By far the most popular of all NFL picks for early bettors has been the Cincinnati Bengals. Not only are they the team that has received the most volume, but this match-up vs. the Cleveland Browns is the most lopsided game of the week so far in terms of betting trends. The Cincinnati Bengal money has come in at a 90% clip, compared to a meager 10% who are backing the host Cleveland Browns. Cincinnati is a 7 point road favorite vs. this AFC North rival at SportsBetting.com and the Bengals are sporting a record of 4-1 against the spread in their last five meetings with the Browns.
“Cincinnati was able to squeak out a win against a tough Ravens team on Monday night,” stated Point-Spreads.com NFL Picks Expert Brad Marchetti. “They Bengals should not have any problems this week. Carson Palmer and Chad Johnson should have big numbers on offense against a week Browns secondary.”
Speaking of the Cleveland Browns, their Week 1 opponent is basking in the glow of the drubbing they laid down vs. Cleveland last Sunday, and with that convincing win comes expectations – hence the big number most NFL picks experts are laying on the Pittsburgh Steelers this week. Pittsburgh looked very good in that first match-up, easily handling a Brown team with serious QB issues.
Now they play their home opener as a 10-point favorite vs. the Buffalo Bills. This Buffalo team has struggled to stop the run, so if they have to bring an extra body into the box for run support, Big Ben could have another day like opening weekend (four TD passes). NFL picks experts and the betting public believe that Pittsburgh is more than capable of another blowout this week, as the Steelers are attracting over 80% of the betting action in this match-up.
After an opening weekend in the NFL that didn’t produce a single team favored by more than a touchdown, Week 2 arrives delivering big numbers liberally sprinkled throughout the NFL picks card. In fact, close to half the NFL picks on the board in Week 2 at SportsBetting.com highlight a team sporting point spreads of 7 or more.
