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BRYAN LEONARD'S SUNDAY NFL SHOCKER

Houston at Cincinnati

With just a couple of different occurrences these two teams would be thought of completely different. While Houston has seemed to find ways to lose games they should win the Bengals have been very fortunate to have a 4-1 record. When looking at the stats these two teams are virtually even yet the Linesmaker and the public feel the Bengals are the better squad.

Houston sits at 2-3 off another late game loss last week. They had first and goal from the Arizona one yard line and failed to punch in the tying touchdown. They had a similar game earlier this season against Jacksonville. Now we find the Texans in a desperate state as they simply cannot afford to drop to 2-4 in a division with Indianapolis.

Cincinnati lost a heartbreaker in their opener against Denver, but they have bounced back strong. The Bengals are off three straight divisional rival victories with all the games being decided in the last minute. They beat Pittsburgh and Baltimore on last second drives in the fourth quarter and they defeated Cleveland on the last play in overtime. They are sure to have a letdown here after getting such an emotional jump against those three divisional opponents. Cincinnati has really struggled in the role of favorite as of late dropping 9 of 11 giving points. They haven't posted a winning home favorite spread mark in over eight years! Houston on the other hand is a solid 6-3 ATS as a road underdog.

The spot is terrible for the Bengals and history shows they are not a team you want to back in this role. Houston with the inflated number gets the cash.

PLAY HOUSTON