At the beginning of the season, the Cincinnati Bengals made a significant investment in a potential Super Bowl run. A notoriously cheap organization paid for top talent and expected to beat the future market NFL Odds. Instead, Cincinnati has been decimated by injuries and faces a lost season. Namely, quarterback Joe Burrow is out, probably for the year, and with that, the Bengals’ playoff hopes are crushed. On Thursday, the Bengals will host the Pittsburgh Steelers, who are something of a default favorite in the AFC North. Aaron Rodgers has boosted the Steelers’ playoff hopes.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
| Date and Time: | Thursday, October 16, 2025, 8:15 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH |
| TV Coverage: | Prime Video |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Steelers | -5½ ( -112 ) | 42½ ( -117 ) | -255 |  |
| Bengals | +5½ ( -108 ) | 42½ ( -103 ) | +210 | |
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Pittsburgh Steelers Team Overview
Last week, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns 23-9 as 6-point home favorites. The game went under the Offshore bookmaker total of 38.5. As a result, the Steelers are 4-1 straight up, 3-2 against the spread, and 3-2 over the total.
In sum, Pittsburgh has NFL metrics of 29th for offense, 24th for passing, 29th for rushing, 14th for scoring, and 7th for fewest turnovers committed. Defensively, Pittsburgh ranks 25th overall, 27th against the pass, and 17th against the rush, 15th for fewest points allowed, and 9th for takeaways.
Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes as the Pittsburgh Steelers topped the visiting Cleveland Browns. Rodgers, who completed 21 of 30 passes for 235 yards, found Connor Heyward and DK Metcalf for second-half touchdowns. Additionally, Chris Boswell added three field goals for Pittsburgh while Jalen Ramsey had two of the Steelers’ six sacks.
In turn, Dillon Gabriel was 29 of 52 for 221 yards for Cleveland, which has not won a regular-season game in Pittsburgh since 2003. The Browns managed only 248 total yards of offense. Consider that Cleveland is yet to score more than 17 points in a game this season.
Cincinnati Bengals Team Overview
Last game, the Cincinnati Bengals lost 27-18 to the Green Bay Packers as 15-point road dogs. The game ended in a push versus the total of 45. As a result, the Bengals are 2-4 straight up, 2-4 against the spread, and 3-2-1 over the total
Cincinnati ranks 31st for total offense, 30th for passing, 32nd for rushing, 29th for scoring, and 31st for fewest turnovers committed. In comparison, Cincinnati ranks 30th for total defense, 31st vs. the pass, 267th vs. the rush, 29th for fewest points allowed, and 6th for takeaways.
Namely, Jordan Love completed 19 of 26 passes for 259 yards with one interception. Jacobs carried 18 times for 93 yards. Overall, Green Bay had a 409-268 advantage in total yards. The Bengals totaled just 55 yards on the ground.
Of great concern was the arrival of Joe Flacco to the Bengals in an emergency trade. Flacco, who started for Cleveland against the Packers in Week 3, completed 29 of 45 passes for 219 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
Steelers at Bengals Betting Trends
Late on, the Steelers have struggled to hold betting value on the road. Pittsburgh covered only two of its most recent seven home games. Three of their last five away games went under the total.
Meanwhile, the Bengals have been an inconsistent betting value at home. Cincinnati covered only four of its most recent ten home games. The Bengals went over the total in 11 of their last 13 home matchups.
In the series between the Steelers and Bengals, Cincinnati covered the spread in only six of the previous 20 meetings. Six of the last ten meetings between the Steelers and Bengals went over the total.
Specifically at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh got the money in its last three visits. Three of the last five meetings between the Bengals at Steelers at Cincinnati went over the total.
Steelers at Bengals SBG Free Picks
As mentioned earlier, the Bengals’ season is wiped out with Burrow out of the lineup. Most important of all, the Steelers have had the NFL Betting advantage in their series with the Bengals.