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The New England Patriots (0-1) face the Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. (CBS). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Patriots vs. Steelers odds, and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.
Neither of these teams looked good in Week 1. The Patriots were unable to move the ball, or score on the Miami Dolphins while giving up 23 points. For the Steelers, they beat the Cincinnati Bengals, but they did not look good doing it.
QB Joe Burrow threw 4 INTs and lost a fumble for Cincinnati. Despite this, the Bengals still managed 165 more yards of total offense than the Steelers, who won because of Bengals mishaps in the kicking game as well.
This is not going to be fun game to watch. Even for fans of these 2 teams.
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Patriots at Steelers odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 2:23 p.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Patriots -125 (bet $125 to win $100) | Steelers +105 (bet $100 to win $105)
- Against the spread (ATS): Patriots -2.5 (-108) | Steelers +2.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 40.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Patriots at Steelers key injuries
Patriots
- QB Mac Jones (back) questionable
- RB Pierre Strong (shoulder) questionable
- CB Malcolm Butler (undisclosed) questionable
Steelers
- OLB T.J. Watt (pec) out
- RB Najee Harris (foot) questionable
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Patriots at Steelers picks and predictions
Prediction
Steelers 17, Patriots 16
Money line
PASS. Too close for comfort in this game.
If you want to make a ML wager on either team, you are chancing a lot. Both teams looked bad in Week 1 and the chances of either team winning a snoozer is high.
Against the spread
LEAN with the hometown STEELERS +2.5 (-112). With 2 bad teams, the underdog is the safest wager.
Over/Under
The only way to play this game is UNDER 40.5 (-112).
Did you see these 2 teams last week? So, did I. Which is why I can not predict either to score many points.
The Patriots game went 9.5 points Under this number and the Steelers only went Over because they scored 16 points off 5 Burrow turnovers. TAKE UNDER 40.5 (-112) as my FAVORITE and ONLY PLAY in this one.
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