NFL Betting: Lions vs Bengals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Detroit Lions and the Cincinnati Bengals will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Paul Brown Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Bengals listed as 13½-point favorites versus the Lions, while the game's total is sitting at 42. The Lions were routed 34-12 by the Packers in Week 12 as 11.5-point underdogs. That game's 46 points went UNDER the posted total of 48. Calvin Johnson caught a 1-yard TD pass from Matthew Stafford in that loss. The Bengals defeated Cleveland 16-7 as a 13-point favorite in Week 12. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (39). Carson Palmer passed for 110 yards with a touchdown for Cincinnati and Larry Johnson rushed for 107 yards on 22 carries Team records: Detroit: 2-9 SU, 2-8-1 ATS Cincinnati: 8-3 SU, 6-5 ATS Detroit most recently: When playing in December are 2-8 When playing on turf are 2-8 After being outgained are 1-9 When playing outside the division are 2-8 Cincinnati most recently: When playing in December are 6-4 When playing on turf are 7-3 After outgaining opponent are 7-2-1 When playing on outside the division are 5-4-1 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 10 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit Cincinnati is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Detroit Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Next up: Detroit at Baltimore, Sunday, December 13 Cincinnati at Minnesota, Sunday, December 13