Bengals at Lions spread, odds, picks and trends: Expert predictions for NFL Week 6 game

It’s time for a game of “Who had the more crushing loss last week?” First up was the Bengals, who had two separate chances to pick up a huge home win over the Packers. Evan McPherson’s right foot had other plans. The rookie kicker missed a go-ahead field goal with 26 seconds left in regulation and later misfired from 49 with 4:19 to go in overtime. Cincinnati dropped out of first place in the AFC North, but it has to be feeling good about its record and competitiveness. The Bengals are 3-2, and their two losses are by a combined six points. Cincinnati opened as three-point favorites this week.

Then it was the Lions’ turn. Detroit trailed 16-6 with 3:17 to play before kicking a field goal, forcing a fumble and scoring the go-ahead touchdowns within three minutes. Unfortunately, wagers don’t cash out with 37 seconds remaining or else Lions’ moneyline bettors would’ve turned a nice profit. Kirk Cousins marched the Vikings 46 yards in 34 seconds before a game-winning field goal dropped Detroit to 0-5. The Lions are much better against the spread, covering in three of five games.

Odds, Over/Under, Moneyline

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Betting Trends

• Total moved from 48.5 to 46.5 points
• 73 percent of money bet on under the total
• 82 percent of money bet on Bengals’ ML

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• The Lions are 4-1 ATS at home in their last 5 games
• The Lions are 4-1 ATS as home underdogs in their last 5 games
• The Lions are 0-9 as underdogs in their last 9 games
• The Lions are 0-6 at home in their last 6 games
• The Bengals are 7-2 ATS as away favorites in their last 9 games
• The Bengals are 2-5 ATS as favorites in their last 7 games
• The Over is 1-5 in Bengals games in their last 6 games
• The Bengals are 2-20-1 on the road in their last 23 games

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Cincinnati Bengals news

The Bengals squandered opportunities to pick up their fourth win as kicker Evan McPherson missed two game-winning field goal attempts in Week 5. Cincinnati’s offense has played well. Quarterback Joe Burrow completed 68.4 percent of his passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns against two interceptions. Rookie Ja’Marr Chase had a season-high 159 yards and a touchdown on six catches. Chase became the fifth rookie with at least 50 receiving yards in his first five games. His five receiving touchdowns lead all rookies and he’s just the third first year player since 1990 with five receiving touchdowns in his team’s first five games of a season.

Detroit Lions news

For the second time this season, the Lions were defeated by a game-winning field goal. D’Andre Swift had 104 yards from scrimmage in Week 5 and leads all running backs with 29 receptions. Running back Jamaal Williams has had at least 60 yards from scrimmage in his last three games. Williams and Swift are the only other running back tandem, aside from Dallas’ Ezekial Elliot and Tony Pollard, to each have tallied at least 300 yards from scrimmage this season.

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