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Believe it or not, there will be NFL football at some point. Maybe. Probably. Oddsmakers are moving forward as if the season will start and we have confidence there will be some form of Pittsburgh Steelers football this season.
The Steelers open the regular season on the road against the New York Giants. Pittsburgh is 3-2 against the Giants in the 2000s and has won the last two. Their last matchup was in 2016 when Pittsburgh beat the Giants 24-14 at home.
According to the analysis over at Oddschecker, bettors are leaning into the Steelers heavily with 73 percent of the total bets compared to only 23 percent for the Giants. This is with the Steelers 3.5-point road favorites.
The Steelers are coming off an 8-8 season where they narrowly missed the playoffs despite a revolving door of mediocre play at quarterback. Meanwhile, the Giants are coming off a 4-12 season and are in a state of re-building.
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