ABC will televise the week 18 AFC North matchup between the Bengals and Steelers, which is set to kick off at 8:00 ET on Saturday, January 4th. The game is being played at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. The Bengals are the slight road favorite with a point spread of -1.5 and a money line of -125. The Steelers’ money line odds are +105, and the over/under line is 48.5 points. With four straight wins, the Bengals have climbed back to 8-8, giving them a 10.1% chance of making the playoffs. Cincinnati ranks 13th in our NFL power rankings and 9th in the AFC. They are 3rd in the AFC North and have a 2-3 division record. The Bengals are 5-3

After strong finishes to 2024, Northwestern and Penn State will look to start the new year with a bang when they clash Thursday night in a Big Ten showdown in University Park, Pa. The Wildcats (10-3, 1-1 Big Ten) closed the calendar year with four straight wins, including an impressive overtime victory against then-No. 19 Illinois. Their most recent outing was an emphatic 85-60 win over Northeastern on Sunday, fueled by a hot-shooting performance from Ty Berry, who drilled five 3-pointers en route to a season-high 23 points. Coach Chris Collins sees Berry’s resurgence as a potential turning point: “Hopefully this is a springboard for him, because we need him.” Another standout was Brooks Barnhizer, who delivered an all-around masterpiece

ABC is set to televise the week 18 AFC North matchup between the Ravens and Browns, which kicks off at 4:30 ET on Saturday, January 4th. The Ravens are heavily favored with a money line of -1951, and the point spread is -17.5 in their favor. The over/under line is currently at 41.5 points. Heading into week 18, the Browns are ranked 31st in our NFL power rankings and have a 0.0% chance of making the playoffs. Cleveland has lost five straight games, including a 20-3 defeat to the Dolphins in week 17. The Browns were 3-point underdogs at home but couldn’t cover the spread, dropping their record to 4-12 ATS this season. They are 0-4 as favorites and 4-8

At 7:30 ET, the Miami Heat (-121) will host the Indiana Pacers (+101) in an Eastern Conference matchup. The Heat are currently 6th in the East, while the Pacers are 8th. Miami is favored by 1.5 points, and the over/under line is set at 224.5. This game will be played at the Kaseya Center in Miami and can be seen on FDSS. The Pacers dropped to 16-18 on the season after a 120-112 home loss to the Bucks on Tuesday. Indiana, who entered the game as +2 point underdogs, failed to cover the spread. The total score of 232 points narrowly exceeded the pre-game O/U line of 230. After taking control with a 36-23 2nd quarter, the Pacers led 91-88