STEELERS at BENGALS
8:15 p.m., Steelers by 5 ½, 43 ½
HANK’S HONEYS: Aaron Rodgers should feast on a dreadful Cincy defense that won’t get close to the quarterback if DE Trey Hendrickson (back) can’t go. Give him time and the old man can still pick a team apart, especially one that has been yielding over 30 ppg. He’s established some great chemistry with D.K. Metcalf, who has TD catches in four straight games and will be a matchup nightmare for the Bengals corners.
The Steelers are 4-1 ATS in their last five meetings with the Bengals, who are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 divisional matchups. Although they managed to get under that huge number in Green Bay, the Bengals have been getting drilled by an average margin of over 21 ppg since losing Joe Burrow. Cincy still has a talented WR corps however, and Joe Flacco was able to connect with Ja’Marr Chase once he got his bearings in the second half. That has the makings of another over, with the Bengals 8-1 to the over in their last nine games in the Jungle.
IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Steelers and the over.
