The Cincinnati Bengals and the New Orleans Saints will go head-to-head on Sunday (October 16) at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in NFL regular season action.
Both teams have had average starts to the season. The Bengals and the Saints have won two and lost three games. The Bengals had their two-game win snapped by the Baltimore Ravens in a 19-17 loss last weekend. Meanwhile, the Saints ended their three-game losing streak with a 39-32 win over the Seattle Seahawks last weekend.
The betting odds and predictions are below:
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Cincinnati Bengals vs New Orleans Saints Betting Odds
Cincinnati Bengals vs New Orleans Saints Match Details
Fixture: Cincinnati Bengals @ New Orleans Saints
Date and Time: Sunday, October 16; 1:00 pm ET
Venue: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
The Bengals have dominated the recent head-to-head matchups between the two teams, winning three of five games. It’s not the number of wins but the manner of victories. The Bengals have restricted the Saints to under 20 points in the three wins.
Joe Burrow has had an amazing start to the season for the Bengals. He has established himself as one of the best quarterbacks in the game. His stats this season rank him in the top ten in the NFL.
Burrow has completed nearly 65% of his attempted passes this season, racking up 1316 passing yards in five games, averaging 263 yards per game. Additionally, he has thrown nine touchdowns, the seventh-most in the NFL. However, Burrow has had a terrible time with sacks - getting sacked 18 times.
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Taysom Hill has featured four times for the Saints this season. With the below-average form of Alvin Kamara at the start of the season being an issue for the Saints, Hill has stepped up massively.
In his first three appearances, Hill had completed two touchdowns. He took his game to another level last time out against the Seahawks, completing three rushing touchdowns and one passing touchdown.
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Bengals vs Saints Final Prediction
The Bengals have performed significantly better than their counterparts this season.
Joe Burrow has had his sack issues this season but is still the biggest difference-maker for his team. The Saints have picked up a bit of momentum, but the Bengals should be too strong for them. The ML favors the Bengals at (-144) making them the favorites in this contest.
Cincinnati Bengals: -2.5
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