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Minnesota Vikings vs. Cincinnati Bengals NFL Betting Pick Prediction 12/16/2023
Vikings at Bengals—Running back Mattison and right tackle are out for Minnesota. Receiver Justin Jefferson is questionable. Cincinnati offensive and defensive starters are healthy. Minnesota improved to 7-6 following their 3-0 road win at Las Vegas. The Vikings rushed for 132 yards on 30 carries. They held the Vikings to 3.2 yards per run with 156 yards passing on 32 attempts. Minnesota had a -3-turnover margin. Joshua Dobbs completed 10 of 23 passes for 63 yards. He averaged 2.7 yards per pass attempt and was benched. Nick Mullens in relief and went 9 of 13 for 83 yards with 6.4 yards per pass attempt. Cincinnati improved to 7-6 following their 34-14 home victory to Indianapolis. The Bengals rushed for 111 yards on 32 carries. They held the Colts to 46 yards rushing with 226 yards passing on 39 attempts. Jake Browning hit 18 of 24 for 275 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He averaged 11.5 yards per pass attempt.
The Pick: Mullens will get the start for the Vikings for an ineffective Dobbs. A career 27 touchdowns and 21 interceptions for Mullens. The Bengals playmakers are healthy and the Vikings are allowing 69.7% completion rate ranking 31st in the NFL. Vikings poor running game can’t help Mullens in this road start. Play Cincinnati -3.
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Indianapolis Colts NFL Betting Pick Prediction 12/16/2023
Steelers at Colts—Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett is out and their left guard questionable. Their defensive starters are healthy. Indianapolis running back Taylor and the right tackle are out. All starters on defense are healthy. Pittsburgh fell to 7-6 following their 21-18 home defeat to New England. The Steelers rushed for 82 yards on 28 carries. They held the Patriots to 3.2 yards per rush with 222 yards passing on 28 attempts. Mitchell Trubisky completed 22 of 35 for 190 yards with a touchdown and interceptions. He averaged 5.4 yards per pass attempt and had a rushing touchdown. Indianapolis drops to 7-6 after their 34-14 road defeat to Cincinnati. The Colts rushed for 46 yards on 18 carries. They allowed 111 yards rushing to the Bengals with 274 yards passing on 25 attempts. Gardner Minshew hit 26 of 39 for 240 yards with a touchdown and interceptions. He averaged 6.2 yards per pass attempt.
The Pick: Trubisky to get the start for Pittsburgh. Not confident with him on the road here. Steelers offense the past three games are averaging 14.7 points and 334 yards per game. At home the Colts are putting up 26.5 points and 376 yards per game. The Pittsburgh defense is giving up big plays in the passing game. Play Indianapolis -1.5.
Denver Broncos vs. Detroit Lions NFL Betting Pick Prediction 12/16/2023
Broncos at Lions—Denver starters are healthy. On defense a linebacker and safety are questionable. Detroit fullback is out with receiver Reynolds, left tackle and center are questionable. On defense a tackle is questionable. Denver improved to 7-6 with their 24-7 road win at Los Angeles Chargers. The Broncos rushed for 106 yards on 31 carries. They held Los Angeles to 76 yards rushing with 207 yards passing on 42 attempts. Russell Wilson completed 21 of 33 for 224 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He averaged 6.8 yards per pass attempt. Detroit fell to 9-4 after their 28-13 road defeat to Chicago. The Lions rushed for 140 yards on 24 carries. They allowed 142 yards rushing to the Bears with 194 yards passing on 33 attempts. Detroit had a -3-turnover margin. Jared Goff hit 20 of 35 for 161 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. He averaged a season low 4.6 yards per pass attempt.
The Pick: Lions back home after back-to-back road games. Prefer Goff in a dome at home and not in an outdoor December game in Chicago like last week. At home Goff is completing 69.8% of his passes with 7.7 yards per pass attempt. Russell Wilson has seven of his eight interceptions on the road this season. Denver allows 5.5 yards per rush and 68.5% completion rate on the road defensively. Play Detroit -4.5.