The Cincinnati Bengals playoff hopes are alive and well after a three-game winning streak, despite losing Joe Burrow for the season. Now they get another Saturday matchup this time on the road against the struggling Pittsburgh Steelers. 

The Bengals are slight favorites in the Week 16 NFL odds and will be looking to win the battle of AFC North rivals still battling for a playoff spot behind the play of Joe Mixon. 

We take a closer look at the Joe Mixon odds and give our best free NFL picks for Bengals vs. Steelers on December 23. 

Make sure also to check out our Bengals vs. Steelers predictions and player prop picks!

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With kickoff just days away, a titan of the sports gaming industry is taking steps to promote responsible gambling across NFL stadiums.

Ahead of Thursday’s season-opening tilt between the Baltimore Ravens and the two-time defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs, BetMGM announced on Friday plans to partner with the American Gaming Association (AGA) to promote Responsible Gaming Education Month in September.

“We’re excited to bring responsible gaming initiatives directly to fans in these NFL venues again this season,” said Rhea Loney, BetMGM’s chief compliance officer, via release. “We are setting a new standard for safety and awareness in the industry. At BetMGM, we believe that protecting our players and promoting responsible play is essential …

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It’s Eddie Howe’s first match in charge of Newcastle on Saturday, reader, and the generally amiable chap was probably mighty relieved to be back on less bumpy ground at his Friday press conference after squirming through his unveiling, when he was asked countless times for his thoughts on Saudi human rights abuses. Back then a man who The Fiver has always considered an intelligent, calm and likable sort grew as red-cheeked as a fictional public schoolboy rotter as he repeated the phrase “it’s a football decision” so often he could have been mistaken for the pull-string puppet of a blood-soaked regime. What? Oh.

With Friday’s press conference kicking off before the sun had bare…

Rob Page has revealed the Wales squad held a meeting to address “what needed to be said” after the Armenia debacle and discuss how to get their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign back on track against Turkey.

Wales endured a shock 4-2 defeat at home against Armenia on Friday but Page is adamant it was nothing more than a “massive bump” in the road for a young squad. Wales face Turkey in Samsun on Monday night, on the Black Sea, as Page seeks a reaction from his players and a much-needed victory.

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“We had a group meeting yesterday [on Saturday] and addressed what needed to be said, we’ve put it to bed and full focus i…

The celebration debate rarely comes to soccer, mostly because it’s so damn hard to score that you can hardly begrudge anyone for how they choose to commemorate such a feat. Rarely do you get to stretch out the ceremony. Depending on how you view it, serendipity shined on Stuttgart’s Silas Wamangituka today in their 2-1 win over Werder Bremen: Davie Selke clearly took exception to the routine, though you can make the same arguments for this that you do any bat flip or endzone dance. You don’t have to suffer such an indignity if defender Omer Toprak and keeper Jiri Pavlenka don’t go into vapor lock and allow Wamangituka to Humpty Dance his way clean through to the goal. Someone also could have at least made the effort to chase him down, even if futile. But then, all the bullshit th…

The Chicago Cubs introduced a new mascot named Clark last January. We made fun of him for being a pantsless freak. Then, we gave him a dick and balls. Then, a news station used our photo of Clark with his cock and balls. That was fun. So, is Clark the Cub a Deadspin Hall of Famer? Vote by 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday, Jan. 11. He needs at least 75 percent of a "Yes" vote to get in. Other nominees: Donald Sterling Shitbarf Guy Roger Goodell Going To Temecula Dan Le Batard's Hall of Fame ballot Butthole Eaten At Lions Tailgate …