Head Coach Frank Reich and the Indianapolis Colts are favored by a field goal when they take on Coach Marvin Lewis and the Cincinnati Bengals at Lucas Oil Stadium. This early afternoon game kicks off at 1:00 p.m. ET and CBS is scheduled to broadcast the action. When these two franchises met a year ago, Cincinnati emerged victorious by a final score of 24-23.
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Indianapolis Colts Betting Preview
Cincinnati is a live dog in this Sunday matchup and is currently getting 3 points. The Bengals are also receiving +130 moneyline odds while the Colts are -150. Should one side can create a bunch of points early it’ll generate a decent betting opportunity in-game. Oddsmakers have set the over/under (O/U) at 47 points.
Sharp bettors are hammering the Colts. The line opened at -2 and the game’s O/U has yet to change after being initially placed at 47.
The Colts finished 4-12 straight up (SU) in 2017 while the Bengals were 7-9 last year. When playing against conference opponents, the Bengals finished 6-6 SU while the Colts were 3-9 SU against American Football Conference teams. Both teams registered a 1-3 record SU against non-conference opponents in 2017.
When facing off against in-conference opponents, the Colts offensive unit recorded 16.4 points per game by averaging 197 pass yards and 104 rushing yards. The Colts defense allowed 32.8 PPG to non-conference foes and 22.8 PPG to conference teams.
The Bengals, on the other hand, scored an average of 18.8 points versus AFC teams and allowed 19.8 points per contest. The offense put up 218 pass yards per game and 83 rush yards per game
Neither team was incredibly productive in the ground game last year. The Colts registered 3.7 yards per carry while the Bengals backfield put up a YPC of 3.6..
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Notes
Betting Notes
Cincinnati converted 25 passing touchdowns last season.
Indianapolis only threw for 13 passing touchdowns last season.
Cincinnati created six rushing touchdowns last season.
Indianapolis put up 11 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Bengals put up 3.6 yards per carry last season while allowing 4.2 yards per rush attempt to opponents.
The Colts rushed for 3.7 yards per carry last season and allowed a YPC of 3.9 to opponents.
The Cincinnati offense yielded 40 sacks last season. Their defense created 41 sacks.
Colts QBss were sacked 56 times last season. Their defense got to opposing signal-callers on 25 occasions.
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