The Pittsburgh Steelers are receiving six points from oddsmakers as they get their 2019 campaign underway against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. This Sunday Night Football game gets going at 8:20 p.m. ET and NBC has the TV rights.
Betting Preview: New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
In this Sunday AFC matchup, New England is projected as the favorite and the team’s currently giving up 6 points. The Steelers are also receiving +180 moneyline odds while the Patriots are -220. If one team can catch a lucky break early it will create a decent in-game betting opportunity. Vegas has set the over/under (O/U) at 51 points.
With the spread opening at -6 and the total placed originally at 51.5, oddsmakers have moved this game’s outlook slightly.
When you include the postseason, the Patriots were 14-5 straight up (SU) last year while the Steelers went 9-6-1 in 2018. When playing against conference competition, the Steelers were 6-5 SU and the Patriots were 8-4 SU versus American Football Conference teams. Both teams were 3-1 SU against out-of-conference competition in 2018.
When these two franchises faced one another last year, Pittsburgh knocked Pittsburgh off by a touchdown 17-10.
When facing off against American Football Conference foes, the Steelers scored an average of 23.1 points and gave up 22.0 points per contest. The offense put up 322.2 pass yards per game and 86.1 rush yards per game.
The Patriots offense tallied 27.8 points per game (when facing AFC teams) by averaging 279.4 passing yards and 129.8 rushing yards. The Patriots defense yielded 21.0 PPG to non-conference foes and 20.1 PPG to conference teams..
Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots Free NFL Tip
SU Winner: Patriots, ATS Winner: Patriots, O/U: Under
Betting Notes
- Pittsburgh logged 35 passing touchdowns last season.
- New England threw for 29 passing touchdowns last season.
- Pittsburgh created 16 rushing touchdowns last season.
- New England put up 18 rushing touchdowns last season.
- The Steelers registered 4.2 yards per carry last season while allowing a YPC of 4.2 to opponents.
- The Patriots registered 4.3 yards per carry last season and allowed 4.9 yards per rush attempt to opponents.
- The Pittsburgh O-line yielded 24 sacks last season. Their defense created 52 sacks.
- Patriots quarterbacks were sacked 21 times last season. Their defense got to opposing quarterbacks on 30 occasions.
