This is an 8* play on the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Bengals were 7-9 last year, while the Colts went 4-12. Cincinnati had Andy Dalton under center, but the Colts did not have Andrew Luck. Luck is finally back for Indianapolis, but we think he'll struggle to begin the season. The Bengals allowed only 21.8 PPG last year and they were particularly effective against the pass. Dalton is back under center for Cincinnati and he had a 25:12 TD:INT last year. AJ Green had 1,078 receiving yards and behind a re-worked offensive line, the Bengals are expected to take a step forward on the offensive side this year after only averaging 18.1 last season. The Colts struggled without Luck last year, but he'll be able to instantly make an offense which average only 16.4 PPG last season, much better. The run game was poor last year though, ranked 22nd and it looks to be a weak point again this year with Marlin Mack as the as the No. 1 RB (Mack is questionable with a ham string issue as well.) Note that the Colts are just 1-9 ATS in their last ten Week 1 contests, while Cincinnati is 7-3 ATS in its last ten road games. Grab the points, play on the BENGALS.

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