Best NFL Betting Advice is to Back Saints vs. Bengals in the Sportsbook

Perhaps the best NFL betting advice that I can give this week is for football handicappers to back the New Orleans Saints to cover the spread in their game versus the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Dec. 4th.

The Saints are starting to play like last year’s Super Bowl team. New Orleans has won 4 games in a row since being upset by the Cleveland Browns 30 to 17 as -12 point favorites. The Saints have been terrific against teams they should beat easily, like Carolina and Seattle, and very good against teams that were supposed to challenge them, like Pittsburgh and Dallas.

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Can the Saints continue to roll through their opponents?

New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals

Where: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

When: Dec. 5th, 2010 at 1:00 pm EST

TV: FOX

Radio: Sirius-XM 91 113 (NO) 147 (CIN)

NFL Betting Line

New Orleans Saints -7 -110 O 45 ½ -110

Cincinnati Bengals +7 -110 U 45 ½ -110

The wagering trends definitely favor the Saints in this game.

• The New Orleans Saints are 10 and 3 ATS in their last 13 road games versus a team with a losing home record.
• The New Orleans Saints are 4 and 1 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
• The Cincinnati Bengals are 1 and 4 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog.
• The Cincinnati Bengals are 1 and 7 ATS in their last 8 games overall.

I’m not the only one offering NFL betting advice to back the Saints to cover the spread in the sportsbook on Sunday. A full 73% of football handicappers are backing the Saints versus the Cincinnati Bengals.

The reasons are right there in black and white. New Orleans has gone 3 and 1 ATS in its last 4 games and is finally getting healthy this season. The Saints RB Reggie Bush didn’t appear on the injury report this week while tight end Jeremy Shockey and free safety Darren Sharper are both probable. Even running back Pierre Thomas has been practicing this week.

With New Orleans getting healthy things are looking up for the defending champs. They’ve already started to click on offense but the defense should be even better with Sharper back on the field. The Saints have the 7th ranked defense in the NFL. It allows only 307 total yards. Although New Orleans is ranked 15th against the rush when allowing 109 yards per game on the ground, the Saints are ranked 3rd against the pass when allowing less than 198 yards per game through the air.

That’s going to be an issue for the Cincinnati offense. The Bengals rush for only 92 yards per game on average while throwing for 237 yards per game. As I predicted, Cincinnati has really gone away from the rush this season after signing WR Terrell Owens. T.O. is always going to clamor for his, meaning that he’s going to expect to be the beneficiary of at least 15 targets each and every game.

The Bengals have been unsuccessful as a team because of it. Unfortunately, Cincy’s D has also suffered greatly because of how much time it’s had to spend on the field. The Cincy D is giving up close to 27 points per game on average. That’s terrible. It’s definitely not the position you want to be in having to face Drew Brees and Co.

New Orleans should roll in this game. The Saints to cover the spread is easily some of the best NFL betting advice I can give for Sunday’s games.

NFL Betting Pick: New Orleans Saints -7 -110

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