The Patriots will start a crucial three-game stretch when they play the Bengals at 1:05 on Saturday.
Patriots vs. Bengals spread: New England +3
Patriots vs. Bengals over/under: 41.5 points
Patriots vs. Bengals money line: Patriots +160, Bengals – 135
Let’s see what the experts are saying.
National media
Mike Reiss, ESPN.com: Bengals 24, Patriots 20
Pete Prisco, CBSSports.com: Bengals 31, Patriots 17
Greg Rosenthal, NFL.com: Bengals 24, Patriots 17
Mike Florio, ProFootballTalk.com: Bengals 30, Patriots 23
Michael David Smith, ProFootballTalk.com: Bengals 28, Patriots 27
Bill Bender, SportingNews.com: Bengals 28, Patriots, 24
Seth Wickersham, ESPN.com: Bengals
Dan Graziano, ESPN.com: Bengals
Jimmy Kempski, PhillyVoice.com: Bengals (-3)
Sam Farmer, LosAngelesTimes.com: Bengals
Frank Schwab, Yahoo!Sports.com: Bengals (-3)
Sheil Kapadia, Ringer.com: Bengals (-3)
Albert Breer, Si.com: Bengals
Local media
Tony Massarotti, 98.5TheSportsHub.com: Bengals 31, Patriots 16
Tom Curran, NBCBoston.com: Bengals 31, Patriots 16
Michael Hurley, CBSBoston.com: Bengals (-3)
Chad Finn, Bostonglobe.com: Bengals
Robert Duff, Masslive.com: Patriots (+3)
Mike Kadlick, Clnsmedia.com: Bengals 31, Patriots 13
Bengals Beat
Andrew Gillis, Cleveland.com: Bengals 24, Patriots 21
Michael Niziolek, Cleveland.com: Bengals 28, Patriots 14
Mohammad Ahmad, Cleveland.com: Bengals 16, Patriots 6
Jay Morrison, theathletic.com: Bengals
Elise Jesse, Fansided.com: Bengals 17, Patriots 13
Russ Heltman, Fansided.com: Bengals 24, Patriots 20
Blake Jewel, Fansided.com: Bengals 31, Patriots 10
Team media
Mike Dussault, Patriots.com: Bengals 28, Patriots 16
Paul Perillo, Patriots.com: Bengals 27, Patriots 17
Evan Lazar, Patriots.com: Bengals 30, Patriots 24
This post will be updated as more predictions are published throughout the weekend.
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