Bengals at Texans, Week 2: expert picks and result
Result
11 of 23 experts picked the Bengals to win. Against the spread, 9 of 12 picks covered.
One game says little about an expert. Each name links to a full season record.
Lines the experts picked against
- CBS Sports spread: HOU -2.5
- NFL.com spread (FanDuel line printed in the article): HOU -2.5, total 45.5
- CBS Sports moneyline: CIN +126, HOU -151
How the experts split
Counts of experts, not probabilities.
Straight up
CIN: 11HOU: 12
Who picked which side
Bengals (11)
- Bobby Kownack Win
- Dave Richard Win
- Eric Moody Win
- Jamey Eisenberg Win
- Jared Dubin Win
- Jeremy Fowler Win
- John Breech Win
- Lindsey Thiry Win
- Pamela Maldonado Win
- Ryan Wilson Win
- Tyler Sullivan Win
Texans (12)
- Ben Solak Loss
- Brooke Cersosimo Loss
- Dan Graziano Loss
- Dan Parr Loss
- Gennaro Filice Loss
- Jason Reid Loss
- Jeremy Bergman Loss
- Kalyn Kahler Loss
- Matt Bowen Loss
- Mike Clay Loss
- Pete Prisco Loss
- Seth Wickersham Loss
Against the spread
CIN: 9HOU: 3
Bengals (9)
- Bobby Kownack +2.5 Win
- Brooke Cersosimo +2.5 Win
- Dave Richard +2.5 Win
- Jamey Eisenberg +2.5 Win
- Jared Dubin +2.5 Win
- Jeremy Bergman +2.5 Win
- John Breech +2.5 Win
- Ryan Wilson +2.5 Win
- Tyler Sullivan +2.5 Win
Texans (3)
- Dan Parr -2.5 Loss
- Gennaro Filice -2.5 Loss
- Pete Prisco -2.5 Loss
Every pick
| Expert | Straight up | Against the spread | Predicted score | How we got it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Richard CBS Sports | CIN Win | CIN +2.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Jamey Eisenberg CBS Sports | CIN Win | CIN +2.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Jared Dubin CBS Sports | CIN Win | CIN +2.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| John Breech CBS Sports | CIN Win | CIN +2.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Pete Prisco CBS Sports | HOU Loss | HOU -2.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Ryan Wilson CBS Sports | CIN Win | CIN +2.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Tyler Sullivan CBS Sports | CIN Win | CIN +2.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Ben Solak ESPN | HOU Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Dan Graziano ESPN | HOU Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Eric Moody ESPN | CIN Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Jason Reid ESPN | HOU Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Jeremy Fowler ESPN | CIN Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Kalyn Kahler ESPN | HOU Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Lindsey Thiry ESPN | CIN Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Matt Bowen ESPN | HOU Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Mike Clay ESPN | HOU Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Pamela Maldonado ESPN | CIN Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Seth Wickersham ESPN | HOU Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Bobby Kownack NFL.com | CIN Win | CIN +2.5 Win | CIN 28-24 | Restored after the game |
| Brooke Cersosimo NFL.com | HOU Loss | CIN +2.5 Win | HOU 25-24 | Restored after the game |
| Dan Parr NFL.com | HOU Loss | HOU -2.5 Loss | HOU 24-21 | Restored after the game |
| Gennaro Filice NFL.com | HOU Loss | HOU -2.5 Loss | HOU 22-19 | Restored after the game |
| Jeremy Bergman NFL.com | HOU Loss | CIN +2.5 Win | HOU 23-21 | Restored after the game |
Sources
- CBS Sports picks against the spread · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:31 UTC · SHA-256
847ffbd8011a… - CBS Sports picks, straight up · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:31 UTC · SHA-256
093777b1f1dd… - ESPN expert picks · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:31 UTC · SHA-256
753a3fbd677c… - NFL.com picks article · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:42 UTC · SHA-256
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