Steelers Visit Bengals on Monday Night<\/strong><\/p>\n Well, the AFC North is tight again! There is a four way tie for top spot after week 1. Not surprising until you realize that NO TEAM won their Week 1 matchup. <\/p>\n Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1) at Cincinnati Bengals (0-1)<\/strong> ATS Matchup Stats<\/a> | NFL Gambling Insight!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Check out our in-house Handicapper!!! Buy Razor Ray’s NFL FOOTBALL Picks Today!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Both the Steelers and the Bengals have high hopes in 2013 \u2013 the Bengals emerged from their Week 1 game relatively unscathed while the Steelers were absolutely decimated by injuries in their Week 1 loss.<\/p>\n The Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 loss in Week 1 came with a price. Not only will Pittsburgh have to live with the sting of losing their home opener versus an average Titans team, but they also lost Center Maurkice Pouncy for the year, they lost LaRod Stevens-Howling for the season and they also lost one of their defensive leaders Larry Foote for the year as well. <\/p>\n Three quality starters gone after Week 1 \u2013 it seems a tad unfair!<\/p>\n Pittsburgh\u2019s offense is in some trouble! Ben Roethlisberger didn\u2019t even reach 200 yards in Week 1 and the running game gained just 32 total yards. The team netted just 195 yards of total offense against an average Titans defense and now they have the task of facing a Bengals squad that is touted to be one of the better defensive units in the game this season. Ben\u2019s suspect leaky O-line got a whole lot sketchier Sunday \u2013 it is hard to imagine how this guy is going to hold up with a lack of protection. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n Defensively the Steelers looked good allowing just 229 yards of offense and just 70 rushing yards to Chris Johnson. They are still among the elite defenses in the game but without Larry Foote they could be in some trouble.<\/p>\n The Cincinnati Bengals let one slip away against the Bears last week \u2013 up 21-10 the Bears managed two TDs in the last quarter and a half to post tie comeback win. It was an early season choke that the Bengals hope doesn\u2019t come back to haunt them.<\/p>\n The Bengals offense looked to be in midseason form \u2013 for the first half of the game! Andy Dalton passed for 282 yards and 2 TDs both to Stud AJ Green who also posted 162 yards receiving. The problem is that nobody else did anything for this team and the Bengals gained a total of 23 yards in the last quarter and a half of the game. Cincinnati was also guilty of a couple of bad turnovers that cost them.<\/p>\n One positive thing for the Bengals going forward? Their issues can be fixed and the opening week jitters are a thing of the past starting this Monday!<\/p>\n Cincinnati\u2019s defense was a tad underwhelming as well in Week 1 \u2013 they will be better heading into this week. It is true that they held Matt Forte in check Sunday but the team was unable to stop Brandon Marshall and the passing game. The Bengals defense is touted to be one of the best this season \u2013 they will be looking to bounce back from their collapse in Week 1.<\/p>\n A few trends to consider<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Under is 8-0 in PIT last 8 games in Week 2. Both the Steelers and the Bengals were touted as possible playoff teams this year \u2013 their Week 1 efforts were uncharacteristic of these teams. But heading into Week 2 it is hard to imagine the Steelers being able to overcome the loss of a few key starters on an already thin roster. The Bengals will be a motivated team for sure and it looks as though they may have caught the Steelers at the perfect time. Expect the Steelers O-line to become a glaring weakness again, for Ben Roethlisberger to be running for his life again and for the Steelers to struggle mightily in Week 2. Cincinnati has a sense of optimism going forward \u2013 the Steelers have nothing but desperation.<\/p>\n Pick:<\/strong> Cincinnati Bengals -6 1\/2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati Betting? Steelers Visit Bengals on Monday Night Well, the AFC North is tight again! There is a four way tie for top spot after week 1. 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\n When: 8:40 PM ET, Monday, September 16, 2013<\/strong>
\n Where: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio<\/strong>
\n Broadcast: ESPN<\/strong>
\n Steelers vs. Bengals Betting Lines\u00a0<\/strong>
\n Pittsburgh Steelers +6\u00bd +100 +265 Ov 40\u00bd -110<\/strong>
\n Cincinnati Bengals -6\u00bd -120 -315 Un 40\u00bd -110<\/strong>
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MNF Betting Prediction<\/h3>\n
\n\u2022 Over is 7-2 in PIT last 9 road games.
\n\u2022 Under is 7-2 in PIT last 9 vs. AFC North.
\n\u2022 Under is 8-2 in CIN last 10 games overall.
\n\u2022 CIN are 2-7-2 ATS in their last 11 vs. AFC North.
\n\u2022 CIN are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games overall.
\n\u2022 PIT are 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 meetings.
\n\u2022 Road team is 20-8-1 ATS in their last 29 meetings.<\/p>\n