{"id":26628,"date":"2012-12-13T08:52:18","date_gmt":"2012-12-13T13:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=26628"},"modified":"2012-12-13T08:52:18","modified_gmt":"2012-12-13T13:52:18","slug":"nfl-week-15-picks-cincinnati-bengals-vs-philadelphia-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nfl-week-15-picks-cincinnati-bengals-vs-philadelphia-eagles-26628\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 15 Picks: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Philadelphia Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles
\nThursday, 12\/13\/12, 8:20 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 NFL Network
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Cincinnati -3
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Cincinnati -4.5
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 46
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 44.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Cincinnati Bengals need Thursday’s game in a big way<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cincinnati had its four-game win streak snapped in a 20-19 setback to the Dallas Cowboys as 3.5-point home favorites last week, while going UNDER the total for the fifth straight game.\u00a0 \u201cWe have the opportunity to still control our own destiny, from now until the end,\u201d commented Bengals coach Marvin Lewis.\u00a0 The Bengals remain tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the second AFC Wild Card playoff spot.\u00a0 The franchise has tallied a 4-3 record when playing on Thursday, including a 1-2 mark under Lewis.\u00a0 Cincinnati is 1-5 ATS on the road when the total is between 42.5 and 45 over the last two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

The Bengals will face a rookie quarterback for the fifth time this year, splitting the previous four such meetings.\u00a0 Over the last five games, Cincinnati has risen from 20th to sixth in the NFL in fewest yards allowed per game.\u00a0 The team ranks 11th against the run and 10th against the pass.\u00a0 It\u2019s also important to note that the defensive unit paces the entire league in having 42 sacks.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia returns home after snapping a eight-game losing streak, as it comes off a 23-21 come-from-behind victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as eight-point underdogs, while going UNDER the total for the first time in three contests.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s a great feeling for the team,\u201d stated Eagles rookie quarterback Nick Foles.\u00a0 \u201cWe can build off this.\u201d\u00a0 He threw for 381 yards and two touchdowns last week, but will face his toughest challenge of the season on Thursday night.\u00a0 Philadelphia is 7-3 ATS in December the last two-plus seasons, which can\u2019t be ignored when making your NFL picks against the spread.<\/p>\n

The Eagles have won all four of their games in comeback fashion, which could make the Bengals an attractive wager when looking over the first half pro football betting odds.\u00a0 Philadelphia will need to focus on stopping Cincinnati wide receiver A.J. Green, who has 1,151 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns.\u00a0 The offensive line is known as one of the worst units in football, which could lead to a big day for an aggressive defensive front for the Bengals.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely play the total in this affair, as the UNDER is 21-6 in the Bengals last 27 games in the month of December.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NFL handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles Thursday, 12\/13\/12, 8:20 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 NFL Network Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Cincinnati -3 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Cincinnati -4.5 Opening Total:\u00a0 46 Current Total:\u00a0 44.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Cincinnati had its four-game win streak snapped in a 20-19 setback to the Dallas Cowboys as 3.5-point home favorites last week, while […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":17254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[5197,414,302,31,3584,344],"class_list":["post-26628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-a-j-green","tag-afc","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-nfl","tag-nick-foles","tag-philadelphia-eagles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26628"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26629,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26628\/revisions\/26629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}