Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/23/2023

Game Time: 4:30 pm ET, Saturday, December 23, 2023

Venue:  Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA 

Where to Watch:  NBC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Bengals -2.5, Steelers +2.5; Over/Under:  38.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Bengals -2.5, Steelers +2.5; Over/Under:  38.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Bengals -2.5, Steelers +2.5; Over/Under:  38 points

Cincinnati Bengals:  8-6 (3rd place, AFC North)

Pittsburgh Steelers:  7-7 (4th place, AFC North)

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Cincinnati Bengals:  won their last game at home against the Minnesota Vikings in overtime 27-24.

Pittsburgh Steelers:  lost their last game on the road against the Indianapolis Colts 30-13.

The Bengals are entering this game with an 8-6 record overall and they have a 0-4 record in their divisional games too. They are 5-3 in their home games, 3-3 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against the Minnesota Vikings 27-24 in OT. Jake Browning was the starting QB and he completed 29/42 passes for 324 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Joe Mixon led the team in rushing yards with 47 and 1 TD. Ja'Marr Chase led the receivers with 64 receiving yards on 4 receptions. Germaine Pratt led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 7 assisted tackles while Trey Hendrickson led the defense in sacks with 1.5. Mike Hilton and B.J. Hill each came away with 1 interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

The Steelers are entering this game with a 7-7 record overall and they have a 3-1 record in their divisional games too. They are 4-4 in their home games, 3-3 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against the Indianapolis Colts 30-13. Mitch Trubisky was the starting QB and he completed 16/23 passes for 169 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions. Jaylen Warren led the team in rushing yards with 40. Diontae Johnson led the receivers with 62 receiving yards on 4 receptions and 1 TD. Elandon Roberts led the defense in that game with 8 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while T. J. Watt led the defense in sacks with 2. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have the Bengals listed as a 2.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Bengals have looked good in their games this season with their 8-6 record overall despite all the adversity they have had to go through. They have lost their starting QB Joe Burrow for the season but Jake Browning has looked good in this offense with 3 wins in a row now. Meanwhile, the Steelers haven't looked great this season with their 7-7 record overall as they have been winning in a lot of ugly games all season, but now it is starting to catch up to them since they haven't looked good at all in their last few games without Kenny Pickett. Even with Pickett starting, their offense hasn't looked great for most of the year and they have been trending in the wrong direction over the last few weeks. This Bengals team has a lot of momentum right now from their 3 wins in a row and they are in a better position to win the Wild Card spot over the Steelers, especially with a win in this game. The best way to place a bet here is on the Bengals to cover the spread in this game. 

Bengals Steelers Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Saturday, December 23, 2023 (4:30 pm ET start time) is Bengals 24 Steelers 17.

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Cincinnati Bengals: 3-6 ATS against conference opponents. 0-4 ATS versus division opponents. 5-9 ATS after gaining 375 or more total yards in 3 consecutive games. 18-9 UNDER in games where the line is +3 to -3. 18-9 UNDER in road games. 7-1 UNDER after a win by 3 or less points. 

Pittsburgh Steelers: 16-8 ATS in games where the line is +3 to -3. 23-10 ATS off a road blowout loss by 14 points or more. 25-12 ATS after 3 or more consecutive losses against the spread. 10-4 UNDER in all games. 16-9 UNDER in home games. 11-5 UNDER off 1 or more straight overs. 

Cincinnati Bengals:  D. Reader (DT) I-R - Quadricep. J. Chase (WR) day-to-day - Shoulder. D. Smith (OT) day-to-day - Knee. J. Tufele (DT) day-to-day - Illness. J. Bachie (LB) day-to-day - Oblique. J. Carman (OT) day-to-day - Illness. D. Ivey (CB) day-to-day - Knee. C. Taylor-Britt (CB) Out indefinitely - Ankle. J. Burrow (QB) I-R - Wrist. T. Anderson (S) Out indefinitely - Knee. D. Cochran (OT) I-R - Knee. D. Maxwell (DT) I-R - Knee.

Pittsburgh Steelers:  M. Fitzpatrick (S) day-to-day - Knee. D. Kazee (S) out for season - Suspension. C. Heyward (DT) day-to-day - Concussion. T. Thompson (DB) day-to-day - Neck. K. Pickett (QB) Early Jan - Ankle. E. Riley (S) Out indefinitely - Ankle. K. Neal (S) Out indefinitely - Ribs. K. Alexander (LB) I-R - Achilles. C. Holcomb (LB) I-R - Knee. R. Wren (DT) I-R - Achilles. C. Trice (DB) I-R - Leg.

“Jake’s just so steady, you know? He really is. He doesn’t get rattled by a negative play. He doesn’t overreact to it.” - Zac Taylor after his team’s win against the Vikings in their last game. 

“Let’s be honest, we’re a fundamentally poor football team right now. We’re playing losing football and I own that. I don’t necessarily have the answers today. If I did, we’d have played differently today. But I will acknowledge things will not continue the way that they are.” - Mike Tomlin after his team’s loss against the Colts in their last game.

WR Chase, Ja'Marr 

WR Higgins, Tee 

WR Boyd, Tyler 

TE Sample, Drew 

QB Browning, Jake 

RB Mixon, Joe 

WR Pickens, George 

WR Johnson, Diontae  

WR Robinson II, Allen 

TE Freiermuth, Pat   

QB Pickett, Kenny 

RB Harris, Najee

Passing: J. Burrow (2309)

Rushing: J. Mixon (815)

Receiving: J. Chase (1156)

Touchdowns: J. Mixon (9)

Passing: K. Pickett (2070)

Rushing: N. Harris (723)

Receiving: G. Pickens (814)

Touchdowns: N. Harris (4)

Coaches:

Cincinnati Bengals: Zac Taylor (5th season)

Pittsburgh Steelers: Mike Tomlin (17th season)