Bengals Slight Home Betting Favorites Against Steelers Coming Off Bye Week

Cincinnati basically has to win this game, and every AFC game remaining.
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) celebrates a sack with defensive tackle BJ Hill (92) in the first quarter of the NFL Week 12 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023.
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) celebrates a sack with defensive tackle BJ Hill (92) in the first quarter of the NFL Week 12 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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CINCINNATI — Cincinnati is favored coming off of the bye week. Most major sportsbooks opened the Bengals at a -2.5 betting spread to beat Pittsburgh next weekend and keep playoff hope alive this season.

Cincinnati cannot afford another AFC loss and enter this contest 4-7 overall with a 6-5 record against the spread. Pittsburgh is 8-3 ATS and straight up amidst a stellar start to the season.

Pittsburgh's won three of its past four games in this series. The point total is 47 as Cincinnati tries to buck that trend.

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