Playoff Hopes On The Line For 49ers Bengals Game

• The San Francisco 49ers are favored to beat the Cincinnati Bengals with -125 odds.
• The San Francisco 49ers have -190 odds to make the playoffs.
• The Cincinnati Bengals have -115 odds to make the NFL playoffs.

CINCINNATI – This Week 14 matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals has much more meaning to it than any regular NFL game being that a trip to the playoffs is potentially on the line.

Online NFL betting sites are favoring the 49ers to beat the Bengals. The 49ers have gone 4-2 when playing on the road this season and have gone 3-2 against the spread when seen as a road team favorite to bring them to a 6-6 record.

As for the Cincinnati Bengals, they have a 7-5 record but are 3-3 at home and 2-4 against the spread at home as well.

Something else to keep an eye on is that the 49ers have gone 3-1 in their last four games while the Bengals have struggled in their last five games going 2-3.

More Than A Regular Season Game

San Francisco 49ers To Make The Playoffs

• Yes -190
• No +145

Cincinnati Bengals To Make The Playoffs

• Yes -115
• No -115

There is a lot at stake in this game in terms of these teams fighting for a playoff spot. The San Francisco 49ers are in seventh place in the NFC and are just a half-game ahead of the 6-7 Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles and one game ahead of the Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons, and New Orleans Saints.

The Cincinnati Bengals are in sixth place in the AFC with a half-game separating them from the Indianapolis Colts and are one game ahead of the Las Vegas Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, and Denver Broncos.

The 49ers odds to make the playoffs are favored being that even with a loss here, they have a great remaining schedule to redeem themselves against another team in the race for a playoff spot, an injury-plagued Tennessee Titans, and the 2-10 Houston Texans.

The Bengals have little to no room for mistake with their odds to make the playoffs. They have the fifth hardest schedule remaining as they have to face contenders such as the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs along with other teams in the hunt for the playoffs as well like the Browns and Broncos.

With the games against the Chiefs and Ravens being home games for the Bengals, they could struggle to see the postseason considering their tough ride at home so far.