Week 8 is nearly complete, with only Monday night's Seahawks-Bears matchup (8:15 ET on ESPN) left to play, so ESPN's analysts are already turning their attention to Week 9. The Cincinnati Bengals are riding a three-game winning streak and head to Madrid to face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Joe Burrow has thrown 13 touchdown passes over his past three games, all Bengals wins, and the Bengals are favored by 3 points.
Matt Bowen says he doesn't love betting on road favorites, but he likes Cincinnati and its pass-heavy offense in this matchup. Burrow has thrown at least four touchdowns in three straight games, and Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins can be schemed against an Atlanta defense that plays the second-highest rate of man-free coverage in the league. Bowen's previous pick, Lions -3 over the Vikings, won as Detroit beat Minnesota 19-15.
The Dallas Cowboys, coming off a brutal home loss to the Arizona Cardinals, will look to fix their defensive problems against an Indianapolis Colts team that was just wiped out by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Pamela Maldonado likes the over 52 points. She argues that Dallas can't stop the run, which should keep Jonathan Taylor touching the ball and give Colts quarterback Daniel Jones easier throws. Indianapolis faces its own dilemma, since stopping Javonte Williams would open chances for Dak Prescott to target CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens. Her previous pick, the over 47.5 in Panthers-Packers, hit as Green Bay won 27-19.
Odds are from DraftKings and are subject to change before kickoff, so bettors should check for line movement later in the week.
Source: ESPN NFL · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing