Bengals vs. Broncos Odds
DENVER, CO (The Spread) – The Cincinnati Bengals are looking for an improbable 2-0 start on Sunday when they head to Denver to face the Broncos at 4:15PM ET on CBS.
The Bengals are 1-0 on the season and 1-0 against the point spread odds. The Broncos are 0-1 on the season and 0-1 against the odds. Both teams hit the over in their season opener. Denver has won the last two games in this series.
Trends show that the underdog has covered the spread in 5 of the last 6 games in this series while the Broncos are just 8-27-1 against the spread in their last 36 games as a favorite. The Bengals are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games against AFC opponents.
Oddsmakers have made Denver the favorite at home in this game. The Broncos have odds of -3.5 points against the Bengals. The over/under odds have been set at 40 points. (View Matchup)
The Bengals defeated the Browns 27-17 in the season opener on the road. The Bengals scored 14 points in the final quarter despite the loss of rookie Andy Dalton. Dalton injured his wrist in the game and Bruce Gradkowski filled in, throwing a touchdown pass that gave Cincinnati the lead. Dalton is probable to play this Sunday. As a defense, Cincinnati held Cleveland to just 285 yards and also forced a turnover.
Denver lost 23-20 to Oakland in the final game of week 1. The Broncos totaled more yards of offense in the loss, racking up 310, but had three costly turnovers in the game. Kyle Orton threw for 304 yards and a touchdown, but also had an interception and completed just 52 percent of his passes. On defense, Denver gave up 190 rushing yards to the Raiders.
In terms of Injuries, Cincinnati linebacker Keith Rivers is questionable with a wrist injury while safety Taylor Mays is questionable with a knee injury. Denver receiver Demaryius Thomas is questionable with an Achilles injury while cornerback Champ Bailey is questionable with a hamstring injury.
Currently over 4,100 Public Bets have been placed on this game and Denver is getting 52% of the wagers with odds of -3.5 points against Cincinnati on Sunday.
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