NFL Week 15 early odds Bengals favored as they take top ATS record to Tampa Bay

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We have just four weeks remaining in the NFL's regular season and only one playoff spot has been locked up. With the postseason race wide open, that naturally makes every upcoming game that much more important, including the looming Week 15 slate. In the NFC, San Francisco can clinch the division with a win over Seattle on Sunday and there are several matchups among playoff hopefuls that could see bubbles burst by the time the dust settles next week.While we still have one more game to go in Week 14 between the and on Monday night, let's take our first glimpse of all the Week 15 matchups and get our impre sion of the opening lines to see if there is anything they can tell us about who the oddsmakers see coming out on top.Note: There are three games slated for Saturday: Indianapolis at Minnesota, Baltimore at Cleveland, and Miami at Buffalo.    Featured Game | Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers         Moneyline Spread Total  SEA   SF     Opening line: 49ers -1San Francisco has since jumped out as a 3.5-point favorite after throttling the , 35-7. In his first career start, looked great, completing 16 of his 21 pa ses for 185 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for another score. If he can continue to play at this level and the defense remains as a top-tier unit, San Francisco could continue to be a legit threat in the NFC. However, did go down with an ankle injury during this game, so his status will be worth monitoring. As for Seattle, they fell to the at home and were torched for 223 yards on the ground. The Niners are 4-0 ATS in their last four games but have historically struggled in Seattle, owning a 2-8-1 ATS record over their last 11 trips.       Featured Game | Minnesota Vikings vs. Indianapolis Colts    Allen Iverson Jersey       Moneyline Spread Total  MIN   IND     Opening line: Vikings -5.5The line has started to shift in the direction of Indianapolis as the Vikings are now a 4-point favorite over the Colts following a lo s to the . Minnesota's defense continues to be a key i sue for them, despite owning a comfortable lead in the NFC North. threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns in the win on Sunday, further exposing a secondary that ranked at the bottom of the league in pa sing yards allowed entering Week 14. They'll now get a Colts team that was on the bye. Minnesota is 4-3 ATS at home this season, which does trend favorably against an Indy club that is 2-5 ATS on the road.    Featured Game | Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens         Moneyline Spread Total  CLE   BAL     Opening line: Ravens -3.5This line has fallen below the field goal threshold to Ravens -2.5 and that largely is centered around the uncertain quarterback situation for Baltimore. left Sunday's game against the after being put in concu sion protocol. That thrust undrafted rookie into the lineup under center and could pave the way for him to start on Saturday if Huntley and are unable to go. Meanwhile, Cleveland had another so-so outing on offense, managing just 10 points in a lo s to Cincinnati. The Ravens are 5-1 ATS against the Browns in their last six meetings overall and are 6-1-1 ATS in their eight trips to Cleveland. Dana Barros Jersey     Featured Game | Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins         Moneyline Spread Total  BUF   MIA     Opening line: Bills -7.5This line has held firm coming out of Week 14, despite the Dolphins offense continuing to look disjointed as they fell to Los Angeles. The deployed a similar strategy on Miami's receiver as the 49ers did the game prior and pre sed them at the line of scrimmage. It'll be fascinating to see if Buffalo follows suit to continue to throw the rhythm off for . The status of is also a storyline worth following here as he was treated for an ankle injury throughout Sunday night's game. Both of these teams need this game to maintain their playoff position with the Bills sitting as the No. 1 seed in the AFC, while Miami is slotted as the No. 6 seed. The Dolphins are 1-5 ATS in their last six road games and have been a tough team to bet on in general, going 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games. Buffalo hasn't been much better as of late, owning a 2-5 ATS record over their last seven games.      Featured Game | New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons         Moneyline Spread Total  NO   ATL     Opening line: Saints -3New Orleans has cro sed over a critical number and is now a 4-point favorite against the Falcons, who'll be turning to rookie quarterback coming out of the bye. The 2022 third-round pick will be making his first career start in New Orleans on Sunday and look to keep Atlanta in the playoff conversation in a wide-open NFC South. The Saints -- who were also on the bye last week -- are coming off a demoralizing collapse against the Bucs in Week 13 where they allowed to erase a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter. So far this season, the Falcons have been the better bet between these two division rivals and are 7-6 ATS on the year, while New Orleans is 5-8 ATS. However, Atlanta has fallen off over the last half of the season and is 1-6 ATS in their last seven games. The Saints have also had succe s in this matchup, covering seven of their previous 10 head-to-heads.    Featured Game | Carolina Panthers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers         Moneyline Spread Total  CAR   PIT     Opening line: Steelers -3This line has been turned on its head as the Panthers are now a 2-point favorite at home as they host the Steelers next Sunday. Part of that flip is likely due to rookie quarterback landing in concu sion protocol during their Week 14 matchup against the Ravens. That places his status for Week 15 in question and could mean that Mitchell Trubisky would be in line to start. On top of that, Carolina has been frisky and just upset the Seahawks in Seattle on Sunday. The Panthers have also covered the spread in their previous four games. They'll now have to fend off a Steelers team that has covered in 57.1% of their road games this season.    Featured Game | Chicago Bears vs. Philadelphia Eagles         Moneyline Spread Total  CHI   PHI     Opening line: Eagles -8Philadelphia is now a 9-point favorite over a Bears team that was on the bye in Week 14. Yet again, the Eagles proved why they are the cla s of the NFC and why is now rightfully the betting favorite to win league MVP after smoking the , 48-22. This is the second consecutive week where fading the Eagles and taking the points seemed to be the public play and both times Philadelphia proved doubters wrong, so it may be hard to shy away from them here even as they approach being a double-digit favorite. Heading into the bye, Chicago was unable to cover in their previous four matchups.      Featured Game | Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs         Moneyline Spread Total  HOU   KC     Opening line: Chiefs -14This is the biggest spread on the Week 15 slate by a large margin and the Texans once again find themselves as a double-digit underdog. That didn't seem to bother them even as a 17-point dog on Sunday against Dallas as they nearly pulled off the upset, falling by just four points. Given their succe s last week, it'll be interesting to see how the public attacks this line against a lethal Chiefs offense. While Kansas City is among the betting favorites to win the Super Bowl this season, they are 0-5-1 ATS in their last six games.    Featured Game | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Dallas Cowboys         Moneyline Spread Total  JAC   DAL     Opening line: Cowboys -6Dallas is now a 5-point favorite as they gear up to head to Jacksonville to face the Jaguars. and company are still hanging around the playoff conversation in the AFC South after enjoying an offensive Markelle Fultz Jersey  explosion against the . Lawrence threw for three touchdowns and rushed for one in the win and are just two games back in the standings to po sibly leapfrog Tenne see. Meanwhile, Dallas earned its 10th win of the season by escaping a po sible upset over the Texans. The Cowboys are 3-2 ATS on the road this season, but the Jags are 3-0 ATS as a home underdog.     Featured Game | New York Jets vs. Detroit Lions         Moneyline Spread Total  NYJ   DET     Opening line: Jets -3This game is now a pick'em after the events of Week 14 and it wouldn't come as too much of a surprise to see Detroit rise to a road favorite in this game depending on the quarterback situation with New York. was in and out of their lo s to Buffalo due to a rib injury and his status will be worth monitoring as the week rolls on. Meanwhile, the Lions are trying to crash the playoff party and took down the Vikings in a rather convincing fashion as Jared Goff threw for three touchdowns. Detroit is now 9-4 ATS, which is tied for the second-best ATS record in the NFL. New York's defense will be a much more difficult challenge than Minnesota's last week, but the Lions are firing on all cylinders at the moment, covering six straight.       Featured Game | Denver Broncos vs. Arizona Cardinals         Moneyline Spread Total  DEN   ARI     Opening line: Broncos -1This line should see some more movement following Arizona's matchup with New England on Monday night, but this game has already turned into a pick'em. That's due to being placed in concu sion protocol after being knocked out of Denver's matchup against the Chiefs on Sunday. If he's sidelined for this upcoming game with the Cardinals, would get the start. The Broncos are 2-4 ATS  Clarence Weatherspoon Jersey at home this season, while the Cardinals have covered in 60% of their road games.    Featured Game | Las Vegas Raiders vs. New England Patriots         Moneyline Spread Total  LV   NE     Opening line: Raiders -2Similar to Arizona's game with Denver, the Patriots-Raiders game could seem more movement after Monday night. However, New England has drawn even with the Raiders after they opened as a slim 2-point favorite. This is the first time that Bill Belichick will have gone against Josh McDaniels since he took the Las Vegas job last offseason. This game did look like it could have some impact for both teams as they push for a playoff spot, but the Raiders blew a 16-3 lead over the last Thursday as threw a game-winning touchdown in the final seconds. Las Vegas is 3-2 ATS at home this season and has covered five of its previous seven games.    Featured Game | Los Angeles Chargers vs. Tenne see Titans         Moneyline Spread Total  LAC   TEN     Opening line: Chargers -2This line has hit a key number as the Chargers are now a 3-point favorite over Tenne see. was masterful in his club's win over the Dolphins on Sunday night, to sing for 367 yards. Los Angeles is also in the thick of the playoff race and fighting for a wild-card spot in the AFC, so this matchup is certainly going to be an all-hands-on-deck kind of outing. The same can be said for Tenne see, which allowed Jacksonville to keep their hopes alive of leapfrogging them in the AFC South after a lo s on Sunday. Both of these teams have been good bets this season, each owning an 8-5 ATS record. However, Tenne see is 5-2 ATS on the road this year, while L.A. is 3-3 ATS at home.      Featured Game | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Cincinnati Bengals         Moneyline Spread Total  TB   CIN     Opening line: Bengals -2This line has cro sed a couple of key numbers as Cincinnati is now a 3.5-point road favorite in Tampa as they take on the Bucs. Tom Brady's club was blown out by the 49ers and is now in a legit flight for their playoff lives in a wide-open NFC South. As for the Bengals, they are looking to jump above a banged-up Ravens team for first place in the AFC North, so this game could have major impacts on both the AFC and NFC playoff picture. The Bengals are a league-best 10-3 ATS this season, which includes a 3-2 ATS record as a road favorite. The Bucs are a league-worst 3-9-1 ATS.     Featured Game | Washington Commanders vs. New York Giants         Moneyline Spread Total  WAS   NYG     Opening line: Commanders -4Washington is now a 4.5-point favorite coming out of the bye after the Giants fell to the Eagles in demoralizing fashion, 48-22. These two teams tied one another when they played in Week 13 and each is currently in the playoffs if the season ended today. However, a lo s for either one of these teams could change that by this time next week. New York is 6-2 ATS in their last eight meetings, which includes a 4-0 ATS record in Washington. That said, the Commanders went into their bye on a hot steak after going 6-1-1 ATS in their previous eight games.    Featured Game | Green Bay Packers vs. Los Angeles Rams         Moneyline Spread Total  GB   LAR     Opening line: Packers -9Green Bay is now a 7.5-point favorite over Los Angeles. As the Packers enjoyed a Week 14 bye, the Rams welcomed in Baker Mayfield, who led a wild  Julius Erving Jersey fourth-quarter comeback over the Raiders on Thursday night. Despite sitting at 4-9, there  for them to reach the postseason. In terms of picking a side for this game, neither club has been a particularly strong bet this season as they are both under .500 ATS. Green Bay comes into this game unable to cover in seven of their last 10 games and is 1-4 ATS in their last five games at home. Meanwhile, L.A. is 4-7-2 ATS on the season. Click here Click here Click here