The Cincinnati Bengals moving back to Andy Dalton under center hasn’t had a big impact on the odds for the team’s Week 13 game against the New York Jets.
While the odds are a little friendlier than last week’s 6.5-point line with the Pittsburgh Steelers in town, it’s notable the Bengals are 3.5-point underdogs against the Jets, according to BetMGM.
Cincinnati’s decision to go back to Dalton over rookie Ryan Finley hasn’t moved the needle much. Neither has a defense slowly showing signs of life and a running game that finally seems to be on the right track.
Rest assured the Jets play a role in this too. The Sam Darnold-led squad is on a three-game tear where the offense has put up 34 points in each triumph.
After some early-season oddities like Darnold falling ill, the Jets have somewhat corrected course to 4-7. It helps the league’s best run defense is only permitting 78.1 rushing yards per game, not to mention just 23.5 points.
The Bengals continue to grasp at anything to help avoid 0-16, but the odds here are understandable as one of New York’s biggest strengths happens to counter one of the only things the Cincinnati offense has done well lately.
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