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Thursday Night Football kicks off Week 7 in the NFL, and tonight we'll see an AFC North rivalry renewed as the Cincinnati Bengals host the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tom Brady vs. Drew Brees is the only time in NFL history where two 40-year-old starting quarterbacks have played in the same game, but that will change tonight when 40-year-old Joe Flacco and 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers go head-to-head. The Steelers are 5.5-point road favorites, while the over/under is 44.5, and Pittsburgh to cover is one of our Thursday early best bets. We're also adding a pair of picks in the 2025 MLB Playoffs to round out our best bets for top online sportsbooks.

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Whether you're looking into MLB betting, college football betting, NHL betting, NFL betting or anything else on the Tuesday sports schedule, there are a number of online sports betting options, and our team can help point you in the right direction. Our computer model and experts will weigh in on all of the biggest events every day, and they're offering their top sports betting picks right now.

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Thursday Night Football NFL best bets 

  • Game: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (Thursday, 8:15 p.m. ET)
  • The Pick: Steelers -5.5 (-106)

Pittsburgh has already opened up a 2.5-game lead in the AFC North and has a gigantic opportunity to take a stranglehold over the division with a victory on Thursday in Cincinnati. Outside of a two-interception game where he only completed 54.5% of his passes in a loss to the Seahawks, Rodgers has been judicious with the football, and his 105.4 QB rating is his best since winning back-to-back NFL MVPs in 2020 and 2021. Meanwhile, Flacco acquitted himself nicely just five days after a trade landed him in Cincinnati, but this will be a different beast. Pittsburgh covers in 57% of the model's simulations. Bet it at FanDuel, where new users get $300 in bonus bets with a winning $5 wager:

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MLB best bets

  • Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers, NLCS, Game 3 (6:08 p.m. ET)
  • The Pick: Brewers +1.5 (-130)

The Dodgers have won seven of eight during the 2025 MLB Playoffs, and Tyler Glasnow hasn't given up a run in two postseason appearances (7 2/3 innings). However, he does have a 4.55 career ERA against the Brewers have only lost by two runs or more twice in seven games during the playoffs. Milwaukee hasn't yet named a starter, but Jose Quintana is likely to eat up a chunk of innings and the veteran lefty posted a solid 3.96 ERA this season and threw three shutout innings the one time he was called upon in the playoffs. The model has the Brewers covering in 70% of simulations. Bet it at Caesars, where new users get 20 100% profit boosts with the promo code CBS20X:

  • Game: Seattle Mariners vs. Toronto Blue Jays (Thursday, 8:33 p.m. ET)
  • The Pick: Over 7.5 runs (-118)

"There's a lot being made about recent efforts of Seattle starter Luis Castillo, who has been almost airtight since early September. Yet some of those efforts were vs. flawed (including the Rockies and Angels) or fading opposition, and Dan Wilson left Castillo in the game for just 4 2/3 innings in Game 2 vs. the Tigers," legendary SportsLine handicapper Bruce Marshall said. "The Blue Jays' bats got hot last night as the entire offense seemed to relax a bit being away from home, but Toronto might need another homer barrage tonight to help out starter Max Scherzer, who was hardly on fire in September with a 10.20 ERA. The Jays' bullpen needs to be ready tonight." Back the Over at BetMGM, where you can get up to $1,500 back if your first bet doesn't win:

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