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NFL · 2026 betting profile

Cincinnati Bengals

3-2 straight up · 2-3 ATS · 3-2 over-under · #9 of 32 in our ratings

Next gameSun Oct 25, 1 PMCBSParamount+
atBaltimore Ravens
SpreadCincinnati +3.5
Total51
Moneyline+155
Full matchup

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games2-340%Small sample+1
Home1-150%Small sample-2.5
Road1-233%Small sample+3.3
Favorite1-325%Small sample-3
Underdog1-0100%Small sample+17
Non-conference2-340%Small sample+1
Last 52-340%Small sample+1

5 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games3-260%Small sample+0.3
Home1-150%Small sample-1.5
Road2-167%Small sample+1.5
Non-conference3-260%Small sample+0.3
Last 53-260%Small sample+0.3

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 11at MiamiW 31-24-7.5L -0.545.5O +9.5
Oct 4vs JacksonvilleL 17-22-2.5L -7.551.5U -12.5
Sep 27at PittsburghL 27-30-3.5L -6.542.5O +14.5
Sep 20at HoustonW 20-6+3W +1745.5U -19.5
Sep 13vs Tampa BayW 33-27-3.5W +2.550.5O +9.5

Close is Cincinnati's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20263-22-340%Small sample3-260%+1
20256-118-947%Small sample9-853%-2.4
20249-810-759%Small sample11-665%-1.1
20239-87-8-247%Small sample10-759%-1.7
202214-513-668%Small sample7-11-139%+2.6
202113-814-767%Could be luck8-12-140%+4.4
20204-1110-662%Small sample8-850%-0.4
20192-147-944%Small sample9-756%-2.8

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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