In Week 14 of the NFL, we have a battle of two last-place teams on the docket. The Dallas Cowboys (3-9) are on the road to take on the Cincinnati Bengals (2-9-1). Kickoff is at 1 p.m. Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati.
Below, we preview the Cowboys-Bengals betting odds and lines and make our NFL picks and predictions.
Cowboys at Bengals: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 4:30 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Cowboys -200 (bet $200 to win $100) | Bengals +165 (bet $100 to win $165)
- Against the spread/ATS: Cowboys -3.5 (-110) | Bengals +3.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 41.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Cowboys at Bengals: Game notes
- This will be Cowboys QB Andy Dalton’s first game back in Cincinnati against the Bengals, the team who drafted him in the second round in 2011 and for whom he played nine seasons.
- The Bengals have lost four in a row.
- The Cowboys have lost two straight and six out of seven and are 0-3 this season against the AFC North.
- Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott has fumbled a career-high six times in 12 games so far this season.
- The Bengals average only 19.8 points a game this season but only 10.3 points per game in their current losing streak.
Cowboys at Bengals: Key injuries
Cowboys
- RB Ezekiel Elliotts (hamstring) questionable
- CB Anthony Brown (ribs) questionable
- OT Cameron Erving (knee) questionable
- LB Aldon Smith (foot) questionable
Bengals
- WR Tee Higgins (hamstring) questionable
- S Brandon Wilson (hamstring) questionable
- CB Mackensie Alexander (knee) questionable
Cowboys at Bengals: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Cowboys 24, Bengals 13
Money line (?)
Neither team is playing well and both have a good reason, as they both are playing their backup quarterbacks. However, Cincy just can’t score points since Joe Burrow was lost for the season. Dalton will get to have his revenge game. The Cowboys have the better quarterback and the better skill players. Take the COWBOYS (-200).
Against the spread (?)
Dallas has been the league’s worst team against the spread this season, covering only twice in 12 games. Cincinnati is 7-5 ATS but has failed to cover the spread in three of their last four games. Take the COWBOYS -3.5 (-110).
Over/Under (?)
Both teams have been going in opposite directions recently with the point total. Cincinnati’s games have gone Under in their last three games. Dallas’ last three have gone Over.
Considering the lack of offensive output from the Bengals in recent weeks (averaging 10.3 points per game), it is going to be very difficult to hit even this low total of 41.5. Take UNDER 41.5 POINTS (-105).
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Also see:
- Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott plans to play through calf injury (Cowboys Wire)
- Falcons RB Todd Gurley to see full workload against Chargers (Falcons Wire)
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