{"id":13869,"date":"2009-10-01T16:36:01","date_gmt":"2009-10-01T21:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=13869"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:58:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:58:08","slug":"bengals-browns-odds-week-4-11009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/point-spreads\/bengals-browns-odds-week-4-11009\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 4 Bengals vs. Browns Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NFL Betting Shocker Special \u2013 Watch out for the Browns this week<\/h2>\n<p>Well, NFL betting fans, do you still think I\u2019m crazy? The Shocker Special urged you to pick Detroit over Washington last week and didn\u2019t lead you astray. Let\u2019s see if we can start a trend. This week\u2019s pick probably seems just as crazy: the pathetic Browns to beat the surprising Cincinnati Bengals\u2026or at least cover the 5.5-point spread.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>LOOKING FOR THE BEST NFL CAPPERS ONLINE? &#8212;&#8211;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spread:<\/strong> Bengals by 5.5<br \/>\n<strong>ML:<\/strong> Cinci -250 \/ Cleveland +210<br \/>\n<strong>O\/U:<\/strong> 38<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s why it\u2019s a smart investment: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Derek Anderson lives!<\/strong> Tired of seeing an ineffective Brady Quinn struggling to stretch the field, Eric Mangini will try Derek Anderson as his starting quarterback this week. The Browns have nothing to lose, ranking last in the NFL in total offense at 218 yards per game. Though Anderson is statuesque and mistake-prone, he\u2019s not afraid to throw deep. He\u2019s just two years removed from a 29-touchdown season and could quickly re-establish his rapport with Braylon Edwards. It\u2019s not impossible to pass on Cincinnati; they allow 240 yards per game through the air. <a href=\"http:\/\/payperhead.com\/\">Betting software<\/a> projects at least a respectable performance from Anderson.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #ffffff;\" src=\"http:\/\/baff.betonline.com\/aspx\/affiliateGetImage.aspx?ID_SC=2225&amp;ID_I=1912\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cincinnati\u2019s pass protection is shaky.<\/strong> Carson Palmer probably wishes first-round pick Andre Smith was healthy and\/or not fat. Though the Bengals\u2019 line has opened up enough daylight to make Cedric Benson an effective runner, they\u2019re letting teams get to Palmer. He\u2019s been sacked seven times in three games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Browns are desperate and playing at home.<\/strong> Mangini has practically lost the room already; the Browns aren\u2019t cohesive, they can\u2019t score, they can\u2019t defend\u2026they may be the worst team in the NFL. However, anyone who makes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nflbet.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">NFL picks<\/a> should know that football shocks us every single week. The Browns could see this week\u2019s matchup as a potential rallying point. The Dawg Pound fans will be rabid, perhaps enough to motivate Cleveland\u2019s pass rushers into frustrating Palmer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Bengals are still the \u201cBungles.\u201d<\/strong> Ask any hapless Bengals fan; Cincinnati has a tradition of always doing exactly what everyone doesn\u2019t expect them to do. Week 1 was supposed to be a slam dunk against Denver and the Bungles lost on a ridiculous, last-second fluke touchdown. They were supposed to get blown out by the Packers in Week 2 and upset them. They had no chance against the defending Super Bowl champion Steelers in Week 3 and came from behind to win. Now, in Week 4, the Bungles are favorites again, expected to cruise over the pathetic Browns. Would it not be so fittingly \u201cCincinnati\u201d to blow this game?<\/p>\n<p>The Bengals are clearly the better football team and plenty of sportsbook action will thus go their way. But you should never underestimate the NFL\u2019s ability to turn conventional logic on its head.<\/p>\n<h3>Free Bengals vs. Browns Pick<\/h3>\n<p>When this game comes down to a last-second field goal, don\u2019t say I didn\u2019t warn you.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"NFL Betting\" href=\"\/nfl\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Before Betting On Football &#8211; Compare the NFL lines on this week\u2019s games and all of the action today!!<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pick the Browns ATS this week, a team that hasn\u2019t won\u2019t a football game in 2009 against the Cincinnati Bengals, here is a Week 4 betting preview&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1005],"tags":[17923,17921,17922,17057,17058,9715,3175,2144,1788,17059,834,843,844,850,856,3051,17056],"class_list":["post-13869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-point-spreads","tag-bengals-browns-spread","tag-bengals-vs-browns","tag-bengals-vs-browns-free-pick","tag-bet-nfl-online","tag-bet-on-nfl-online","tag-bet-online","tag-betting-spreads","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-cleveland-browns","tag-nfl-free-point-spread-pick","tag-nfl-lines","tag-nfl-pick","tag-nfl-picks","tag-nfl-point-spreads","tag-nfl-predictions","tag-nfl-spread","tag-point-spreads-online"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13869"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109119,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13869\/revisions\/109119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}