Play the Titans and the UNDER

Tennessee just finished a three-game homestand on a sour note, losing a showdown with unbeaten Pittsburgh, 27-24. Now they head out on the road, and the Titans are 16-33-4 ATS against losing teams, including 6-19-1 ATS away versus teams with a losing home record. Tennessee is 1-4 ATS this season as a favorite and faces a Cincinnati team that has found the right coach and quarterback, getting more competitive each week. QB Joe Burrow (9 TDs, 5 INTS) has topped 300 yards passing in five of his first seven games. The Bengals led the Browns late last week before a TD with 11 seconds left. Cincinnati has scored 30+ points four times, including each of the last two games. Also, NFL dogs of 3.5 to 10 points with a winning percentage below 25% off a loss by three or fewer points to a division rival are 31-9 ATS when facing a winning team. Play Cincinnati.