NFL predictions are our specialty here at BetUS Sportsbook, and we aren’t going to leave any stone unturned in our analysis of this Sunday’s duel between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cleveland Browns.
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Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns
Game Date/Time: Sunday, October 3rd, 1:00 ET
Game Location: Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, OH
TV/Radio Broadcast: CBS, Westwood One, Sirius

NFL Football Odds: Cincinnati Bengals (-3) -115 vs. Cleveland Browns (+3) -105: Over/Under 37.5

For the Bengals, this is going to be a tough road trip for a team that has just played miserable ball away from Paul Brown Stadium of late. They did get over the hump last week in a 20-7 victory over the Carolina Panthers, but the hosts looked absolutely hopeless on offense with rookie Jimmy Clausen at the helm.

Head coach Marvin Lewis knows that another sloppy game like that is going to be the death of his team. Carson Palmer still doesn’t quite look right this year. He has thrown for 707 yards and has done a good job keeping all of his receivers happy, but a 56.6 completion percentage and a 3/3 TD/INT ratio just isn’t going to cut it.

For the Browns, Jake Delhomme is going to be back under center after a two game absence. He threw for 227 yards in a Week 1 defeat to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he is clearly the choice for head coach Eric Mangini under center when he is healthy.

Jerome Harrison was supposed to be the man toting the rock this year on the ground, but thanks to a thigh injury, Peyton Hillis has had a chance to shine. The former member of the Denver Broncos had 144 yards on the ground last week, giving him 220 and three TDs on the season. He was the reason that Cleveland turned up on the right side of Week 3 NFL predictions in a 24-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on the road.

Cleveland’s defense hasn’t been torched this year that badly, as it has held two of its three opponents to 17 points or less. The pass defense did allow three TDs last week, but it has kept foes to just 199.0 yards per game for the year.

NFL Insider Tip: The Browns are 8-1 ATS over their L/2 seasons in the month of October, making this a month of particularly successful NFL predictions.

Cleveland is the pick in this game. This has been a feisty team all season long and it only seems like a matter of time until it figures out how to win a game outright. The Bengals have only covered one of their L/14 against opponents in Week 4, so for whatever reason, this appears to be a cursed week.

Cleveland makes for our top NFL predictions on Sunday.

My NFL Predictions: Cleveland Browns (+3) -105

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Thursday night will be the final chance to sink your teeth into football game lines for the NFL preseason! The duel in Steeltown will be a very interesting one to watch, as plenty of quarterbacks will be fighting for jobs in the clash between the Carolina Panthers and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Carolina Panthers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Game Date/Time: Thursday, September 2nd, 7:30 ET
Game Location: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA
TV/Radio Broadcast: Local TV, Westwood One, Sirius

NFL Odds: Carolina Panthers (+6) -110 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (-6) -110: Over/Under 37

The Panthers have been an absolute train wreck so far in the preseason. They have yet to score an offensive touchdown and have only found pay dirt a grand total of one time; on a kickoff return.

None of their quarterbacks have played well either, as Matt Moore, Jimmy Clausen, Hunter Cantwell, and Tony Pike have all completed 50 percent or fewer of their passes. Simply put, that isn’t going to cut it in the NFL at any level, even in the preseason.

The far more interesting story here is the play of the Steelers. Mike Tomlin still doesn’t know whether he is going with Byron Leftwich or Dennis Dixon to start the regular season under center. We don’t expect to see all that much from the soon to be suspended Ben Roethlisberger because of this, as these two prospective starters for the first month of the season are still locked in a crucial duel.

Dixon has looked the better of the two QBs so far in the summer, as he has completed 70.9 percent of his passes for 304 yards with a score and two picks, while Leftwich is only completing 45.0 percent of his passes for 138 yards and a TD. Dixon also has a ton of mobility and can get himself out of trouble if need be, while Leftwich looks like a statue in the pocket.

The problem that the former Oregon Duck has is that he looked terrible at times last week while playing against the Denver Broncos first team defense. He won’t see Carolina’s best effort this week, which might not give Tomlin the best gauge for which man he should use some next Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.

NFL Insider Tip: For whatever reason, whether in the preseason or in the regular season, the Steelers have dominated this series. They hold a 5-1 ATS and 4-2 SU advantage over Carolina since 2005.

Let’s not mistake the fact that this is an incredibly hefty set of football lines in this game. Asking anyone to cover six-points in the preseason is a tall task. We saw that last week when the St. Louis Rams upset the New England Patriots as 7.5-point pups.

Still, Pittsburgh has too much to play for against a team that has looked this bad to not win by at least a touchdown – Expect a double digit victory!

My NFL Predictions: Pittsburgh Steelers (-6) -110

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