The Cincinnati Bengals will play host to the Minnesota Vikings in an intra-conference matchup. Cincinnati is 7-6 overall and sits in 10th place in the AFC, tied with four other teams. The Vikings are also 7-6 overall and in sixth place in the NFC. The Vikings have won six of their last eight after starting the season 1-4. Nick Mullens replaced Dobbs in the fourth quarter and will get the start in this game. He may be without one of the best receivers in the league with Justin Jefferson being listed as for questionable for Saturday’s game. Alexander Mattison, and wide receiver Jalen Nailor, and guard Dalton Risner are also questionable. The Vikings are putting up 20.5 points per game which ranks 21st.and on the defensive side of the ball, they are giving up 18.6 points per game. The Vikings are 7-4-2 against the spread this season. Jake Browning has been decent since replacing Burrow going 2-1. He could be without wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tyler Boyd who are listed as questionable for Saturday’s game. Cincinnati is putting up 21.5 points per game and on the defensive side, they are giving up 22.1 points per game.
The Bengals are 6-6-1 against the spread this season. They are 2-1 against the spread since Burrow’s injury. Both teams have gone to back-up quarterbacks and in the Vikings case, it will be their fourth. The Vikings offense will not be able to move the ball well enough to come close to winning on Saturday. The Bengals have won two straight games and have scored more than 30 points in both games. The Vikings' pass defense isn’t very good, so I expect them to struggle to slow down the Bengals' passing game. The Vikings have lost two of their last three games and haven’t looked good on offense. Take Cincinnati to cover the spread.

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