Eagles vs. Bengals Betting Preview October 27

The Eagles vs. Bengals betting line came in at a steady -2.5 with Cincinnati favored.  The dog was seeing greater than 60% of the betting action with both volume of tickets and cash.

The wrong team appears to be favored as Sagarin gives us a number of Eagles 2.16.

Eagles Player to Watch

RB Saquon Barkley, in his first year with the Eagles after leaving the Giants, is third in the NFL with 658 rushing yards and five touchdowns. He's averaging 109.7 yards per game, second best in the league to Baltimore's Derrick Henry.

Barkley rushed for 176 yards and a TD in a memorable return as the Eagles blitz the Giants 28-3 last week.

Fans of his old team, the Giants, were seen burning his old shirt.

“There’s a reason why when I go out there and I’m getting booed, I didn’t remove myself from the moment,” said Barkley, who in five seasons with the Giants rushed for 5,211 yards — the fourth most in franchise history — and scored 47 touchdowns. “I stayed locked in the whole time.”

His exploits turned the jeers he received on his first series into cheers at the end.

Barkley comes in with a rushing yards total of 81.5 Over/Under for this game.

Bengals Players to Watch

QB Joe Burrow has done just enough to get wins for the Bengals in the past two games, despite lethargic starts in both. Last week against the Browns, the Bengals gained just 86 yards and didn't pick up a first down in six attempts in the first half. Burrow threw third-quarter touchdown passes to Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins to get the Bengals what they needed. ... The Eagles and Bengals have both earned wins against the Browns and Giants in the past two weeks.

His passing yards total was coming in at 257.5 Over/Under.

Key Matchup

The Eagles used former Bengal Fred Johnson as an injury replacement for offensive lineman Jordan Mailata and the results have been mixed. He had a nice block on Cleveland's Myles Garrett to set up a go-ahead touchdown pass two weeks ago but struggled last week against the Giants. Johnson allowed four pressures on QB Jalen Hurts against the Giants. Pro Bowl edge rusher Trey Hendrickson could use his speed to get pressure on Hurts.

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