The Miami Dolphins, led by Mike McDaniel, will face a stiff test on Thursday Night Football. The Dolphins are 3-0 this season after a win over the Buffalo Bills, and Miami will travel to Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati for a Thursday tilt in Week 4. The Bengals will host the Dolphins and Cincinnati is 1-2 overall and 0-1 at home this season. Cincinnati defeated the New York Jets in Week 3, and the Bengals aim to stop a two-game losing streak to the Dolphins.
Kickoff is at 8:15 p.m. ET in Cincinnati. Caesars Sportsbook lists the Bengals as 3.5-point home favorites, while the over/under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 48.5 in the latest Dolphins vs. Bengals odds. Before you make any Bengals vs. Dolphins picks and NFL predictions, see what SportsLine’s resident Dolphins expert, Larry Hartstein, has to say.
A former lead writer for Covers and The Linemakers, Hartstein combines a vast network of Vegas sources with an analytical approach he honed while working for Pro Football Focus. Entering the 2022 NFL season, he is 427-344 all-time on NFL sides (plus $3,764 for $100 players), including 394-330 against the spread. Hartstein went 68-50 ATS (58 percent) and 8-3 on money-line plays last season for a profit of $1,552.
In addition, Hartstein has gone 21-10-1 on his last 32 picks involving the Dolphins, returning almost $1,000. Anyone who has followed him is way up.
Now, Hartstein has set his sights on Dolphins vs. Bengals on Thursday Night Football. You can head to SportsLine to see his picks. Now, here are several NFL betting lines and trends for Dolphins vs. Bengals:
- Dolphins vs. Bengals spread: Bengals -3.5
- Dolphins vs. Bengals over/under: 48.5 points
- Dolphins vs. Bengals money line: Bengals -195, Dolphins +162
- Miami: Dolphins are 12-7-1 against the spread in their last 20 games
- Cincinnati: Bengals are 15-9 against the spread in their last 24 games
Why the Dolphins can cover
Miami is buoyed by one of the most dynamic wide receiver duos in the NFL. Jaylen Waddle and Tyreek Hill are just the second pairing in NFL history to have at least 300 receiving yards apiece in the first three weeks. Both rank in the top five of the league in receiving yards, and Hill is bringing a new threat to Miami’s offense. The six-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro selection is in the top five with 14.7 yards per touch and has 317 yards and two touchdowns in three games. Hill was…
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