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The Cowboys are big-time home underdogs against Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

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David Halprin\u00a0is the creator of Blogging The Boys back in 2005, and is the Editor-in-Chief. He has also written two books on football currently available at Amazon.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Every so often the spread for a football game doesn\u2019t seem quite right. That is the case this week for the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0game against the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0on\u00a0Monday Night Football<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t some screed about how the Cowboys deserve more respect for pulling off one shocking win and then also beating the worst team in the league in the\u00a0New York Giants. There is no doubt the Cowboys are playing better, but that is not what is off about the opening line this week.\u00a0FanDuel has the Bengals as 6.5-point favorites.<\/a><\/p>\n

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This is a Bengals team that is 4-8. As in one less win on the season than the 5-7 Cowboys. The Bengals have beaten the murderers row of the Panthers, Giants,\u00a0Browns\u00a0and Raiders. Sure the Bengals have lost some close games to some good teams, but they are currently on a three-game losing streak. They will also be on the road. And now\u00a0we learn that Joe Burrow is limping.<\/p>\n

All of that adds up to the Cowboys being almost a touchdown underdog? That just doesn\u2019t feel right.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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