Friday, May 25th, 2012
The Philadelphia Eagles will hit the highway to face the Cincinnati Bengals in an NFL preseason football game on Friday night.
They kick this contest off from Cincinnati at 8PM Eastern Time and you can watch it live nationally on FOX TV.
The point spread was opened up by the LVSC NFL odds makers and it was the home team Cincinnati Bengals coming in as 3 point favorites with an over under of 36 ½.
The bettors have come in early with their money on the side of the road underdog Philadelphia Eagles as the Cincinnati Benglas are now 2 ½ point favorites.
The total saw movement upward to 37 ½.
NFL money line gambles can play the home favored Cincinnati Bengals at -140 odds with the road underdog Philadelphia Eagles returning +120 to pull off the upset victory without the need for taking points.
The Eagles began their preseason play with a 28-27 victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars last week.
Starting quarterback Kevin Kolb in limited action went 6 of 11 for 95 yards no touchdowns and an interception. Michael Vick entered the game as the backup to Kolb. It has been reported that Vick is disappointed as a backup in this league and feels he is capable of leading a team. Vick completed 11 of 17 passes for 119 yards and an interception. Rookie Mike Kafka from Northwestern saw action in the fourth quarter last week and went 3 of 7 for 76 yards and no touchdowns and picks.
Michael Vick is always a threat to run as he rushed for 50 yards on 6 carries with a touchdown. 1st year pro Martell Mallett had a nice preseason debut running the football with 60 yards on 15 carries with a touchdown. Former Pittsburgh Panthers running back LeSean McCoy saw 8 carries for 30 yards.
DeSean Jackson had a nice game against the Jaguars in limited action with 2 catches for 47 yards. Jeremy Maclin contributed with 2 catches for 32 yards.
Cincinnati will be playing their third preseason game of 2010. After a poor performance in the Hall of Fame Game nearly two weeks ago in their 16-7 loss to the Dallas Cowboys the Bengals recovered with a 33-24 victory against the Denver Broncos.
The starters did not perform well as the club was down 14-0 in the first quarter. Carson Palmer went 12 of 15 for 105 yards 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. J.T. O’Sullivan completed just 7 of 18 for 118 yards. Jordan Palmer completed only 1 pass in 3 attempts for 5 yards and was unimpressive once again.
Starting running back Cedric Benson saw work last week and amassed just 30 yards on 9 carries. Backup Bernard Scott contributed with 65 yards on 8 carries.
Terrell Owens in his second preseason game had 4 catches for only 23 yards. Rookie Jordan Shipley out of Texas caught 5 balls for 50 yards.
The Bengals were able to dodge a blow to their season as linebacker Rey Maualuga was not assessed any game suspensions over his drunk driving charge during the off season.
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NFL Trend: Philadelphia Eagles are 2-6 ATS in their past 8 preseason road contests.
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