Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals will feature a Browns that can earn a playoff spot with a W, against a Bengals team that is waiting for the season to end. On a wet field between two passing reliant teams with little in the way of defense, who will come out on top? BetUS.com has the Cleveland Browns as -3 point football betting favorites.
Despite the emergence of Cleveland QB Derek Anderson few coaches would rather have Anderson over Cincinnati’s Carson Palmer. Now that all of Palmer’s weapons are back healthy the Bengals should be able to put points on the scoreboard with more regularity. The first time these two teams met points were not a problem as the Browns won a shootout 51-45. Now in the December cold in however the team that can pound the ball on the ground and play some defense should win the game.
Cleveland has been playing better defense of late but there are still major vulnerabilities in the secondary. The Bengals defense is young but it is probably the best defense they have had in 5 years. Both of these teams RB’s have are playing at a high level with the Bengals Rudi Johnson running with his old reliability and Cleveland’s Jamal Lewis bowling over defenders late in games. In what could be a close game special teams could become a factor. The Browns have a star returner in Josh Cribbs but the Bengals unit is much improved. BetUS.com has the TOTAL at 43.5 points for the Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals game.
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