Bengals vs. Steelers Odds
PITTSBURGH, PA (The Spread) – The Cincinnati Bengals look to improve their playoff standing Sunday night when they hit the road to face the Pittsburgh Steelers at 8:25PM ET on NBC.
Cincinnati is 9-4 overall, 3-4 on the road and 8-4-1 against the spread. Pittsburgh is 5-8 overall, 3-3 at home and 6-7 against the spread. Pittsburgh has won five of its last seven against Cincinnati.
Trends show that the road team is 16-7-1 against the spread in the last 24 games in this series while the two have hit the under in their last four meetings overall and last four meetings in Pittsburgh.
According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv, the Bengals are favored on the road, as they have odds of -1.5 points against the Steelers on Sunday night. The over/under total for the game has been set at 41.5 points (View Matchup). The opening odds for this game had Cincinnati favored by 2.5 points. The spread fell to a low of 1 point before working back to 1.5. The over/under total opened at 40.5 and slowly climbed to 41.5.
Cincinnati is coming off a 42-28 win over the Colts last week. The Bengals have won three straight to take a two-game lead in the AFC North standings. Cincinnati is averaging 370.7 yards per game on offense while the defense is giving up 320.6 yards per contest. Andy Dalton has thrown for 3,419 yards and 25 touchdowns to lead the offense while A.J. Green has 78 receptions for 1,175 yards and eight touchdowns. The defense is being led by Vontaze Burfict, who has 139 tackles and seven tackles for loss.
Pittsburgh is coming off a 34-28 loss to Miami last week for their second straight loss, which put them out of playoff contention. Pittsburgh is averaging 344.2 yards per game on offense while the defense is allowing 342.6 yards per contest. Ben Roethlisberger has thrown for 3,724 yards and 24 touchdowns with 10 interceptions to lead the offense while Antonio Brown has caught 90 passes for 1,241 yards and seven touchdowns. The defense is being led by Jason Worilds, who has 57 tackles with seven sacks.
In terms of Injuries, Pittsburgh defensive end Brett Keisel (foot) and receiver Jerricho Cotchery (shoulder) are both questionable. Cincinnati linebacker James Harrison (illness) is questionable while cornerback Terence Newman (knee) is out.
The Public Bets for this game are currently backing the Bengals, as Cincinnati is getting 68% of the wagers with odds of -1.5 points at Pittsburgh on Sunday.
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