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Divisional Round: How to bet Bengals, Raiders
By Tim Miller
Special to sfl-football.com

Timmy the Greek here with some last minute recommendations for betting tonight's AFC divisional playoff game between the Bengals and the Raiders.

Listen, I have top secret inside information that only has been revealed to me. And with that information, I promise you, take your 401K, your savings, your children's college fund, your grandmother's house and run, not walk, but run and place the following bet:

Raiders by 13.5

What is this based on besides my own secret sauce?

The Raiders are 5-3 at home. The Bengals are 5-3 on the road.
The Raiders are 8-4 against the AFC. The Bengals are 8-4 against the AFC.

In their week 14 matchup at Cincy, the Raiders jumped out to a 24-9 halftime lead which got up to 31-9 before the Bengals clawed back to make it 37-30.

Common opponents:
Browns: Raiders are 0-1, Bengals are 1-1
Ravens: Raiders are 1-0, Bengals are 1-1
Steelers: Raiders are 1-0, Bengals are 1-1
Chiefs: Raiders are 1-1, Bengals are 1-0
Broncos: Raiders are 1-1, Bengals are 1-0
Chargers: Raiders are 2-0, Bengals are 1-0

Last 5 games:
Raiders: 2-3
Bengals: 3-2

By now it must be perfectly clear why I am picking the Raiders. Because they are the home team!

So call MGM bookies, ask for the Timmy AFC special and get out the checkbooks.

Timmy out!
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