These are the online NFL betting spread and total for the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals game on Sunday, December 18th at SBG Gobal, the sportsbook of choice of the NFL betting public:
Steelers -3 (-125) 44 (-110)
Bengals +3 (+105) 44 (-110)
The Steelers (8-5) beat the Buffalo Bills 27-20 on Sunday. Ben Roethlisberger threw 17 of 31 for 220 yards with three interceptions. Leveon Bell ran for 236 yards and three TDs on 38 carries. Antonio Brown had 78 yards on five receptions. Chris Boswell made 2 of 2 field goals. Sean Davis had six tackles and 1½ sacks. Bud Dupree had two sacks. Artie Burns intercepted one pass. The Pittsburgh Steelers have won four games in a row.
The Bengals (5-7-1) beat the Browns – as you do – 23-10 on Sunday. Andy Dalton went 20 of 28 for 180 yards with two TDs. Jeremy Hill ran for 111 yards and one TD on 25 carries. Tyler Eifert had 48 yards and two TDs on six receptions. Mike Nugent made 1 of 2 field goals. Karlos Dansby had 11 tackles and one sack. Geno Atkins had two sacks. George Iloka intercepted one pass. The Bengals have won two games in a row.
Pittsburgh ranks 7th in total yards (374.0), 8th in passing yards (261.2), 9th in rushing yards (112.8), and 12th in points (24.4) per game, and 4th in rushing yards (90.1), 9th in points (19.7), 11th in total yards (342.7), and 21st in passing yards (252.6) allowed per game. Big Ben is 283 of 440 (64.3%) for 3254 yards with 25 TDs and 11 picks. Bell has run for 1053 yards and six TDs on 218 carries. Brown has 1130 yards and 11 TDs on 93 catches. Lawrence Timmons has 90 combined tackles. James Harrison has five sacks. Burns has intercepted three passes.
Cinci ranks 8th in rushing yards (114.6), 9th in total yards (371.1), 11th in passing yards (256.5), and 23rd in points (20.6) per game, and 11th in points (20.7), 12th in passing yards (238.2), 20th in total yards (357.3), and 25th in rushing yards (119.1) allowed per game. Dalton is 302 of 467 (64.7%) for 3555 yards with 16 TDs and six picks. Hill has run for 788 yards and eight TDs on 195 carries. A.J. Green has 964 yards on 66 catches while Eifert has five TDs on 28 catches. Vontaze Burfict has 92 combined tackles. Carlos Dunlap has seven sacks.
Steelers online NFL betting trends: 4-1 against the spread and straight-up in the last five games, 5-1-1 against the spread and 6-1 straight-up in the last seven games versus the Bengals, 10-2-1 against the spread in the last 13 visits to Cincinnati, and 14-2 straight-up in the last 16 visits to Cincinnati.
Bengals online NFL betting trends: 4-9-2 against the spread in the last 15 games, 2-3-1 straight-up in the last six games, 3-5-1 against the spread in the last nine home games, 1-5-1 against the spread and 1-6 straight-up in the last seven games versus the Steelers, and 2-12-2 against the spread and 2-14 straight-up in the last 16 games hosting the Steelers.