Best Bet: Cincinnati Bengals -7 (-120)

Sometimes in the NFL, you are not playing the analytics, not playing the matchups, not playing the weather. Instead, you are playing the spot. This is a spot play. The Bengals got embarrassed in primetime and looked horrible. Everyone thinks they’re offense won’t work because JaMarr Chase is gone. Perfect. I love playing on the team that just got blown out. Perfect spot. Now, the Bengals have a home game against a poor non-division team, coming off of a demoralizing loss. The Bengals are clearly better than the Panthers. The Bengals defense will be able to shut down PJ Walker and company. I also expect Burrow to put up numbers in this game. Finally, this is one of the few times that the Bengals will have a coaching edge with Zac Taylor going up against the listless Steve Wilks. Cincy in a romp in the jungle.