NFL Week 8 Picks: Bengals vs. Seahawks and More Games Guaranteed to Go Under

October 30, 2011   ·   Mike Chiari   ·   Jump to comments

With so many high-powered offenses currently in the NFL, most games usually seem to feature a fair amount of points. Defense certainly isn't dead, however, and neither are inept offenses. Because of that, betting the under can still be a good play under the right circumstances.
A few games will pit teams that aren't exactly offensively gifted against each other in Week 8, and while that will bring the over/under number down, it also makes a low score more likely. Here are three games guaranteed to go under this weekend.
 
Cleveland Browns vs. San Francisco 49ers (38.5)
While many may be expecting a blowout win for the San Francisco 49ers over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, I think this game will be much closer than the oddsmakers think. The Niners don't have a particularly explosive offense despite their 5-1 start, so I think the Browns will hang around.
The Browns are weak offensively in their own right, and against the Niners' stout defense, I doubt the...

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