The Cincinnati Bengals will visit AFC North rival Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday afternoon, and I think we'll see a close game and the visitors covering the spread in the end.

The Steelers have been inconsistent lately, splitting their last four games with losses to Chicago and Jacksonville while defeating Baltimore and most recently the Chiefs. Last week's 19-13 victory at Kansas City sets up a classic let down spot here and the Bengals have had plenty of time to prepare for this contest as they're coming off a bye week. The Bengals had won two on the bounce prior to their bye and they've covered the spread in three straight games. They held Buffalo to just 221 total yards and 139 passing yards in a 20-16 win their last time out they're ranked 2nd in the NFL in total defense on the season allowed just 262.8 ypg.

Pittsburgh has won four straight and seven of the last eight meetings in the series, but here the Steelers are asked to cover way too many points as the Bengals D will keep them in the game.

My selection is an 8* play on Cincinnati Bengals.