40* NFL Situational Dog of the Week (Bengals +1) 

I think the books have set a bad line here with the Ravens as a road favorite against the Bengals. Cincinnati has been out of the playoff picture for a while now and while they are short-handed, they have not quit and I certainly aren't going to lay down in their home finale against a division rival. Baltimore is a good team and probably should be favored over Cincinnati in most situations. The thing is, this isn't one of them. The Ravens essentially played a playoff game last week at Pittsburgh. Win and they controlled their destiny in the AFC North, lose and they are out of the playoff race. That's a really tough pill to swallow and I just don't see them coming out and playing their hearts out with their season basically lost last week. When you aren't motivated to play, things can get ugly in a hurry, regardless of who the other team has on the field. Give me the Bengals +1!

50* NFL Vegas Sharp Money Top Play (Eagles -4.5) 

I absolutely love the value here with the Eagles in this one. Dallas is treating this like a Week 1 preseason game (resting guys, only playing starters for a series or two). I know the Eagles are favored, but I don't think by near enough given the circumstances. This game means absolutely nothing to the Cowboys and the only thing on the coaches and players minds is to make sure no one gets hurt. They are going to keep things very vanilla and get the scrubs in as quickly as possible. The reason the line isn't bigger, is because there's so many public Cowboys backers out there that will bet them regardless of the situation. Philadelphia has shown they aren't going to just lay down and quit because their season didn't go as planned. I think this one is going to get ugly in a hurry and even if Dallas keeps it close early, they should pull away in the 2nd half. Give me the Eagles -4.5!