The Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers were two of the most successful NFL franchises of the 1980s but since meeting in the Super Bowl in 1989, the Bengals have made just eight playoff appearances while the 49ers have won four more conference titles. However, Cincinnati is hoping to turn a corner with Joe Burrow at the helm and now both teams are clinging to playoff spots in their respective conferences heading into a head-to-head matchup in Week 14. Cincinnati is the No. 6 seed in the AFC at 7-5 while the 49ers are No. 7 in the NFC at 6-6. You can stream the game in select markets on Paramount+.
The game will be played at Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday and kickoff is scheduled for 4:25 p.m. ET. The latest 49ers vs. Bengals odds from Caesars Sportsbook lists San Francisco as the 2.5-point favorite on the road and the over-under is at 49. In select markets, Sunday's matchup can be seen live on CBS and streamed live on Paramount+ with their must-have Premium plan.
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How to watch 49ers vs. Bengals
- 49ers vs. Bengals date: Sunday, Dec. 12
- 49ers vs. Bengals time: 4:25 p.m. ET
- 49ers vs. Bengals TV channel: CBS
- 49ers vs. Bengals live stream: Paramount+
Week 14 NFL picks for Bengals vs. 49ers
Before you tune in to Sunday's 49ers vs. Bengals game, you need to see the NFL picks from SportsLine's advanced computer model. The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up almost $7,200 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception six-plus years ago. The model enters Week 14 of the 2021 season on an incredible 132-94 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season.
The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past five years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94 percent of CBS Sports Football Pick'em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.
For Bengals vs. 49ers, the model is backing the over (49). Both teams rank in the top half of the NFL in total offense but what has helped both squads into playoff contention has been their effectiveness in the red zone.
San Francisco leads the NFL with a 75.8 percent red-zone touchdown percentage while Cincinnati ranks third by scoring on 69.8 percent of their red-zone trips. Kyle Shanahan and Zach Taylor both do double-duty as play-caller and head coach and they've both done a good job at moving the pieces around at the skill positions to make their offenses difficult to defend inside the 20-yard line.
The Bengals have one of the best receiving corps in the NFL with Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd, and Joe Mixon has scored a touchdown in nine consecutive games. The model thinks he's more likely than not to get into the end zone again and extend the streak and that's one of the reasons why it has the over hitting in over 50 percent of simulations.
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