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Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers NFL Betting Pick Prediction 12/23/2023
Bengals at Steelers—Cincinnati receiver Ja’Marr Chase is out. Their starters on defense are healthy. Quarterback Kenny Pickett is out in Pittsburgh. On defense a free safety is out. Cincinnati improved to 8-6 with their 27-24 home overtime victory to Minnesota. The Bengals rushed for 80 yards on 22 carries. They allowed 143 yards rushing to the Vikings with 281 yards passing on 34 attempts. Jake Browning completed 29 of 42 for 324 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He averaged 7.7 yards per pass attempt. Pittsburgh fell to 7-7 following their 30-13 road defeat to Indianapolis. The Steelers rushed for 74 yards on 24 carries. They allowed 170 yards rushing to the Colts with 202 yards passing on 28 attempts. Pittsburgh had a -3-turnover margin.
The Pick: Steelers offense past three games averaging 265 yards and 13.7 points per game. Mason Rudolph gets the start at quarterback for Pickett. Trubisky has been demoted to third string and will backup Rudolph here. He has a career 61.5% completion rate with only 6.1 yards per pass attempt. Cincinnati in their divisional games averaging 14.3 points and 229 yards per game. Browning is missing a key target in the passing game. In week 12 at home to Pittsburgh the Bengals with Browning under center were only able to put up 10 points. The teams combined for 26 points in that first meeting. Should be harder for Browning in this road spot with Chase. Play Cincinnati and Pittsburgh under 38.
Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Chargers NFL Betting Pick Prediction 12/23/2023
Bills at Chargers—Buffalo starters on offense are healthy with their free safety on defense out. Los Angeles receiver Keenan Allen is out. On defense a defensive end is questionable with a corner doubtful. Buffalo improved to 8-6 with their 31-30 home victory to Dallas Cowboys. The Bills rushed for 266 yards on 49 carries. They limited the Cowboys to 89 yards rushing with 106 yards passing on 34 attempts. Josh Allen completed 7 of 15 for 94 yards with a touchdown. He averaged 6.3 yards per pass attempt and rushed for 24 yards and a touchdown. Los Angeles drops to 5-9 following their 63-21 road defeat to Las Vegas. The Chargers rushed for 92 yards on 28 carries. They allowed 124 yards rushing to the Raiders with 254 yards passing on 36 attempts. Los Angeles had a -5-turnover margin. Easton Stick hit 23 of 32 for 257 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. He averaged 8 yards per pass attempt.
The Pick:
Los Angeles embarrassment on national television last week led to a coaching change and an interim is in charge here. Buffalo has been a bad road team losing five of seven. Chargers quarterback Easton Stick has been with the Chargers for several seasons in a backup role. He put up respectable numbers last week hitting 71.9% of his passes with 8 yards per pass attempt. Josh Allen on the road is completing only 62.9% of his passes with 6.3 yards per pass attempt tossing for eight touchdowns and eight interceptions. After that embarrassment look for the Chargers defense to bring an intense effort here. Play Los Angeles +12.5.