Last Updated on December 12, 2010 2:45 pm by drew
Bengals vs. Steelers Odds
PITTSBURGH, PA (TheSpread) – The Pittsburgh Steelers look to build on their lead in the AFC North when they host the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at 1PM ET.
Pittsburgh is 9-3 on the season and 3-2 at home as they hold a 1-game lead on Baltimore in the division after beating the Ravens last week. Cincinnati is 2-10 this season and just 1-5 on the road. Trends show that the Bengals are just 2-6 against the point spread odds in their last 8 games against the Steelers while these two teams have went over the point total in 4 of the last 5 meetings.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com have released their odds for this game and given the Steelers a point spread of -9 at home. The over/under total has been set at 39.5. (View Matchup)
Opening odds had Pittsburgh favored by 9 points. The spread dropped back to 8.5 before returning to 9 at the end of the week. The over/under total opened at 40.5 points but has since fallen back to 39.5 points.
Pittsburgh is 7-5 against the spread this year and they have went under the over/under odds in 7 of 12 games this year. The Steelers have won three straight after a 13-10 win over the Ravens. Pittsburgh has the top defense in the league as they allow just 15.9 points and 301.6 yards per game. On offense, Pittsburgh is averaging just 331 yards per game with 120 of that coming on the ground from Rashard Mendenhall, who has 1,007 yards and nine touchdowns rushing this year.
Cincinnati is 4-8 against the spread this year and the Bengals have went over the over/under odds in 7 of 12 games. The Bengals have lost eight straight games now, with seven of those games coming by single digits. The Bengals offense is averaging 21.3 points per game on the year but the defense is giving up 26.8 points per contest. Carson Palmer has led the team with 3,009 yards passing and 20 touchdowns.
In terms of injuries, Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is expected to play despite suffering a broken nose last Sunday and also having an injured foot. Steelers’ tight end Heath Miller will not play due to a concussion. For Cincinnati, tight end Jermaine Gresham is questionable for personal reasons.
Over 23,700 public bets have been placed on this game and Pittsburgh is getting 57% of the wagers with point spread odds of -9 against the Bengals.
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