Eagles vs. Bengals Game Analysis: Impact on 2.5 Spread

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00:00Talking about the Eagles versus the Bengals and Tom presented a great question.

00:07Does this two and a half spread in 46 and a half total tell us more about the Bengals

00:11or tell us more about the Eagles?

00:13Something you can chat with us about over on social that's at sports grid.

00:16But before we went to the break, I was just saying how much the Bengals defense kind of

00:20concerns me.

00:21We saw the Eagles have that narrowish escape from the Browns, but I feel like the Bengals

00:25are probably like that much better in a sense of consistency, not to offend the Bengals,

00:30but I feel like this is a spot where we'll figure out what the Eagles actually can deliver.

00:34They've got some strong pieces on defense.

00:36So I feel like they outmatch the Bengals, but the Bengals have started to kind of solve

00:41some things as of late.

00:42So how would you even engage this game on the spread and the total?

00:46I want to say the Eagles.

00:47I think that is the side that I'm like most interested in and I would say in theory most

00:52confident in just because again, what they're looking good.

00:56We have to take the last two games in context against the Giants and the Browns like two

01:00of the worst teams in the league, but I think they're starting to figure things out.

01:04Obviously, there's a ton to say about their play calling on offense and what they're doing.

01:09But if Saquon is going to be this good and he can run for a hundred yards and they still

01:13have a they got AJ Brown back.

01:15They got Devonta Smith back.

01:16They're both fully healthy.

01:18If we have seen the Bengals or defense that is get torn apart by opposing offenses dating

01:23back to the game.

01:24We did with against the commanders of Jaden Daniels like the Eagles should be scoring

01:28in this matchup.

01:29They really really should be scoring and there's this stat out there from last week that they're

01:34the only team that hasn't scored in the first quarter or whatever it is getting back X amount

01:38of opening drives in first quarter.

01:40So it may actually be Eagles second half team total because they don't know what to do in

01:45the first quarter.

01:46So the second half team total and Eagles plus two and a half.

01:49I think that's more of a lean right now than the natural pick.

01:52I like that actually quite a bit but good point on that.

01:55That's why I feel like it's going to probably tell us more about the Eagles at the end of

01:58the day.

01:59They have the ability to be better on both sides of the ball.

02:02That's the way I like to look at that one.