SEASON FORECASTS AND FUTURES PICKS

The Bengals are not contenders to win the Super Bowl at 200/1, 0.5%. They are one of 3 teams with these odds (#28 in the league). They do not have any real chance to win the Super Bowl. In simulations, they win the AFC 0.2% of the time and are not a good value at 100/1, 1%. The Bengals are averaging 6.2 wins per sim which is essentially the same as their futures line of 6 wins. At +750 the Bengals are not a good value to make the playoffs with a 7.5% chance. Their odds of winning their division are 16/1, 5.9%. They win the division in 2.9% of simulations. Their average wins per simulation puts them at #14 in the AFC.

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REGULAR SEASON RECAP AND UPCOMING GAMES

Oddsmakers expected them to win 6.5 based on their money line game odds. Their 6-10 record last season failed to meet expectations. They were solid against the spread going 9-7 for (+130 profit). They went over 8 times and came in under 6 times. In their next game vs the Seahawks they are only winning 26% of the simulations. The table below shows their upcoming games, their simulation based win percentage and their recent head to head record (WL, ATS, OU).

TEAM OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE STATS WITH LEAGUE RANKINGS

Despite being a bottom 10 team in yards per play they are an average team in points per game. They are the #14 ranked team in offensive TD rate [(PassTD + RushTD) / (Pass Att + Rush Att)]. They are a very poor scoring defense based on points per game and below average in yards per play allowed.

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TEAM FANTASY LEADERS

The table below show the most valuable fantasy players on the team led by Joe Mixon who is projected to be the #5 RB. The Better Option column shows the player directly above him and the Better Than column shows the player directly below him in the projected position rankings.