Thursday Night Football: Bengals host the Dolphins on NFL Network - Handicappers Hideaway

The NFL Network will broadcast the Miami Dolphins and the Cincinnati
Bengals at 8 pm EST on Thursday Night.  Both teams will be trying to
right the ship when they battle at Paul Brown Stadium. Andy Dalton and
Ryan Tannehill have been putting up impressive numbers but both teams
have been making crucial mistakes early on in the season.


Oddsmakers currently have the Bengals listed as 8-point favorites versus the Dolphins, while the game’s total is sitting at 46½.


The Bengals were a 29-17 loser in their most recent outing at home
against the undefeated Denver Broncos. They failed to cover the
-3.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (46) made winners
of OVER bettors.


Miami was a 30-24 winner in its last match at home against the
hapless Cleveland Browns. They failed to cover the -9.5-point spread as
favorites, while the total score of 54 sent OVER bettors to the payout
window.


Miami:

Team record: 1-2 SU,1-2 ATS

Miami is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati

Miami is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami’s last 8 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati


Cincinnati:

Team record: 1-2 SU,0-2-1 ATS

Cincinnati is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Miami

Cincinnati is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Miami

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati’s last 8 games when playing at home against Miami


Next up:

Cincinnati at Dallas Sunday, October 9


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Thursday Night Football: Bengals host the Dolphins on NFL Network - Handicappers Hideaway

NFL Week 2 Preview & Free Pick- Miami at New England - Handicappers Hideaway

The Miami Dolphins open play in the AFC East this season as 6-point road
underdogs against the New England Patriots according to the early
betting line at BetAnySports.
The total line is still at 42 for one of the featured matchups on CBS
for this Sunday’s Week 2 action in the NFL and game time from Gillette
Stadium is slated for 1 p.m. (ET). The Line opened as the Patriots as
4.5-point favorites and it has moved to the current number.



The Dolphins were in excellent position to pull off a huge upset against
Seattle on opening day as heavy 10.5-point road underdogs.
Unfortunately for Miami fans they blew a four-point lead with less than a
minute to play in a tough 12-10 loss. The total stayed well UNDER
BetAnySports’ closing 44-point line and it has now stayed UNDER in four
of their last six road games. Miami comes into this division tilt with a
4-7-1 record against the spread in its last 12 games against New
England.



To buck this losing trend, the Dolphins are going to need to find a way
to score some points behind Ryan Tannehill throwing the ball and Arian
Foster running it. Tannehill was limited to 186 yards passing against
Seattle and Foster racked-up just 38 yards rushing on 13 carries.
Miami’s defense deserves most of the credit for keeping last Sunday’s
game so close as a heavy road underdog.



The next man up in New England just so happens to be third-year vet
Jimmy Garoppolo in a relief role for Tom Brady as the team’s starting
quarterback serves out a four-game suspension by the league. The
Patriots were also without Rob Gronkowski for Sunday’s season opener
against Arizona which helped explain why the betting line ballooned to
9.5-points in favor of the Cardinals at home. Bill Belichick had his
team ready and the result was an impressive 23-21 victory against one of
the top teams in the NFC. The total in this game ended as a PUSH.



Garoppolo threw for 264 yards and a score in his first NFL start while
completing 24-of-33 attempts. Julian Edelman proved to be his favorite
receiver with seven catches for 66 yards, but he did a great job of
spreading the ball around to five other players. LeGarrette Blount added
70 yards rushing and a score on 22 carries. Even more impressive was a
New England defense that held the high-powered Cardinals to 344 yards of
total offense.



Give Miami credit for playing Seattle so tough, but I am sticking with the Patriots minus the 4.5-points with BetAnySports. This team is geared up to beat anyone it faces no matter which players are in or out of the lineup.

NFL Week 2 Preview & Free Pick- Miami at New England - Handicappers Hideaway

NFL Preseason Week 3 Preview & Free Pick- Atlanta at Miami - Handicappers Hideaway

In a nationally broadcast matchup on NBC this Thursday night, the
Atlanta Falcons will go on the road to face the Miami Dolphins in Week 3
of NFL preseason. BetAnySports has opened the Dolphins as 2.5-point home favorites and the betting line for the total has been set at 43.5.



The Falcons come into this game with a perfect 2-0 record in the
preseason both straight-up and against the spread. They started things
off with a 23-17 victory against Washington as three-point home
favorites and last Thursday they beat Cleveland 24-13 as one-point
underdogs on the road. The total went OVER BetAnySports’ closing
37-point line against the Redskins and its stayed UNDER 38.5 points
against the Browns.



Matt Ryan has been limited to just six completions for 78 yards on 15
passes in his first two preseason games, but it what will be the closest
thing to an actual game-like situation, he should see at least one half
of playing time this Thursday night. We should also get a good look at
Devonte Freeman running the ball after leading the team with 1,056
rushing yards on 265 carries in the 2015 regular season.



Miami has faced a pair of NFC East teams in its first two preseason
games starting with a 27-10 victory over the New York Giants in Week 1
as a one-point road underdog. This past Friday, the Dolphins lost to
Dallas 41-14 on the road in a game that closed as a PICK with
BetAnySports. The total ended as a PUSH in the game against New York and
it went well OVER the 41-point line against the Cowboys.



When fifth-year quarterback Ryan Tannehill was under center for Miami in
last week’s game he was able to move the ball down the field against
Dallas through the air. He put the ball up 20 times in that game and
completed 12 passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns. Running backs
Isaiah Pead and Daniel Thomas combined for 78 yards on 11 carries and
Kenny Stills was the team’s leading receiver with three receptions for
71 yards and two scores. Running back Arian Foster is also part of the
mix on Miami’s offense and he should see some additional playing time in
this game.



Both team’s starters should remain in the game into the second half
giving the slight edge to Atlanta as the better overall ball club right
now. I will take the Falcons and the 2.5 points on BetAnySports’ betting line for this game as my “best bet” pick.

NFL Preseason Week 3 Preview & Free Pick- Atlanta at Miami - Handicappers Hideaway

Odds to Win the AFC East and Season Win Totals

Odds to Win the 2014 AFC East

New England Patriots 1/2

Miami Dolphins 4/1

New York Jets 15/2

Buffalo Bills 15/2





New York Jets – 2014 Regular Season Win Total

Over 7 (-130)

Under 7 (EVEN)


New England Patriots – 2014 Regular Season Win Total

Over 10½ (-150)

Under 10½ (+120)


Miami Dolphins – 2014 Regular Season Win Total

Over 8 (+110)

Under 8 (-140)


Buffalo Bills – 2014 Regular Season Win Total

Over 6½ (-150)

Under 6½ (+120)


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Odds to Win the AFC East and Season Win Totals

Point spread: New England -7

Over/Under: 45.5

The New England Patriots kick-off their regular season against a familiar opponent when they tangle with the Miami Dolphins this Monday night at Sun Life Stadium in this AFC East matchup. The game is slated to get underway at 7 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

New England raced to an NFL-best 14-2 record last season only to lose to its bitter rival, the Jets, 28-21 as 9.5-point home favorite in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. The Patriots have been instilled by Bodog as the favorites to win the Super Bowl this season at 11/2.

Quarterback Tom Brady appeared to be in mid-season form in limited play in the preseason and has the majority of the weapons back from an offense that finished the season ranked eighth in the NFL in total yards per game and first in points with an average of 32.4 a game. Wes Welker and Deion Branch will once again anchor the receiving corps, but New England added Chad Ochocinco as an added twist to the passing game.

Miami?s miraculous 11-5 record and AFC East title in 2008 must seem like a faded memory to fourth-year head coach Tony Sparano after his team posted back-to-back 7-9 seasons. An even bigger issue for this game was the Dolphins dismal performance at home last season, where they went just 1-7 SU.

The much maligned Chad Henne will get the start at quarterback on Monday night for Miami. Henne completed 61.4 percent of his throws in 2010 for 3,301 yards and 15 touchdowns, but he is better known for his 19 interceptions and inconsistent play. The addition of Reggie Bush catching balls out of the backfield will help, but the Dolphins will have to find a way to improve upon the 17.1 points a game they averaged last year, which ranked them 30th in the league.

Head-to-head, the Patriots have won seven of the last 10 games SU. They outscored Miami 79-21 in the two games last season, easily covering the spread in each. The road team is 6-2 ATS in the last eight meetings and the total has gone ?over? in four of the last six games between the two.

Count on Brady to come out firing on Monday in an effort to put this one away early. The Dolphins are just too outmatched in offensive fire power to stand toe-to-toe with this team.

The Pick: New England 34 Miami 13

NFL Betting Preview - New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins