The challenge with playing NFL Survivor pools is getting to pick one team only once. Thankfully, when it comes to betting, there is no such stipulation. We can keep fading the Detroit Lions every week or keep betting other bad teams to go under the total.
We’re not getting fancy with this NFL Under of the Week and will lean on some terrible offenses to not score. Find these NFL betting odds now before their lines move.
NFL Week 15: Leaning on Wonky Offenses
Second Runner-Up: Cincinnati Bengals (7-6) at Denver Broncos (7-6)
When: Sunday (4:05 p.m. ET)
Totals: Under 43½
Few teams have been as consistent on defense as the Denver Broncos in their last seven games. Other than that stinker against the Philadelphia Eagles, Denver has held teams to 22 points or fewer. As a result, 10 of Denver’s 13 games this season have gone under, including five of its seven home games.
The Broncos test this third-ranked defense against the Bengals’ fifth-ranked offense. Cincinnati has scored over 30 points in five of its last eight games. It’s mostly why five of their last seven games have gone over the total. But against Denver, which allows just 218.7 passing yards and 5.4 yards per play, the hot streak may come to an end.
The total has gone under in four of Cincinnati’s six games as an underdog. This would’ve been our NFL prediction this week, but Cincinnati was able to light up Pittsburgh so there is a decent chance the Bengals do the same to Denver.
First Runner-Up: Las Vegas Raiders (6-7) at Cleveland Browns (7-6)
When: Saturday (4:30 p.m. ET)
Totals: Under 42½
Once upon a time, the Las Vegas Raiders were an easy pick to hit the over on the betting lines. Their great offense-terrible defense combo led to some high-scoring outcomes. But the former has been absent lately. Excluding their Thanksgiving win over Dallas, the Raiders have scored 16 points or fewer in the last six weeks.
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Thanks to some abysmal defending, the over/under has alternated and Vegas is 5-5 on the totals. However, the Cleveland Browns don’t appear to have the potent offense to exploit Vegas’ porous defense.
Cleveland has failed to hit the 20-point mark in seven of its last 10 games. But this team can explode, as it did against the Los Angeles Chargers and Bengals, scoring over 40 points on both. This keeps us from betting this on the online sportsbook this week.
Under of the Week: Houston Texans (2-11) at Jacksonville Jaguars (2-11)
When: Sunday (1 p.m. ET)
Totals: Under 41
Thankfully, picking an Under of the Week is not like NFL Survivor so we can keep picking the Jacksonville Jaguars. Urban Meyer’s squad generates more memes and biting headlines than it does points, as their last eight games have all gone under.
The Jaguars were blanked by the Tennessee Titans on Sunday and prior to that managed just seven points against the Los Angeles Rams. This team is second-worst in the NFL with just 13.8 points per game. The team with a lower average? The Houston Texans.
While Houston did upset Tennessee, this was one of only two games in its last nine that it hit the 20-point mark. Houston and Jacksonville did combine for 58 points in their first meeting, but their subsequent games proved this was the high point of their scoring. Bet online on Houston and Jacksonville to regress to their very low mean.