{"id":28655,"date":"2025-01-02T17:16:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T17:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/?p=28655"},"modified":"2025-01-02T17:17:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T17:17:38","slug":"bengals-vs-steelers-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/bengals-vs-steelers-prediction\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals vs Steelers Prediction: Cincinnati Needs the Win and Pittsburgh Has Options (Jan 4)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Cincinnati Bengals (8-8) travel to Pittsburgh to play the Steelers (10-6) in a make-or-break game to keep their playoff hopes alive. Pittsburgh can win the AFC North if Baltimore, playing the earlier Saturday game, loses to Cleveland. Our Bengals vs Steelers prediction is for favored Cincinnati to cover the 2-point spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head-to-head, Pittsburgh has dominated with a record of 71-39.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offshore Odds: The Bengals Are Slight Favorites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Team<\/th>Spread<\/th>Money Line<\/th>Total<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Bengals<\/td>-2 (-110)<\/td>-136<\/td>O 48 (-110)<\/td><\/tr>
Steelers<\/td>+2 (-110)<\/td>+116<\/td>U 48 (-110)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cincinnati Needs to Win and Get Significant Help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If the Bengals don’t make the playoffs, it will provide little solace this offseason that they’re the one team nobody wants to face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their Week 17 win over Denver neatly summarized their season. In overtime, Bengals kicker Cade York \u2014 on the team because Evan McPherson injured his groin in Week 13 \u2014 missed a 33-yard field goal that would have won the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After forcing a Broncos punt on the subsequent possession, Joe Burrow marched the Bengals down the field and threw the winning touchdown pass with little over a minute remaining in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They lived another week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how Cincinnati can make the playoffs as the last AFC Wild Card:<\/p>\n\n\n\n