Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals Prediction, 11/26/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 12

Game: Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Date: Sunday, November 26, 2023

Location: Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Bengals (+1)

Total/Over-Under: 34.5

Paycor Stadium is the site where the Cincinnati Bengals (5-5) will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4) on Sunday. Pittsburgh opens this contest as 1-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is 34.5.

The Pittsburgh Steelers come into this game with a record of 6-4 for this season. In their last game, the Steelers played the Browns and took a loss by a final of 13-10. Jaylen Warren was the leader on the ground for the Steelers with 9 carries for 129 yards (14.3 yds per carry). George Pickens averaged 9.5 yards per catch by notching 38 yds on 4 receptions. Kenny Pickett finished 15/28 with 106 yards through the air. He had a quarterback rate of 62.5 and finished the contest with no interceptions. Against the run, the Steelers gave up 96 yds on 29 tries, which is 3.3 yds per rush allowed. Pittsburgh conceded 24 pass completions on 43 tries for 163 yds, and a completion percentage of 55.8%. When the final whistle blew, they tallied 57 plays for 249 yards. The Pittsburgh Steelers rushed the ball a total of 26 times and had 172 yards, earning them an average of 6.6 yards per tote.

The Steelers have earned 2,801 total yards over the course of this season. Pittsburgh has a total of 80 first downs offensively, and they have been called for 55 infractions for 465 yds. When it comes to getting in the endzone, Pittsburgh has compiled 7 touchdowns through the air and 7 touchdowns on the ground. They have surrendered the football 8 times (6 interceptions and 2 fumbles lost). As a unit they average 110.1 yards in the run game which has them sitting 16th in the National Football League. When talking about putting points on the board, the Pittsburgh Steelers are sitting at 16.6 points per outing.

The Steelers are sitting in 7th in the NFL regarding the opposition scoring, giving up 19.5 points per game. The opposition is running for an average of 4.4 yards per run and 127.7 rushing yards per contest this season. During this campaign, they have allowed 1,277 yards via the ground game in 10 contests. Concerning yards via the pass, the Steelers have allowed 2,399 yards which puts them in 21st in the NFL. They have allowed 239.9 yards per game via the pass as well as conceding a completion percentage of 58.4%. For the year, they are conceding 367.6 yards per game which puts them 27th in the NFL.

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The Bengals come into this matchup with a record of 5-5 for this season. In their last game, the Bengals took a defeat with a final score of 34-20 when they faced the Ravens. Joe Burrow (1 touchdown) walked away from the contest with 101 yards on 11/17 passing while his quarterback rating was 100.4. He didn't toss any interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 5.9 yds. Tanner Hudson had the best day in terms of receiving for the Bengals, bringing in 4 throws for 49 yds (12.3 yds per reception). Joe Mixon carried the rock 16 times for 69 yds, ending the game with 4.3 yards per carry for Cincinnati. The Bengals ended up finishing with 272 yds on 59 plays (4.6 yards per play). Cincinnati ended up running for 5.9 yards per carry, finishing the game with 136 yards on 23 attempts. Cincinnati conceded 31 run attempts for 157 yds (5.1 yards per rush). The Bengals secondary conceded a completion percentage of 61.5%, surrendering 248 yards on 16 out of 26 through the air.

The Cincinnati Bengals maintain an average of 298.7 yards per contest which is good for 24th out of all teams in the NFL. They are averaging 80.9 rushing yards per game and have rushed for 809 yards for the season. They have thrown 6 interceptions while allowing opponents to recover 2 fumbles and they have been able to earn 120 1st downs. The Cincinnati offense has 427 yards of penalties on 50 infractions, which has them sitting 31st in football in terms of helping out the other team. For the season so far, the Bengals have compiled 2,178 yards through the air as well as holding an average of 217.8 passing yards per game, which has them ranked 18th out of all NFL teams. In terms of how much they score, the Bengals rank 21st in the league by tallying 20.2 PPG.

They have conceded 13 touchdowns via the pass as well as 247.8 yards/contest, which has them ranked 27th in the NFL. Cincinnati has allowed a total of 1,383 yards rushing (138.3 yards per game) and 11 touchdowns by ground this season. Overall, they have allowed 226 total points. Their defense has 18 turnovers (6 fumbles and 12 picks) for the year. The Bengals defense has participated in 628 plays, which ranks them 11th in the league. The Bengals are relinquishing 22.6 points per contest, which puts them in 21st in the NFL.

Who will win tonight's Steelers/Bengals NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Bengals +1

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