SharpstieriPittsburgh SteelersatCincinnati Bengals
Pass: only a small lean to the Steelers, not enough to bet.
- Big money at DraftKings: 95% of the money on 60% of the bets.
- Why that's a pass: one small signal is often noise. A call needs a few signals agreeing (like a reverse line move plus big money at Circa).
- No better price: every price at your three books is worse than Pinnacle's fair price once the juice is counted. That's normal most of the time: it's the book's cut (the red % in the price table).
What would make it a bet: A book falling behind a Pinnacle move, or sharp money showing up on one team. Both usually come in short bursts, and you'll get an alert when they do.
Based on the sharp signals and prices on this page, not a guarantee. Good bets still lose often; the goal is better numbers than the market over many bets. Every call is graded on the Track record.
Sharp signals point to the Steelers: big money at DraftKings. None of your books beats Pinnacle's fair price once the juice is counted.
The read
- The spread hasn't moved. Pinnacle has had Bengals -3.5 since we started tracking it (Sun, Nov 8).
- At DraftKings (mostly everyday bettors), 60% of spread bets and 95% of the money are on the Steelers.
- Even at DraftKings, the Steelers have 95% of the money on only 60% of bets: bigger bettors are on them.
- None of your books beats Pinnacle's fair price once the juice is counted, so there's nothing to grab right now. (A better number with heavy juice can still be a worse bet.)
- On the exchanges (reference only, about $86K traded on Kalshi), the Steelers are +155 to +174 on the moneyline; Pinnacle has +162 and your best is +168.
- The total hasn't moved from 47.5.
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Line timeline
Every time Pinnacle changed its number, with the old number still at your books right then and how long it lasted. That window is when the best price is there to grab. Times are ET; prices are checked every 2–30 minutes, so the exact minute can be off a little.
Spread · 1 move
First seen at your books: Bengals -3.5 (FanDuel)
Circa first seen: Bengals -3 (-115)
Pinnacle first seen: Bengals -3.5 (-103)
Circa Bengals -3 → Bengals -3.5, toward the Bengals
Your books right then: best Bengals -3.5 (-110) at BetMGM, still up for 14 min (until Sun, 11/8, 9:30 PM).
Pinnacle Bengals -3.5 (+100) · Circa Bengals -3.5 (-105)
Best Bengals at your books: Bengals -3.5 (-108) at BetMGM
Best Steelers at your books: Steelers +4 (-115) at theScore Bet
- Best Bengals all week: Bengals -3 (-110) at FanDuel, Sat, 11/7, 9:58 AM to Sat, 11/7, 3:58 PM
- Best Steelers all week: Steelers +4 (-115) at theScore Bet, Sun, 11/8, 7:48 PM (still up)
Total · 1 move
First seen at your books: 47.5 (FanDuel)
Circa first seen: 48 (-110)
Pinnacle first seen: 47.5 (-107)
Circa 48 → 47.5, toward the Under
Your books right then: best Under 48 (-110) at BetMGM, still up for 14 min (until Sun, 11/8, 9:30 PM).
Pinnacle 47.5 (-107) · Circa 47.5 (-110)
Best Over at your books: Over 47.5 (-105) at FanDuel
Best Under at your books: Under 47.5 (-108) at BetMGM
- Best Over all week: Over 47.5 (-110) at BetMGM, Sun, 11/8, 9:30 PM (still up)
- Best Under all week: Under 48.5 (-110) at Caesars, Sun, 11/8, 5:53 PM to Sun, 11/8, 7:05 PM
How the line moved
Pinnacle is the sharp book: it takes the biggest bets and moves first. When your books trail it, that number is often worth grabbing.
| Book | Steelers | Bengals |
|---|---|---|
| PinnacleSharp price now · can't bet here | +3.5-113 | -3.5+100 |
| PinnacleFirst seen Sun, 11/8 · not the opener | +3.5-109 | -3.5-103 |
| ExchangesReference only · $2K traded on Kalshi | +3.5-114Kalshi +3.5 -108 · Novig +3.5 -108 · SX Bet +3.5 -114 · Polymarket +3.5 -114 · ProphetX +3.5 -123 | -3.5-105Kalshi -3.5 -116 · Novig -3.5 +102 · SX Bet -3.5 +104 · Polymarket -3.5 -105 · ProphetX -3.5 -105 |
| CircaSharpest legal US book · 2nd sharp price · Nevada, not NY | +3.5-115since Sun 9:16 PM | -3.5-105since Sun 9:16 PM |
| DraftKingsThe public's book · view only | +3.5-110opened +4.5 -115 | -3.5-110opened -4.5 -105 |
| FanDuelYour book | opened +3.5 -122 | opened -3.5 +100 |
| CaesarsYour book | opened +3.5 -121 | opened -3.5 +101 |
| BetMGMYour book | opened +4 -110 | check the app · unchanged 3 h |
| BetRiversYour book | opened +3.5 -118 | opened -3.5 -104 |
| theScore BetYour book | opened here | opened here |
| Bally BetYour book | opened +3.5 -118 | opened -3.5 -104 |
Opened = the first price the app saved at that book (for games posted before Sep 17, the earliest it has). Best = the best value at your books. The % = how much better (+) or worse (−) each price is than Pinnacle's fair price, counting both the number and the juice (a better number with heavy juice can still be worse). Green is +1% or more: worth betting. Most prices are a little negative: that's the book's cut. Tap any price at your books to log a bet.
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Money vs tickets · Spread
Few bets but lots of money on one side means big bettors are there. If the line moves against the side most people bet, that's reverse line movement. Pinnacle doesn't publish its splits; Circa is the sharp-book view when it posts a game.
DraftKings mostly everyday bettors · updated Mon, Nov 9, 12:20 AM
BetMGM another public book, % of bets only · updated Mon, Nov 9, 12:49 AM
Circa where pros bet
Not available for this game. Our splits provider only gets Circa's numbers for a few big games a week (this weekend, 2 of about 80 football games), so most games never show them. The DraftKings split plus the way Pinnacle's line moves is the read the app uses for the rest.
Trends & officials
How teams in the same spot have done ATS (against the spread), and who's refereeing.
- LeansSteelers are an underdog in a division game. Teams in this spot are 1405-1288-75 ATS (52% cover); since 2018: 432-380-14.
8 more situations apply, all probably noise
- Probably noiseBengals have won 3+ straight. Teams in this spot are 1030-1023-46 ATS (50% cover); since 2018: 342-340-11.
- Probably noiseSteelers have won 3+ straight. Teams in this spot are 1030-1023-46 ATS (50% cover); since 2018: 342-340-11.
- Probably noiseBengals are off a win by 17+. Teams in this spot are 924-966-45 ATS (49% cover); since 2018: 288-285-9.
- Probably noiseSteelers are off a win by 17+. Teams in this spot are 924-966-45 ATS (49% cover); since 2018: 288-285-9.
- Probably noiseSteelers have 3+ more days of rest than their opponent. Teams in this spot are 723-693-32 ATS (51% cover); since 2018: 258-245-9.
- Probably noiseBengals are a primetime favorite. Teams in this spot are 685-669-39 ATS (51% cover); since 2018: 241-274-12.
- Probably noiseSteelers are a primetime underdog. Teams in this spot are 669-685-39 ATS (49% cover); since 2018: 274-241-12.
- Probably noiseSteelers are coming off a bye. Teams in this spot are 512-502-23 ATS (50% cover); since 2018: 147-152-7.
ATS = against the closing spread. Records since 1999. The same fixed list of situations is checked for every game, and each is labeled for how likely it is to be luck given that many were checked. The betting market knows these trends too.
This week's referee isn't posted yet (college crews aren't published).
Game context
Weather and injuries often explain a line move before the numbers do. Updated every hour.
Weather at kickoff
Paycor Stadium
Injuries
Steelers
This week's report isn't out yet. Teams file it during the week before the game.
Bengals
This week's report isn't out yet. Teams file it during the week before the game.
Official NFL injury report (via nflverse, updated daily). Checked Mon 12:25 AM ET.