Oddsmakers like the Cincinnati Bengals over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 11 coming off the visiting team’s bye week.
Those Bengals had a bye while the Steelers got T.J. Watt back and took down the New Orleans Saints to move to 3-6.
According to the lines at Tipico Sportsbook, the Bengals start the week as 4.5-point favorites.
That’s a line that could only potentially keep growing with the news the Steelers will likely be without star safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. While that saga unfolds, the Bengals could be getting DJ Reader and Ja’Marr Chase back on both sides of the ball.
The Steelers did beat the Bengals at home to start the season, though it was a very, very strange affair in which a season-ending injury to Bengals long-snapper Clark Harris skewed the outcome late.
Fast forward to now, a Bengals team getting healthier after a bye and slowly starting to resemble the Super Bowl offense from one year ago feels like a safe bet, especially if the Steelers miss such a critical part of the defense.
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