Monday Night time Soccer doubleheader half two! The undefeated Philadelphia Eagles journey to Florida to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who’re surprisingly undefeated as effectively below a resurgent Baker Mayfield. In the meantime, Ohio could also be for lovers, however don’t anticipate a lot fraternal affectations within the second recreation of the night; the 1-1 LA Rams will make an look at Paycor Stadium to face the Cincinnati Bengals, who’ve stunned nearly everybody by beginning 0-2 and looking out like a deflated model of the staff that made it to at least one Tremendous Bowl and again to again AFC Championships. Considerably mockingly, this really makes for a reasonably thrilling (and unpredictable) matchup, so let’s make some picks!
Eagles @ Buccaneers — 4:15pm — ABC — O/U 45.5
This must be attention-grabbing, not less than on paper. Each the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter this recreation undefeated, however whereas this appears like a major win for the Buccaneers — each actually and morally — it nearly feels just like the Eagles are nonetheless proving that they’re the identical staff that made it to the Tremendous Bowl final season. I like good underdog story, however DraftKings Sportsbook is itemizing Philadelphia as 5-point street favorites for a motive: they’re merely the extra full staff and will dominate this matchup each time… not less than on paper. I believe that Philly walks away with the win, however the Bucs might be able to gradual them down simply sufficient to not let the scoring get completely out of hand.
The Choose: Below 45.5 factors, Eagles win straight up and canopy
Rams @ Bengals — 5:15pm —ESPN/ESPN2 — O/U 43.5
The Cincinnati Bengals didn’t rating their first landing of the season till roughly two minutes into the second quarter of their Week 2 faceoff with the Baltimore Ravens, when Charlie Jones ran a punt again 81-yards to tie up the sport 7-7. The Bengals wouldn’t rating their first offensive landing till deep into the second half; Joe Burrow linked with Tee Higgins for 2 scores late within the third and fourth quarter, however the staff finally fell brief and dropped to 0-2. So why is DraftKings Sportsbook displaying that they’re favored to win this recreation?
Effectively, let’s put it this manner: “Dwelling area benefit often interprets to a few factors within the NFL,” per Roy Larking of Sports activities Illustrated. Translation? This recreation is being seen as a reasonably even match which might possible tilt in favor of the Rams have been it in LA. Now, this may make sense, besides the Bengals bought stomped at residence by the Browns, and the Rams stomped the Seahawks on the street in Week 1. The ethical of the story? I don’t even know anymore. However my guess is that Joe Burrow goes to get sick of seeing Aaron Donald in his face on each snap.
The Choose: Below 43.5 factors, Rams win straight up and canopy the unfold
