Steelers-Patriots Preview

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

The Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Gillette Stadium.

Oddsmakers currently have the Patriots listed as 1-point favorites versus the Steelers, while the game’s total is sitting at 40.

Ben Roethlisberger threw for 243 yards as the Steelers ran over the struggling Bengals 27-10 in Week 12. The Steelers covered the 12-point spread at home, and the 37 points made it OVER the posted total of 35.

Roethlisberger finished 17-of-30 with a touchdown, while rushing for 13 yards and a TD in the win.

The Patriots defeated Miami 48-28 as a 1-point favorite last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).

Matt Cassel passed for 415 yards with three touchdown passes and a TD run for New England, while Randy Moss caught eight passes for 125 yards with three touchdowns in the win.

Current streak:
Pittsburgh has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Pittsburgh: 8-3 SU, 5-6 ATS
New England: 7-4 SU, 6-5 ATS

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing in November are 7-3
When playing on turf are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 5-5
When playing outside the division are 5-5

New England most recently:
When playing in November are 7-3
When playing on turf are 7-3
After outgaining opponent are 6-4
When playing outside the division are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games when playing New England
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh’s last 15 games
New England is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
New England is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games at home
New England is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New England’s last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh

Next up:
Pittsburgh home to Dallas, Sunday, December 7
New England at Seattle, Sunday, December 7