Steelers vs. Bengals Odds
Monday Night Football in Week 9 features the struggling Cincinnati Bengals hosting one of the top teams in the NFL, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Bengals are just 2-5 on the season and 1-2 at home while the Steelers are 5-2 this year and 3-1 at home. The Steelers are 7-1-1 ATS in their last nine meetings with the Bengals in Cincinnati and 5-2 ATS in their last seven meetings overall. The road team is also 12-4-1 ATS in the last 17 meetings between these two teams.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook SBGGLOBAL have made the Steelers a 6-point favorite on the road Monday night. The over/under point total has been set at 41.
Opening odds had the Steelers favored by just 3.5 points but the point spread has climbed all week, climaxing at 6 points. The over/under total opened at 41.5 and has simply dropped the hook to move to 41.
The Steelers are coming off a 20-10 loss at New Orleans last weekend. The Steelers have lost both games this year by a combined 13 points. They have not allowed more than 22 points in a single game this season. Ben Roethlisberger has thrown for 754 yards and five touchdowns in three games this season while Rashard Mendenhall has rushed for 603 yards and six scores. The Pittsburgh defense has been led by Lawrence Timmons, who has 74 tackles and three sacks while James Harrison has 49 tackles with six sacks.
The Bengals are coming off four straight losses, all of which have come by eight points ore less. Cincinnati has given up at least 22 points in their last four games. Carson Palmer has thrown for 1,855 yards and 12 touchdowns on the season while Cedric Benson has 545 rushing yards and two scores. Terrelle Owens has caught 45 passes for 629 yards and five touchdowns as well. The Bengals’ defense is led by Dhani Jones, who has five tackles while Leon Hall has four interceptions.
Pittsburgh defensive end Aaron Smith will be out again this week with an arm injury while tackle Flozell Adams is questionable with an ankle injury. Cincinnati cornerback Johnathan Joseph is questionable with an ankle injury as well.
Pittsburgh is getting 69% of the public wagers for this game at -6 against the Bengals. There have been over 65,000 bets placed on Monday night’s game.
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