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msudogs
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Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs (-6, 47)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
There aren’t enough adjectives to describe what happened in Cincinnati on Sunday. You could, if you really wanted to, mention the Mike Gesicki TD that was taken off the board and the subsequent third-down fumble at the goal line by Tanner Hudson. However, you could also point to Cincinnati’s complete inability to run the football and 48 total plays on offense.
Meanwhile, it feels like an eternity ago, but the Chiefs bested the Ravens by a toenail on Thursday Night Football last week. Kansas City’s athleticism is insane, as they racked up 7.1 yards per play and the defense, which faced 74 plays from the Ravens, got some extra downtime to rest. This is a big mover after Cincy’s shocking upset loss, going from -3.5 to -6.
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msudogs
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Chicago Bears at Houston Texans (-6.5, 46)
Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET
Caleb Williams owes the Titans for his first career win. Maybe he can paint his nails Titans blue for the game against the Texans as a way of saying thanks. Much to my chagrin, and the chagrin of many, the Titans blew a 17-0 lead with a blocked kick and probably the most egregious pick-six I’ve seen in quite some time.
Williams was 14-of-29 for 93 yards. The Bears had 2.8 yards per play. They won the game anyway. Bettors were not impressed to say the least. Houston shot up from -3.5 to -6.5 and some books are even showing 7 as of Sunday night. Keep an eye on totals all week long, as a lot of QBs looked bad on the first Sunday of the season. Of course, also keep in mind that Brock Purdy, Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts, Jordan Love, and Aaron Rodgers were the six QBs not to play on Sunday and they’re all pretty damn good.
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msudogs
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Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles (-6, 48)
Monday, 8:20 p.m. ET
Let’s watch this line closely for Monday Night Football. The Falcons suffered a very ugly loss on paper to the Steelers. Kirk Cousins was terrible. On the other hand, the defense only allowed 4.1 yards per play and Pittsburgh kicked six field goals on scoring drives of 31, 18, 45, 24, 46, and 11 yards. The Eagles are clearly stacked, but the Falcons got a little bit unfortunate in some respects last week.
Box score study is important in both the NFL and college football to look for games that had weird and wonky incidents. I’m not saying run and bet Atlanta. I’m saying this line was 4 and now it’s 6 and I think there will be some brave souls ready to line up with Atlanta. If nothing else, maybe we’ll see Under money hit the board.
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