NFL Playoffs Free Picks: Bengals to Cover Versus Jets

NFL playoff odds commence today as the NY Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals start time is 4:30 EST and the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys is at 8:00. The Bengals are laying 3.5 at BetUs Sportsbook  with a total of 33 while the Cowboys are a 3.5 point favorite at Bodog with a total of 45.

Superstar handicapper Matt Rivers says to with the Cincinnati Bengals minus the small number.

Last week was a total debacle for Carson Palmer, Chad Ochocinco and the Bengals at the Meadowlands but gun to my head I'll back the cheap home chalk here as it is cheap.
 
Cincinnati really can go one of two ways today. They can completely fold up shop and get outphysicaled once again by a very good Jets team or they can rebound and show that they really did not give a darn last week in New York and if anything would have preferred to lose so they could face these Jets and not the Texans or Steelers.
 
Rex Ryan certainly has his defense and running game clicking on all cylinders but Mark Sanchez on the road in the playoffs is still too much of an issue to trust. I understand that the Jets won't want to put him in a position to fail but there will be 3^rd and 10's that need to be converted with the pass and that could set up a disaster for gang green. One bad pick 6 could mean the game here as this thing should be low scoring and points will be at a premium.
 
Darrelle Revis more than likely will shut down Ochocinco because the guy is an absolute defensive God and Carson Palmer has struggled a ton of late but I think with Cedric Benson back in the lineup the Bengals will do what they have done all season long, run the ball, play defense and find a way to win.
 
Cincinnati beat Baltimore and Pittsburgh in both meetings and after 10 wins this season I do not think this team is a fluke that has just all of a sudden lost it. The physical nature of the Jets is nothing more than the Ravens and Steelers and with their manhood on the line after last week I do think that Marvin Lewis' squad should come out on top here in revenge.
 
With a ton of emotion and Chris Henry on everybody's hearts it's a tough script to believe Sanchez as a winning quarterback on the road.

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