If an NFL battle featuring two QBs with a combined age of 81 sounds like a wild one to you, then Week 7 Thursday Night Football has you covered. That’s the case since the Bengals traded for 40-year-old Joe Flacco, who will be hosting the 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers, and we’ve got our NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football.

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NFL Picks, Predictions & Best Bets for Thursday Night Football, 10/16

Kicking off a new NFL week with an AFC North rivalry is as good as it gets, and even if we’d consider it just a notch below Steelers vs. Ravens, Joe Flacco has 21 games in that exact matchup. As for Aaron Rodgers, he’s faced the Bengals just four times in his lengthy career, all with the Green Bay Packers.

A ton has happened since those games, but for what it’s worth, in his last two games against Cinci, Rodgers threw for a whopping 657 yards and five TD passes. Speaking of games with the Packers, that was also the Bengals’ most recent opponent. Keep that in mind as we work through our NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football.

In the late window this past Sunday, they were 14-point underdogs against the Green Bay Packers, and yet still kept things competitive. After all, Joe Flacco did help the Cleveland Browns upset the Pack just three weeks ago. Even still, it’s no surprise that most NFL picks for TNF will be focused on a Steelers win.
 

 

 

Thursday Night Football Prediction for Steelers vs. Bengals 

It’s difficult to argue against any NFL predictions that have Aaron Rodgers and Pittsburgh coming out victorious, and you forced our hand, we’d say the same for our NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football. However, that’s not the only approach at our disposal.

What’s a bummer for football fans in general that don’t back either of these teams is that we may not see the pass rusher battle of Pittsburgh’s TJ Watt and Cincinnati’s Trey Hendrickson. The latter left Sunday’s game against Green Bay and didn’t return, as if the Joe Burrow injury didn’t already hurt the Bengals enough.

Speaking of guys on the line, it’s the trenches where we see a massive discrepancy that is going to help the Steelers. The Bengals have long been known for their terrible offensive line, and the numbers back it up - they rank dead last in pass block win rate and 23rd in run block win rate.

Conversely, the Steelers defensive line ranks second in pass rush win rate, and while they’re mediocre in run stop win rate, they allowed just 65 rushing yards this past weekend. Now that we’re on the topic of rushing, that’s a perfect transition to the top pick from our NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football.

 

 

 

Steelers vs. Bengals Best Bet for NFL Week 7: Jaylen Warren Anytime TD (-140 at Rebet)

Seeing such favorable odds for a lead RB to find the end zone is valuable enough for your NFL picks, especially given this matchup. Admittedly, it’s because he’s not a true bell cow like Josh Jacobs, but Jaylen Warren can still find the endzone.

We used Josh Jacobs as an example as it was he who scored two rushing TDs against this Bengals defense on Sunday. As if their offensive line wasn’t bad enough, their defense may be even worse. It’s also important to note the role that Jaylen Warren is taking over, which is that of Najee Harris from last season.

When he led the Pittsburgh backfield, he scored a rushing TD in both games against the Bengals. We also saw Jaylen Warren average nearly five yards per carry against an incredible Browns run defense, and if Cincinnati is without Trey Hendrickson, that only makes things even better for Pittsburgh.

With all of that in mind, the top pick from our NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football is Jaylen Warren to score an anytime TD (-140 at Rebet).

 

 

 

Top NFL Player Props & Picks for Thursday Night Football, 10/16

Consider adding to our favorite approach with even more NFL picks using the popular Steelers vs. Bengals player props for TNF at Rebet Social Sportsbook: 

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