Check out odds, plays and more for the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals NFL Week 3 matchup on September 26, 2021.
The Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) are slight, 2.5-point underdogs in a road AFC North matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Heinz Field. The over/under is 42.
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Odds for Steelers vs. Bengals
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Over/under insights
- Pittsburgh games finished over 42 points scored, its current matchup's over/under, 13 times (out of 17) last season.
- Last year, nine of Cincinnati's 16 games had a combined total higher than 42 points scored.
- These two teams averaged a combined 45.4 points per game a season ago, 3.4 more points than the over/under of 42 set for this game.
- Opponents of these two teams averaged a combined 46 points per game last season, four more than the point total for this matchup.
- The average point total for Steelers games last year was 2.9 more points than the total of 42 in this matchup.
- The average point total for the Bengals in 2020 was 3.8 points higher than this game's over/under.
Steelers stats and trends
- Pittsburgh won 10 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover six times.
- When playing as at least 2.5-point favorites last season, the Steelers had an ATS record of 6-6.
- A total of eight of Pittsburgh's games last season went over the point total.
- The Steelers racked up 26 points per game last season, comparable to the 26.5 per outing the Bengals gave up.
- Pittsburgh was 8-1 against the spread and 8-1 overall in games when it recorded over 26.5 points last season.
- The Steelers racked up 54.6 fewer yards per game (334.6) than the Bengals gave up per outing (389.2) last season.
- When Pittsburgh totaled more than 389.2 yards last year, the team was 1-2 against the spread and 1-2 overall.
- The Steelers turned the ball over 18 times last year, one more turnover than the Bengals forced (17).
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Bengals stats and trends
- Cincinnati won nine games against the spread last season, while failing to cover seven times.
- The Bengals were an underdog by 2.5 points or more 14 times last season, and covered the spread in eight of those contests.
- Last year, eight of Cincinnati's games hit the over.
- The Bengals scored just 0.1 fewer points per game (19.4) than the Steelers gave up (19.5) last season.
- Cincinnati was 8-0 against the spread and 4-3-1 overall last year when the team notched more than 19.5 points.
- The Bengals collected only 14 more yards per game (319.8) than the Steelers gave up per matchup (305.8) last year.
- Cincinnati was 6-2 against the spread and 3-5 overall when the team totaled over 305.8 yards last year.
- The Bengals had 24 giveaways last season, while the Steelers had 27 takeaways.
Home and road insights
- At home last season, Pittsburgh was 5-3 against the spread and 7-1 overall.
- Last year, as 2.5-point favorites or greater at home, the Steelers were 4-3 ATS.
- In five of eight home games last year, Pittsburgh went over the total.
- Last season, Steelers home games averaged 44.3 points, 2.3 more than this outing's over/under (42).
- Away from home last season, Cincinnati was 1-6-1 overall and 4-4 against the spread.
- In four of eight away games last season, Cincinnati hit the over.
- Bengals away games last season averaged 46.0 total points, 4.0 more than this contest's over/under (42).
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