The Pittsburgh Steelers (2-4) face the Miami Dolphins (3-3) on the road for the Sunday night matchup in Week 7. Kickoff is 8:20 p.m. ET at Hard Rock Stadium (NBC). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Steelers vs. Dolphins odds, and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.
The Steelers snapped a 4-game losing streak last week with a 20-18 home win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. QBs Kenny Pickett — who exited in the 3rd quarter for concussion protocol — and Mitch Trubisky each had a touchdown pass. Meanwhile, the defense held the Bucs to 4-for-14 on third-down plays.
The Dolphins have lost 3 straight games after starting the season 3-0. The offense has disappeared. After averaging 27.7 points per game during the 3-0 start, they’ve averaged just 16.0 PPG in the losing streak. Most of the decline can be attributed to QB Tua Tagovailoa (concussion protocol) sitting the last 2½ games after getting injured in the 2nd quarter of streak’s 1st loss — at Cincinnati on a Thursday night. The good news is that he’s expected to play Sunday vs. Pittsburgh.
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Steelers at Dolphins odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:43 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Steelers +270 (bet $100 to win $270) | Dolphins -340 (bet $340 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Steelers +7.5 (-117) | Dolphins -7.5 (-103)
- Over/Under (O/U): 44.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Steelers at Dolphins key injuries
Steelers
- CB James Pierre (hip) questionable
- CB Ahkello Witherspoon (hamstring) doubtful
Dolphins
- OL Terron Armstead (toe) questionable
- CB Keion Crossen (knee) doubtful
- CB Xavien Howard (groin) questionable
- CB Kader Kohou (oblique) questionable
- OL Greg Little (Achilles) questionable
- DE Emmanuel Ogbah (back) questionable
- TE Durham Smythe (hamstring) questionable
- WR Jaylen Waddle (shoulder) questionable
- DL Christian Wilkins (hand) questionable
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Steelers at Dolphins picks and predictions
Prediction
Dolphins 24, Steelers 20
Moneyline
The return of Tagovailoa should jump-start the Dolphins offense.
The question is which Steelers defense will show up. It has allowed 20 or fewer points in 3 of its 6 games — the first 2 games and last week vs. the Bucs. In the other 3, they allowed an average of 30.3 points.
The Steelers’ 16.2-point average on offense is 30th in the league.
The return of Tagovailoa will be a big boost and the Steelers will come off the high of their win last week. But the -340 price of a moneyline bet to take the Dolphins isn’t worth it. PASS.
Against the spread
Only 1 of the Dolphins’ 3 wins was by more than 4 points.
The Steelers are 2-3-1 ATS. Miami is 3-3 ATS.
Pickett returns to the Steelers lineup after clearing concussion protocols and should give the offense some life. With more life from both teams, expect a close game.
TAKE STEELERS +7.5 (-117).
Over/Under
The Steelers have not yet had a game that has reached 45 total points this season.
Only 2 of the Dolphins’ 6 games have had 45 or more points.
TAKE UNDER 44.5 (-110).
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