The New York Giants (3-7) visit the Cincinnati Bengals (2-7-1) Sunday of Week 12 for a 1 p.m. ET kickoff at Paul Brown Stadium. Below, we preview the Giants-Bengals betting odds and lines and make our NFL picks and predictions.
Giants at Bengals: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 6:35 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Giants -239 (bet $239 to win $100) | Bengals +195 (bet $100 to win $195)
- Against the spread/ATS: Giants -5.5 (-115) | Bengals +5.5 (-106)
- Over/Under: 44.5 (O: -106 | U: -115)
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Giants at Bengals: Game notes
- The Giants had a bye last week. Despite being 3-7, they are only one-half game out of first place in the NFC East. After an 0-5 start, they won three of their last five. QB Daniel Jones has completed 63.5% of his passes for 2,122 yards with 8 touchdowns against 9 interceptions. He also leads the G-Men with 384 rushing yards – and 1 score.
- The Bengals reportedly will start QB Brandon Allen with No. 1 overall draft pick Joe Burrow out after suffering a season-ending knee injury last week in a 20-9 loss at the Washington Football Team. It would be Allen’s fourth career start. He started three games for the Denver Broncos last year (46.4% completion rate, 515 passing yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs) and has been on Cincinnati’s practice squad this season. The other option is backup QB Ryan Finley, who completed 3 of 10 passes for 30 yards with an interception in relief of Burrow last week. Finley lost all three of his starts as a rookie in 2019, completing just 47.1% of his passes for 474 yards with 2 TDs and 2 picks.
- The Bengals’ backfield is also depleted. RB Joe Mixon is on IR with a foot injury, while RB Giovani Bernard (concussion) is questionable for Sunday.
- The Giants are a solid 7-3 ATS, while the Bengals are 5-4-1 ATS.
- New York is 0-1 as a favorite this season, only winning 20-19 as a 2-point favorite vs. Washington Oct. 18. But that was against a healthy opponent.
- These two last played in 2016 with the Giants eking out a 21-20 victory at home as 1-point underdogs.
Giants at Bengals: Key injuries
Giants
- WR Sterling Shepard (hip/toe) questionable
- OL Kevin Zeitler (concussion) questionable
Bengals
- CB Mackensie Alexander (hamstring) questionable
- LB Markus Bailey (hamstring) questionable
- RB Giovani Bernard (concussion) questionable
- WR Mike Thomas (hamstring) questionable
Giants at Bengals: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Giants 24, Bengals 6
Money line (?)
The Giants (-239) will prevail, but it’s a PASS since a money line bet requires risking nearly 2½ times the potential return.
Against the spread (?)
The GIANTS -5.5 (-115) is the STRONGEST PLAY – 1½ times your usual wager. With Burrow, Mixon and possibly Bernard out, and Allen or Finley at QB, the Bengals likely wouldn’t beat the winless New York Jets (0-10). Don’t be surprised if they’re held out of the end zone in this one.
Over/Under (?)
Back the UNDER 44.5 (-115). The Giants average just 19.5 points per game to rank 30th in the NFL. The Bengals average 21.3 PPG to rank 25th, but that was with Burrow and a mostly healthy backfield.
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Also see:
- Former assistant strength coach Paul dies at 54 (Giants Wire)
- Players respond to rumblings of dysfunctional locker room (Bengals Wire)
| Johnny’s 2020 NFL record / Strongest plays | 13-10-1 / 4-4-1 |
| 2019 NFL record / Strongest plays | 17-10-1 / 7-4 |
| 2020 overall record (all sports) | 146-111-3 |
| Strongest plays (all sports) | 72-42-1 |
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