The New England Patriots host the Cincinnati Bengals on “Sunday Night Football” this week, wrapping up a busy Week 5 Sunday. The line opened with the Patriots as 2.5-point favorites but it has swung to Cincinnati anywhere from -1 to -2, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The OddsShark Computer has the Bengals easily covering, 36.2-28.2
The Patriots injury report includes offensive lineman Cameron Fleming, who started his first game last week, and key special teamer Nate Ebner. Both are listed as having finger injuries, and missed the first two practices of the week.
The Bengals are likely going to be without linebacker Vontaze Burfict and wide receiver Marvin Jones. Burfict has yet to be cleared following a Week 2 concussion, while Jones is dealing with an ankle injury suffered earlier in the week.
The Week 5 schedule is fairly full, with only Oakland and Miami on byes. The early games include two matchups with the heaviest wagering on one particular side. The first game features a lot of money on Pittsburgh as they travel to Jacksonville as a 6- to 7-point favorite, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. What?s interesting about this, however, is the Steelers have a bad history with Jacksonville. The Steelers are 2-6 against the spread in their last eight games against the Jaguars, and 2-9 ATS in their last 11 in Jacksonville.
The other game features the New York Giants hosting Atlanta. New York is a 4-point favorite, but a lot of money is coming in on Atlanta. The Falcons are 5-1 ATS in their last six games at the Giants.
The morning features five games with double-digit spreads, with New Orleans tops at -11 at home against Tampa Bay. New Orleans is 8-0-1 ATS in its last nine at home, 4-1 ATS in its last five against Tampa Bay.
Philadelphia and Detroit are both 7.5-point favorites at home over St. Louis and Buffalo, respectively. Philly is 4-12-1 ATS in its last 17 home games, but is 5-0-1 in its last six at home against the Rams. Buffalo is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 road games. The OddsShark Computer actually has both favorites winning, but failing to cover.
The afternoon features Denver as an 8.5-point favorite over Arizona, who will likely be without Carson Palmer once again. The computer actually predicts an upset, with Arizona winning 32.9-32.4. San Diego is a touchdown favorite over the New York Jets, and the computer projects a Chargers win and 29.6-18.6 cover in spite of the Jets being 4-1 ATS in their last five games at San Diego.
The afternoon wraps with San Francisco hosting Kansas City. The 49ers are currently 5.5-point favorites, with the line moving a point or two around that spot among several sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
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