The NFL game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals looks like one for the handicappers. The Atlanta Falcons have been set as too large of underdogs in this Sunday game. Unibet sportsbook has them at +6.5 as road underdogs and there's good reason to believe that they will play the Bengals tighter.
The Pick: Atlanta's handicap of +6.5 with Unibet
Firstly, the Falcons are not really in that bad of shape. We had a look at their injury report after practice on Thursday. There wasn't anything that looked game-changing on the report for Atlanta. Meanwhile, the Bengals had a situation with Ja'Marr Chase that they had to be hoping would improve. Their top receiver is questionable to play as of early Friday morning.
Atlanta has done well this season
The Falcons have played well against a decent schedule to start the season. They are 3-3 following their victory last week over the San Francisco 49ers. Furthermore, if you applied a +6.5 handicap to all of Atlanta's games this season, then they would be 6-0. They would have covered in losses to Tampa Bay, the LA Rams, and New Orleans.
Meanwhile, Cincinnati just isn't that convincing. If you applied their -6.5 spread to their season, then they would be 2-4 on the campaign. That would include last week when they only beat New Orleans by four points.
The Falcons played a really smart game last week. How often do you see a quarterback throw for just 129 yards and end up with a 144.6 passer rating? That's what Marcus Mariota accomplished and he did it by not throwing any interceptions and only losing one down in the whole game to an incomplete pass. Mariota accounts for part of the team's rushing attack as well as he complements running backs Tyler Allgeier and Caleb Huntley.
Take the Falcons at +6.5 in this game. They have a bit more substance than they have been given credit for so far. Over the season, they have shortened from 20 to 1 longshots for their division to just 13/2 so bettors are generally catching on that this team is underrated.
Atlanta Falcons vs Cincinnati Bengals betting recommendation
- Falcons +6.5 with Unibet sportsbook -108 (about 10/11)
