*10* SIDE OF THE WEEK on Cincinnati Bengals.

The Denver Broncos will be looking to shake off back-to-back losses to Oakland and Pittsburgh when they host the Cincinnati Bengals Monday night. Both teams will be playing back-up quarterbacks though, and I'll gladly take the points on the visitors in this match-up.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Back-up Quarterbacks - Denver's Brock Osweiler has arguably been better than Peyton Manning this season, but he's been unable to put any points on the scoreboard in the second half in each of his last three starts. Cincy's A.J. McCarron meanwhile was a solid 15-of-21 passing for 192 yards and a TD in last week's 24-14 win against the Niners.

2. Road Warriors - The Bengals are 6-1 straight up and a perfect 7-0 ATS on the road this season. The road team is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings in this series.

3. X-Factor - The underdog have covered the spread in five of the last six head-to-head meetings.

Selection: This is a play on the Cincinnati Bengals (10*)