NFL Week 12 Sunday Betting Odds Preview
The Sunday NFL slate features several games that could impact the playoff race, starting with an AFC North clash between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals.
At Bovada Sportsbook, the Bengals are 4-point favorites. Cincinnati is coming off a 32-13 win over the Las Vegas Raiders as a 2-point favorite. The Bengals have been a tough bet at home lately with three straight losses against the spread and a 2-5 ATS record in their last seven.
Pittsburgh was undefeated in its previous five games before falling to the Los Angeles Chargers 41-37 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. As an underdog, the Steelers have been a strong bet lately at 6-1 ATS in their last seven.
In Week 3, Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh 24-10 as a 2.5-point underdog. The Bengals have won their last two games against the Steelers SU and ATS, but prior to that they had lost 11 straight against Pittsburgh with a 2-7-2 ATS record.
Titans have covered 9 of last 11 as road underdogs
Also on Sunday, the Tennessee Titans will look to bounce back from an upset loss when they visit the New England Patriots as 7-point road underdogs.
The Titans were 10-point favorites last week in a 22-13 loss to the Houston Texans. That loss snapped Tennessee’s six-game winning streak. As an underdog, the Titans have won five straight and as a road underdog they’re 9-2 ATS in their last 11.
New England has won five in a row SU and ATS after shutting out the Atlanta Falcons 25-0 as a 7-point favorite last week. At home, the Patriots are 2-4 SU and 3-3 ATS in their last six games.
The Titans have won their last two matchups against the Patriots both SU and ATS. In their previous seven meetings, the Patriots were 7-0 SU and 6-1 ATS.
Niners have dominated Vikings in San Francisco
In the NFC, the Minnesota Vikings currently hold the final wild-card spot, but that could change Sunday when they face the San Francisco 49ers as 3-point road underdogs.
The Vikings upset the Green Bay Packers 34-31 as 1.5-point underdogs last week to win their third straight ATS. On the road, Minnesota has won four straight ATS, and as an underdog is 5-1 ATS in the last six.
The 49ers are 3-1 SU and ATS in their last four following last week’s 30-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars as 6.5-point favorites. At home, San Francisco is 1-8 SU and 2-7 ATS in its last nine and as a favorite the Niners are 3-10 ATS in their last 13.
The home team has won the last five matchups between Minnesota and San Francisco. At home to the Vikings, the 49ers are 10-1 SU and 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11.