Man just about every single person on ESPN picking the Bengals

[ColoradoBills]

  On 1/18/2023 at 6:45 PM, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

This is exactly why shows and sports media outlets have their talent and writers make picks on every game every weekend.  Who is going to post things about a show where no one makes a pick every week?

 

It's pretty standard stuff.  It's obviously entertainment.

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Of course it is.  There is so many sports shows that the material is so diluted they have to do things to "keep peoples attention".

It's why we have "clickbait".

Having everyone "pick" the winner helps with the gambling too.  Everyone's an expert.

I can care less about this stuff and probably shouldn't have even posted, but it's so unimportant.

[Process]

  On 1/18/2023 at 6:44 PM, LanderPoke said:

Not sure why anyone would be too high on the Bengals right now. They were very fortunate to have won last week against a weak opponent.

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They have Joe burrow. He smokes cigars.

[Eastport bills]

I love when these dim wits bet against us. This game is ours if we don’t have giveaways. With our crowd and their O-line banged up, I love our chances. Josh always finds a way.

[TheBrownBear]

  On 1/18/2023 at 6:50 PM, nucci said:

as were we

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Not really.  The Dolphins were very fortunate to be in the game at all.  We dominated them to the tune of a +200 yardage advantage.

 

The Bengals, on the other hand, were actually dominated by the Ravens who outgained them by 130 yards (second straight week that the Bengals failed to clear the 300 total yard mark).  

[nucci]

  On 1/18/2023 at 6:54 PM, TheBrownBear said:

Not really.  The Dolphins were very fortunate to be in the game at all.  We dominated them to the tune of a +200 yardage advantage.

 

The Bengals, on the other hand, were actually dominated by the Ravens who outgained them by 130 yards (second straight week that the Bengals failed to clear the 300 total yard mark).  

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we were still fortunate to win against an inferior opponent regardless of the stats. Dolphins had ball at midfield down by 3

[TheBrownBear]

  On 1/18/2023 at 6:56 PM, nucci said:

we were still fortunate to win against an inferior opponent regardless of the stats. Dolphins had ball at midfield down by 3

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My point is that it took a fluke-like performance (multiple turnovers, drops and special teams gaffes) to keep Miami in that game.  The Bills dominated the line of scrimmage and were clearly the superior team.  The Bengals game was essentially the opposite, with Cincy in the Miami role and just having enough juice to take advantage of the Ravens' errors.  Cincy was fortunate that the Ravens handed them the game in the 4th quarter.

[Captain_Quint]

  On 1/18/2023 at 6:26 PM, Yobogoya! said:

Bengals have two elite weapons (Chase, Boyd) compared to 

 

 

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Boyd is elite??? He has 60 catches....

Good slot receiver, but I wouldn't call him elite. 

I would say that Taron Johnson is playing elite football the last 2 games. 

[Wayne Arnold]

[Mr. WEO]

  On 1/18/2023 at 6:53 PM, ColoradoBills said:

 

Of course it is.  There is so many sports shows that the material is so diluted they have to do things to "keep peoples attention".

It's why we have "clickbait".

Having everyone "pick" the winner helps with the gambling too.  Everyone's an expert.

I can care less about this stuff and probably shouldn't have even posted, but it's so unimportant.

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Neither is CBS's entire non-football lineup (for example).   You see those commercials for their shows during the games and wonder: who is watching this stuff??

[Magox]

  On 1/18/2023 at 6:26 PM, Yobogoya! said:

The Bengals have played more mistake-free football than the Bills by a wide margin, and if the game becomes a shootout the Bengals have two elite weapons (Chase, Boyd) compared to our one (Diggs).

 

Can’t hate on anyone on the outside who picks them in this game, there’s enough objective reasons to justify it. 🤷‍♂️

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Sure, you can make a case for them to win but that is the prevailing thought.  The Bills are clearly the better team, almost all advanced stats, the record and the fact that we have Josh Allen and they don't dictate that we should win, hence the oddsmakers making this a 5.5 spread.

[H2o]

It's the same bobbleheads who will try and feed to the mentally challenged that Josh Allen has regressed or is somehow a bad QB. 

[nedboy7]

How insulting! 

[Billz4ever]

  On 1/18/2023 at 6:51 PM, wakingfane said:

I feel like there is a psychological edge being granted to the Bengals because they nearly killed a Bill

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I don't even know what that's supposed to mean.

[Beck Water]

  On 1/18/2023 at 6:26 PM, Yobogoya! said:

The Bengals have played more mistake-free football than the Bills by a wide margin, and if the game becomes a shootout the Bengals have two elite weapons (Chase, Boyd) compared to our one (Diggs).

 

Can’t hate on anyone on the outside who picks them in this game, there’s enough objective reasons to justify it. 🤷‍♂️

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Tell me more about this "wide margin"

[buffaloboyinATL]

Let them keep underestimating Josh Allen.  

[ExiledInIllinois]

  On 1/18/2023 at 6:28 PM, Fleezoid said:

If I remember, most were picking Vikings and Chargers.

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And the Bucs... 😆 

[GottaRun]

So.... the overwhelming favourite right now is "No Pick" , followed closely by Buffalo, the Bengals are a distant 3rd

 

[ExiledInIllinois]

  On 1/18/2023 at 7:24 PM, Beck Water said:

 

Tell me more about this "wide margin"

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They must mean Allen threw two more picks than Burrow... 😆 

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

  On 1/18/2023 at 6:20 PM, teef said:

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