NFL Wildcard Round<\/strong> action sees the Cincinnati Bengals<\/strong> taking on the Indianapolis Colts<\/strong> Sunday, January 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Cappers Picks provides free *NFL*handicapping tips all season long.<\/p>\n Much maligned Andy Dalton will get a fourth crack at his first NFL Playoff win on Sunday when he and his Cincinnati Bengals travel to Indianapolis to take on the Colts.<\/p>\n Cincinnati<\/a> (10-5-1) at Indianapolis<\/a> (11-5)<\/strong> Click here to view… NFL ATS Stats<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0*NFL Gambling Insight!*<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The game is a rematch of a Week 7 game in which the Colts dominated and won 27-0. But things have changed for both clubs since that time \u2013 one team for the better and one team for the worse!<\/p>\n The Cincinnati Bengals will try for their first playoff win in 24 years on Sunday but enter off a 27-17 loss at Pittsburgh \u2013 a game that saw them lose an AFC North crown.<\/p>\n Cincinnati gets a crack at the team that handed them their worst loss of the season \u2013 27-0 in a game that they gained just 136 yards of total offense \u2013 32 from the running backs!<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=63753&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Things have changed for Cincinnati since that game \u2013 the running game has worked itself out and Jeremy Hill has established himself as one of the most dangerous threats in the game. Hill has run for 100+ yards five times in seven weeks with 140+ yards four times!<\/p>\n He had 395 yards on the ground in his last three games including 100 yards last week. Hill is the weapon that Cincinnati was lacking in the first meeting of the season \u2013 he alone could be the difference Sunday.<\/p>\n Hill\u2019s emergence not only gives the Bengals a threat out of the backfield, it also ensures that the game won\u2019t be on Andy Dalton\u2019s shoulders \u2013 and that\u2019s a good thing. Dalton is 0-3 with a 57 percent completion percentage and a 1:6 touchdown-to-interception ratio in his playoff career and finished the regular season with the 21st ranked passing numbers.<\/p>\n Dalton has been prone to game changing mistakes far too often as demonstrated by his 244 yard, 2 TD, 2 interception game last week.<\/p>\n Simply put, the less Dalton has to do the better off the Bengals will be.<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=66501&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Cincinnati\u2019s defense has played better of late \u2013 much better than the unit that surrendered 506 yards to the Colts in Week 7. Carlos Dunlap has established himself as an elite pass rusher and the secondary has played much better as well.<\/p>\n The good news for this unit is that there will be no Ahmad Bradshaw this time around and that the Colts are largely a one-dimensional offense as we head into this week.<\/p>\n The Indianapolis Colts won 11 games for the third straight year but they look as shaky as any team that qualified for the playoffs. Indianapolis has zero running game after they lost Ahmad Bradshaw and the defense has been just OK against inferior competition down the stretch.<\/p>\n At least Indianapolis has Andrew Luck who again proved that he belongs in the elite class of QBs this year. He threw for 4,761 yards and 40 TDs this season and is the only reason that the Colts are where they are.<\/p>\n He has had some success against the Bengals \u2013 he went for 344 yards and two TDs in the first meeting of the season. Reggie Wayne\u2019s hamstring could force him out of Sunday\u2019s game however and TY Hilton is still battling a hamstring injury of his own.<\/p>\n The Colts will have to throw to be successful \u2013 they did run for 171 yards in the first meeting between the clubs but the rushing game has been stuck in the mud since. Trent Richardson is brutal and Dan Herron scares nobody.<\/p>\n It could be worse for Indianapolis however \u2013 relying on Andrew Luck isn\u2019t such a bad thing.<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=63752&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n The Indianapolis defense has been just OK lately but are dealing with injuries as we head into the playoffs. They have held their last three opponents under 10 points but that\u2019s more of a reflection of the quality of competition, not the level of overall play.<\/p>\n The Bengals are a more balanced team than the one they saw in Week 7 \u2013 expect the Colts to have some issues with Cincinnati this time around.<\/p>\n \u2022 Under is 6-2 in CIN last 8 games overall. The Colts are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 home games \u2013 one of those results coming against the Bengals. But this is a different Cincinnati team. Their reliance on the run against a banged up and questionable Indy run defense will be the difference in this one.<\/p>\n Expect Jeremy Hill to dominate, for Andrew Luck to have minimal time to operate and for the Bengals to pull one out here.<\/p>\n\n
NFL Wildcard Round Betting Lines<\/h3>\n
\n When: 1:05 PM ET, Sunday, January 4, 2015<\/strong>
\n Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana<\/strong>
\n Broadcast: CBS<\/strong>
\n Bengals NFL Betting Odds: +4 -110 +185<\/strong>
\n Colts NFL Betting Odds: -4 -110 -215<\/strong>
\n Wildcard Over\/Under Betting Odds: 49<\/strong>
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NFL Wild Card Round Betting Trends<\/h3>\n
\n\u2022 IND are 20-6-1 ATS in their last 27 home games.
\n\u2022 IND are 16-5-1 ATS in their last 22 vs. AFC.
\n\u2022 IND are 14-6-1 ATS in their last 21 games overall.<\/p>\nNFL Wild Card Round Betting Prediction<\/h3>\n