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Cincinnati Bengals vs. New England Patriots

The Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Gillette Stadium.

Oddsmakers opened the Bengals as -3-point favorites versus the Patriots, while the game's total opened at 42.

In their last action, New England was a 30-24 loser on the road against the Raiders. They failed to cover the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (54) was profitable news for OVER bettors.

Last time out for Cincinnati, they were a 34-23 winner as they battled the Buccaneers on the road. The Bengals covered in the match as a -3-point favorite, while 57 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Cincinnati:
Team record: 10-4 SU,11-3 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Cincinnati's last 19 games

New England:
Team record: 7-7 SU,7-6-1 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New England's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New England's last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New England's last 5 games at home

Next up:
Cincinnati home to Buffalo Monday, January 2
New England home to Miami Sunday, January 1