Bengals-Cowboys Preview

The fans at Texas Stadium will be treated to a game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys when they take their seats on Sunday. Oddsmakers currently have the Cowboys listed as 17-point favorites versus the Bengals, while the game's total is sitting at 45. The Bengals lost to Cleveland 20-12 as a 3.5-point favorite in Week 4. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (44.5). Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 156 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions for Cincinnati, while T.J. Houshmandzadeh caught six passes for 50 yards. The Cowboys lost to Washington 26-24 as an 11-point underdog in Week 4. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (46). Tony Romo passed for 300 yards with three touchdowns and an interception for Dallas, while Jason Witten caught seven passes for 90 yards with a touchdown. Current streak: Cincinnati has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Cincinnati: 0-4 SU, 1-3 ATS Dallas: 3-1 SU, 2-2 ATS Cincinnati most recently: When playing in October are 3-7 When playing on turf are 4-6 After being outgained are 4-6 When playing outside the division are 4-6 Dallas most recently: When playing in October are 6-4 When playing on turf are 7-3 After being outgained are 5-5 When playing outside the division are 9-1 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 10 games Cincinnati is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Dallas The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing Dallas The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games on the road Dallas is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 8 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing Cincinnati Dallas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Cincinnati Next up: Cincinnati at NY Jets, Sunday, October 12 Dallas at Arizona, Sunday, October 12