Cincinnati Bengals vs. St. Louis Rams: Spread Info, Line and Predictions

The St. Louis Rams are playing host to the Cincinnati Bengals for a Week 15 NFL matchup this Sunday.

The Bengals are coming in angry and looking for a win to keep their season on track after dropping a winnable game to the Texans on Sunday.

St. Louis has nothing much left to play for except draft position, so don’t expect an inspired performance from this team.

Keep reading to find out everything you need to know about this game.

Where: Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, MO

When: Sunday, Dec. 18 at 1:00 p.m. EDT

Watch: CBS

Spread: Bengals -6.5

Take Cincinnati giving points as a road favorite here.

The Rams are absolutely atrocious this season and have not been covering spreads or winning games at all.

Andy Dalton is trying to lead his team to the playoffs in his rookie season and the rest of the Bengals roster are well aware that they cannot afford to lose a game from here on out if they want to keep that dream alive.

Look for them to win this by at least a touchdown. Cincinnati has only failed to cover one spread this entire season on the road.

Over/Under: 40

This game is definitely going over.

So far this season, 10 of the Bengals' games have gone over and they consistently find themselves in contests where the score is higher than bookmakers would have imagined.

This line is far too low for a game that will see both teams easily score at least 20 points.

Key Injuries (via Rotoworld)

Bengals

G Bobby Williams: OUT (Ankle—Injured Reserve)

T Andre Smith: QST (Ankle)

Rams

FB Brit Miller: OUT (Knee—Injured Reserve)

T Mark Levoir: Day-to-Day (Groin)

Fantasy Big Plays

Cedric Benson – The Rams have the worst rushing defense in the NFL and have allowed opposing runners to gain an average of 156.8 yards per game.

Benson will capitalize with a monster game against them.

Brandon Lloyd – St. Louis literally has two solid fantasy options, Steven Jackson and Lloyd.

He’s almost guaranteed to lead the team in targets, receptions and possibly touchdowns this week.

Keys to Bengals Win

Pound the rock.

If the Bengals can rush on the Rams like seemingly every other team done this season, they should have no problem picking up an easy W.

St. Louis simply can’t stop anyone on the ground and that won’t change on Sunday.

Keys to Rams Win

Step up on defense.

The Rams offense isn’t that awful despite Sam Bradford’s sophomore slump. They just need more chances and the defense hasn’t been helping them out by giving up constant scores and forcing them to be one-dimensional.

If the defense can force a few turnovers, it will open up their playbook more and allow them to stay in this game.

Prediction

Bengals 28 – Rams 17